(01-08-2023, 10:17 PM)The Drifter Wrote:

(01-08-2023, 10:11 PM)Jags Wrote: The “right” train ride, is pretty darn cool.  The clickety clack and scenic views, bridges and what not are cool.     But I’ve never traveled slam track. Drifter is pretty damned lucky it didn’t derail.  

Safe travels drifter.

I always take the Amtrak whenever I need to travel when I can. I come from a Railroad family, My Great Grandfather was an engineer on the B&O Railroad, he saw the switch from steam to diesel. His Son, was also an engineer on the B&O, later the Chessie System then CSX. His Son now works for CSX as a crossing inspector. So my families railroad history goes back about 100 years........ And yes, I had the pleasure to have known my Great Grandfather, I was like 22 years old when he passed away........

My family has been with those railroads as well. Mainly my dad.  The rest (about 4 others including my wife) have been the obvious one now a days. But I have some Chessie system and B&O memorabilia that I was told to keep because “one day..(collectors and such)”.  I personally never got into it.  I think it’s cool.  But my family was never the “train enthusiasts”  but more so made careers with the company.  I do think a good train ride can be special.  I took a few, don’t remember where.  I know it wasn’t Amtrak and it was all rural.  I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

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