To all of us Train People

[riverrailfan]

Mine was are yearly trips to Winona, MN for vaction. The BN would run next to are fishing spots and the C&NW would cross the ole Miss on an old swing bridge into Winona. Two weeks of watching trains. We would stay at my uncles house the whole time. He lived half a block away from the railroad tracks. When the train would come though in the middle of the night at high speed, the whole house shook. Now they just slowly go by.
When I was alot younger, we would take the train to Reinlander, Wisconson to meet up with my grandparents when they were on vaction. I only remember bits and pieces of those trips.
Now with my 3 year old son big into trains, he has rekindled my intrest

[TurboOne]

What was it that got you started like or loving Trains ?

Mine was the old desiel that would bring two cars to our town about twice a week. One day, my mother pulled over and ran to the engineer. She actually talked him into letting me on the engine, I got to blow the horn, and run the engine for about 1/2 mile, until the end of the line. It was the noisyest sound I ever heard. I thought I never wanted to be on a train again. But to this day, I can remember the sounds, the smells, the thrill that man gave a little boy.

Woo Wooooooooooooooo !

Tim (yes I can still hear)