"Chance Encounter with Rocky the Goat! | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

keyroutekenOGR Forum Member

Not O-gauge.. BUT, it is railroading.. Thought you might like this story I wrote regarding a Cab Ride opportunity on the Great Northern Railroad at the age of 21 years, on my way to ship out for Vietnam...

http://www.trainorders.com/dis.../read.php?11,3154776

Enjoy!!

KRK

2/12/159:06 PM

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suzukovichOGR Forum Member

That was great. Thanks for sharing.

keyroutekenOGR Forum Member

I've been known in the railfan community by many to have a LOT of insight on mainline operations. Here is another prototype story I wrote (with photos) about two years ago in the "SP-Trainline" magazine. It tells of my childhood experiences at about seven years old, in Oakland, CA, at one of the Nation's greatest train stations: Southern Pacific's Oakland Pier... Read my article from Pages 18--32 at this PDF location:

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2/12/1511:25 PM

david1OGR Forum Member

Very enjoyable, thank you.

2/12/1511:54 PM

colorado hirailerOGR Forum Member

A great send-off to Nam, and glad you made it back to tell it.

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