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Yes, I am a lady railfan. I love trains! I caught the "bug" from my older son around 1975, when he was a little boy. I was "outshopped" during WW2, but never paid any attention to all those wonderful steam locomotives or early diesels or streetcars - darn! At least I missed having my heart broken when steam died. <br /> <br />No, I am not a "rivet-counter", but I do like to write down consist lists of the special trains I have ridden. And I even ride trains to & from work, 5 days a week. (We chose our city of residence because of the then Southern Pacific Railroad commute trains (San Francisco Peninsula). <br /> <br />I never wanted to work for a RR - I love my Monday -Friday "first trick" 8-hour day too much, and the RRs now are not much fun to work for. <br /> <br />I did get to work restoring a main-line steam locomotive: the SP 2472 - what fun! She is out of service now, as we (the Golden Gate Railroad Museum in San Francisco, CA) are doing the necessary work so she can get her "Form 4" and run again. With some luck, she should be back in operation in time for the "Toys for Tots" train at Christmastime. <br /> <br />I have been very fortunate in that I live in a place that was reasonably close to 2 railfan organizations that ran excursions that needed car hosts (GGRM and Central Coast Chapter, NRHS). For 8 glorious years (1991 - 1997), I got to be a "Passenger Services Host" on long-distance excursions on the Union Pacific, on their own business equipment, until the ridiculously high cost of liability insurance put a stop to the multi-day trips we used to run. But it was wonderful. :) I have also been a Car Host on various trips behind the SP 2472 and on most Garlic Trains. <br /> <br />I love the way trains look and sound and smell....and I love all that fascinating history, and, most of all, the incredible PEOPLE who make it all happen. I could sit and listen to the "old heads" tell RR stories for hours and hours..... :) <br /> <br />Margaret (SP fan) <br />
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