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Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, May 8, 2005 10:05 PM
Welcome;

My real name is Andrew Little

I am a 25 year old student of many things. Come September, I am heading to collage to train to be a customs officer. I also am training to be a concert pianist.

Most of my railroading is watching or simulating.

I enjoy all kinds of dicussion, debate (friendly only), and the general exchange of all knowledge including of course trains.

[#welcome] and see you around the forum.[:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, May 8, 2005 9:54 PM
WELCOME NUCLEARWINTER: Like Mark I had the great good fortune of getting caught by a woman smarter than I was and she is a musician to boot. As a native of GA living in NC and a died in the wool Bulldog that thinks there is no railroad better than an American one and the AB&C rules; Welcome again to the most interesting forum you will ever be a part of.[#welcome][tup]
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Posted by coborn35 on Sunday, May 8, 2005 9:23 PM
It comes to my attention that i have not properly introduced myself.
I am 13,have a job on a REAL railroad, (yes, i get to play with other peoples full size trains:) I love anything trains, i will not bring up amtrak, the D.M.I.R. rocks and they will aneilelate you at first sight Union Pacific!!!
Oh yeah, these forums are the best in the world I think,lots of info, great group of men/women,railroaders,"foamers",railfans, rail nuts, and many other kinds of people!
(oh, when they say hang on, they mean "hold on like your riding a boxcar through a hump yard at night going 50 mph)
WELCOME!!

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Posted by jockellis on Sunday, May 8, 2005 8:59 PM
G'day, Nuclear Winter:
The initials of your handle could stand for Norfolk and Western. I was down your way three years ago and went to the stockyards in Fort Worth. Great steaks down there for some reason! Did the steam engine that takes the tourist train to town get fixed? They told me it was having boiler problems.
Jock Ellis
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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, May 5, 2005 7:22 AM
Jim
welcome to the forums.hang on for the ride.
stay safe
Joe

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 5, 2005 7:17 AM
Indeed.
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mbkcs



I use to live in Lake Dallas.



So when Mark says his wife "was a real catch" he wasn't kidding......literally hook, line and sinker.....
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:44 PM
I use to live in Lake Dallas. The DGNO? or dogno, , at one point could be seen there. I worked EMS in Fort Worth and never paid any attention to tower 55. I know, I know, how could I? But that was before I got really wise and went to train dispatch school and flirted with my now-husband and flunked the class and took some train pictures and learned what the phrase "Honey, I have a few books," really meant.

Sorry..I am babbling. Welcome to the family.



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Posted by Kurn on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:25 PM
Only a couple of rules here........NEVER go around gates or pick up anything trackside-like knuckles,couplers,FREDs,or that nifty little thing with wires on it.

If there are no dogs in heaven,then I want to go where they go.

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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 12:50 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by techguy57

Thanks for the correct spelling. The other Texan I hear use that word usually says "nucular" [:D]

MIke


That's just in reference to the nucular family.....
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 12:48 PM
Welcome to a most interesting and varied cast of characters. We all have a lot of fun here and are anxious to contribute to and share our collective knowledge and misinformation.

Paul
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Posted by techguy57 on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:19 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Pleased to meet you..won't you guess my name......


Excellent reference...might be well suited to the religious fanatics thread as well


To our new compatriot Jim Allen[#welcome]!

Thanks for the correct spelling. The other Texan I hear use that word usually says "nucular" [:D]

MIke
techguy "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you suck forever." - Anonymous
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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:44 AM
[#welcome] HEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOO JIMMY, AND WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE FUN GROUP!
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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:43 AM
[#welcome] to the forums. Know you'll enjoy it. All of us enjoy it, and a lot of
us learn from the vast array of knowledgeable people here.
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Posted by spbed on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:39 AM
Welcome abroad! [:o)][:D]

Originally posted by Nuclearwinter
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Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 6:35 AM
Welcome to a great madness gone amuck....and some pretty nice people, too!

Mook

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Posted by csxengineer98 on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 4:50 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cpbloom

[#welcome]

Welcome to the CONRAIL Magazine forums...OOOPS [:p][:o)] I mean TRAINS Magazine forums.
or as i like to say...Gonrail....lol
csx engineer
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Posted by cpbloom on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:56 AM
[#welcome]

Welcome to the CONRAIL Magazine forums...OOOPS [:p][:o)] I mean TRAINS Magazine forums.
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Posted by rich747us on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 1:11 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by amtrak-tom

Ooooppps! Didn't know you were here reading this!! hehehehe


LOL! Yes! And the whole thing is being funded by my Swiss bank account! [:D] Ummm......Wait a minute, did I just type that out loud? Opps! (just kidding!)[:D]
When there's a tie at the crossing.....YOU LOOSE! STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, AND LIVE! GOD BLESS CONRAIL!</font id="blue"> 1976-1999 (R.I.P.)
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Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 12:35 AM
[#welcome] [:D]
Good to have you aboard!!! From another guy with a weird name/ID... see www.geocities.com/fuzzybroken/fuzzy.html ...

-Mark
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Posted by brazos87 on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 10:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by csxengineer98

welcome to the disfunctional family....
csx engineer
Putting the "fun" in dysfunctional. Welcome aboard, AtomicSpring, err...Nuclear Winter[:D]
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Posted by dharmon on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 10:36 PM
Pleased to meet you..won't you guess my name......
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 8:17 PM
Oh Hell,the way the World hates the USA so much it's a wounder the world hasn't gone into World War 3 yet.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 7:49 PM
Come on in, the water's fine[:)]. There's always room for one more[8D].
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Posted by csxengineer98 on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 7:44 PM
welcome to the disfunctional family....
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:32 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome... I hope to learn a great deal from all of you
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:31 PM
Jim Welcome!! [#welcome]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:30 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by amtrak-tom

Ooooppps! Didn't know you were here reading this!! hehehehe


I wasn't... I just put my head next to the monitor and hope it absorbes[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 6:28 PM
Hammers AMTRAK!!! NEVER!!! Can't let them!!!!

DFW is hoping with lots of intermodals and manifests filling the yards. UP is building a new intermodal yard south of Dallas and the state is in talks to move the rails out of urban areas.

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