My Reason

Both of my grandfathers, my deceased father, three uncles, and one cousin all worked for or currently work for the railroad.

My 7 year old loves trains, and I love to tinker and build, so it's something we can enjoy together!  And they're just cool.  I have morphed into building some web sites at my job, and I'm always amazed when something electronic does what I ask it to do, lol.

My paternal grandfather built cabooses for the L&N long enough to buy a farm and retire. My dad fired Consolidations and Mikado's for the Southern, until WWII intervened. That grandfather and my mother gave me a Marx set on a large layout board....and away we go!

My grand father worked for the Southern Pacific as a stevedore then a clerk.

He had a AF train set but it was sold. He pass-away before I was born, but when I was 4 was given a 027 train set.

My grandfather started building HO kits in 1947 and passed it onto my uncles and my dad.  We were a pretty solid HO family until I discovered scale O in 2003. 

I have fond memories of running 100 car plus freight trains in the attic layout my dad and I built.  It was 24x26, had two full yards (one 8 track and the other 5), 4 main lines, and operated on two levels. 

My family and just by chance my wife's family were railroad folks. Great Grandfather had one job.....B&O RR. I have some of his awards from the BoLE and other RR items. In my blood for sure. His loco #1212 at Weston WV.....only photo I have of him and loco. 

My grandfather passed away in 1979. He probably would've love all the engines that are out now. Back then there wasn't much in O  with the SP road name. I'm sure when he saw my HO train he had his own train sounds going through his head

Bob

No RR employees in my family tree. I've always just liked trains...

My grandfather worked for and retired from the SP in Houston.  Mostly in the Englewood Yard.  He started on as switch-man, and retired as foreman.  Was offered Yard Master and other management jobs but never wanted them.  Strange thing is both his sons, my father and uncle, retired as CEO's of large companies.  He told many stories, I can't count them all.  He is definitely part of the reason for my love of trains and the inspiration behind my screen name.

I love toy trains simply because they so dame cool!  

My father sold his coin collection when I was two to purchase my first train set.  My mother has pictures of me three years oldor so running trains on Super O track with a ZW.  I've been hooked ever since.

superwarp1 posted:

My father sold his coin collection when I was two to purchase my first train set. 

Now there is a Dad!

My grandmas uncle worked for the PRR out of New Brunswick, my grandfather who worked for E.R. Squibb loaded freight cars on the Raritan River Railroad. That's about it..

My great grandfather on my mom side worked for the B&O railroad!!  

I do it for the chicks!