Paul Burgess
I grew up in Homewood, Illinois in the south suburbs of Chicago during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Naturally this means I grew up an Illinois Central fan. However, due to […]
Story Type: I'm a Fan
Randy Keller Simi Valley
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, […]
Mike Kelly
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 […]
Ryan Harris — Ft. Worth
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 […]
Samuel S. Smith
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 […]
Samuel S. Smith
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 […]
sncbl2_52
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 […]
Thomas Stephens DeSoto
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. […]
Tim O’Connor
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 […]
Mike Thomasson
My maternal great-grandfather was the T&P agent in Marshall, Texas for many years until his death in 1920. His daughter, my grandmother, married a man whose brother was an engineer […]
