Mike Kelly, St. Louis, MO – I’m a Fan Story
As I wrote in Rails Around Missouri, I grew up along the Oak Hill line in south St Louis, between Fyler yard and Beck Ave. The MoP switched several customers […]
Day: April 11, 2015
A. T. Kott, San Antonio, TX
I had an uncle who lived across the street from me in San Antonio who was foreman of the city gas department. He passed away in 1948, but not before […]
Rob Rogers – I’m a Fan Story
I grew up in Shreveport and came from a family on my dad’s side where all the males going back three generations worked for the TP in either Marshall, Texarkana […]
Jim Ogden, Ft. Worth, TX – I’m a Fan Story
As for me, I grew up in a little town (Mer Rouge, in Northeastern Louisiana) that was so sleepy that it only sprung to life when the train came through […]
Pat Hiatte, New Bloomfield, MO – I’m a Fan Story
My grandparents’ next-door neighbor, A.C. Russell, ran the day switch engine in the yard at Jefferson City and gave me the railroad – and MoP – fever. He hired out with the […]
Nate Obermeyer – I’m a Fan Story
Good topic. Growing up in the 80’s I was babysat by my grandma who lived a block from the Union Pacific main line in Marysville, Ks. I would sneak down […]
Jerry Michels, Amarillo, TX – I’m a Fan Story
This should be a good thread Charlie. For me it was always Missouri Pacific. I was born in Labadie, Missouri, and the Rock Island was the “show” so to speak […]
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 […]
Tim O’Connor – I’m a Fan Story
After I was born in San Antonio, Texas I spent my first three yearsliving about 6 blocks from the MP-IGN yard on the southwest side of thecity. My Mom told […]
sncbl2_52 – I’m a Fan Story
I got interested in the MoPac because they ran through my dad’s hometown in Arkansas. He is the one who got me interested in trains so it seemed reasonable to […]
