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My first memories are from long ago and dismembered. I was only three when I was introduced to rail. My father and grandfather were also railfans.. my father still is. As a child, I remember seeing the Toledo Terminal Railroad moving what I thought were huge trains through what is now abandoned CSXT/NS trackage . Many of my prepubescent memories revolve around walking over the bridge at Bellvue RD and I-475. It's a shame I didn't appreciate it then. We used to spend a few weeks or so "Up North" and I had the opportunity to see the old Detroit and Macinac and many of the Soo Line in action. Most of those routes are now snowmobile trails and such. I was so young, I remember so very little. Shame, shame... I now take my son to museums to see the same trains I saw so few years ago. My first 'adult' memories have to be at the Precision yard in Mt. Vernon Illinois. My grandparents moved back there in 1980, and it was at that time I gained a real appreciation for rail. Old Frisco, UP, Illinois Central, and many I can't remember but now feel great remorse for not photographing at the time, were there. These great workhorses are now lost. However, I remember them like it was yesterday. Amazing how time does that, eh? These days, I take MY son to the hump out at Walbridge, the Stanley yard , the AARR by the new Chrysler plant, the CT Lang yard, and the CSXT yard at the Port of Toledo. He's terribly young, but gets just as excited as I did at that age when we see a big hauler go by. I hope he develops an appreciation for rail in his young years. It may all be gone before he's my age. I have no layout, and have no plans for one. If it isn't 40 ton or more, I'm not terribly interested... although, the layouts I've seen, impress me greatly. I just don't have the time. No insult intended. :-) Cheers, Burp
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