Samuel S. Smith, Moultrie, Georgia – I’m a Fan Story
Like some others have indicated, my primary interest is in another railroad. In my case, the Southern Railroad. But, as I’m sure a lot of you may know, the Southern […]
Ryan Harris – Ft. Worth – I’m a Fan Story
It sure seems like growing up near Mopac influenced a lot of us. I’m no exception.My childhood home was located near Tower 18, a crossing just northeast of Fort Worth […]
Randy Keller Simi Valley, CA – I’m a Fan Story
My earliest years of railfanning were family vacations along the Santa Fe and Route 66. At thirteen (1975), I moved with my family from California to Scotland, AR. No trains nearby, […]
Thomas Stephens DeSoto, TX – I’m a Fan Story
Looking out my front door growing up, I would see the Clarksville, Ark MOP depot. Many times I helped unload boxcars full of lumber for my Dad. (Yes, Boxcars. With Lumber. […]
Nick Gulley – I’m a Fan Story
I’m mostly a lurker, but I’ll pipe up since asked. As a kid in Los Angeles I would occasionally see engines in normal (yellow/grey or scarlet/grey) with strange lettering like […]
Jim Duncan – Warrensburg, MO – I’m a Fan Story
I grew up in a two railroad town, Marshall, Missouri. The MOP mainline ran around the east side of town alongside the city park. I spent many church picnics eagerly […]
Charlie Duckworth, Omaha, NE – I’m a Fan Story
It was a slippery slope from the beginning. Dad hired out with the Mopac in Jefferson City in 1950 but was told he’d be working in Osawatomie, Kansas. Mom remembers […]
Dick Ryker, Omaha, NE – I’m a Fan Story
My interest in the MoPac was solidified when my family moved from St. Louis to Little Rock in 1956 when I was 10 years old (Yes, Mr Ogden, I’m older […]
gmorr50
I was born in Sikeston MO on the line between Dexter and Belmont landing.Sikeston was located where the big road Frisco and little road MP crossed and made interchange through […]
Patrick Jacob
I grew up along the old Pleasant Hill branch in Robeline. We lived about a hundred feet from the tracks! I remember seeing steam locomotives when I was very small. […]