PetalumaLoco
Conductor
Hi all, new member from Petaluma Calif. My wife and I are planning a trip from MTZ Martinez Ca to NHV New Haven Ct in October so I've been lurking about soaking up info, this is a great forum.
My experience on trains is that I used to go to sleep listening to the SP trains in Richmond Ca until we moved when I was about 6. I still remember the last steam locos that ran, including some cab forwards. When I was little I nailed my older brother with one of those sharp edged coffee cans above one eye, blood everywhere, so I ran away from home. Where would a 5 year old go? Why, right on out the back fence and up on the tracks. I stood in the middle of mainline rails waiting for the next fast freight out of town. Fortunately my oldest brother spotted me and came to the rescue.
I didn't actually ride a train until about 20 years ago on a 1 day run down San Joaquin Valley. 10 years ago we did a 3 week rail tour thru France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, then to southern France all on ICE trains then back to Paris on the TGV. That train was so smooth it was hard to believe we were doing 180!
I have a few questions but will save that for the proper forum.
Dennis
My experience on trains is that I used to go to sleep listening to the SP trains in Richmond Ca until we moved when I was about 6. I still remember the last steam locos that ran, including some cab forwards. When I was little I nailed my older brother with one of those sharp edged coffee cans above one eye, blood everywhere, so I ran away from home. Where would a 5 year old go? Why, right on out the back fence and up on the tracks. I stood in the middle of mainline rails waiting for the next fast freight out of town. Fortunately my oldest brother spotted me and came to the rescue.
I didn't actually ride a train until about 20 years ago on a 1 day run down San Joaquin Valley. 10 years ago we did a 3 week rail tour thru France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, then to southern France all on ICE trains then back to Paris on the TGV. That train was so smooth it was hard to believe we were doing 180!
I have a few questions but will save that for the proper forum.
Dennis