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And a note. That picture was taken in the back yard of the house I lived in back then. The yard backs up next to the Amtrak tracks heading into town. I saw the same yard and my old house for the first time since the 60s when I took the LSL from Chicago to Syracuse last month. Pretty cool.

My grandpa, my brother and me in 1959. He was working as an engineer on the Nickel Plate out of Conneaut at the time. Believe he ran between Buffalo and the Collinsville yard in Cleveland if my memory serves. But I was almost 60 years younger then!

My ham call sign. W8AQ. One of my 2 hobbies. The other is bicycling.

The traveler...thanks for the AGR info. I registered a week ago but so far haven't had the points added to my account. Sounds like I need to follow up. Rick...tnx es 73! Good to meet you online and hope to catch you on the air. Jack

Thanks! Can't wait for the next overnight trip. Yeah almost 60 years after the fact I still remember a cold, snowy December night with the squalls blowing in off Lake Erie. But I was hot and loving every second as a kid in the cab of the old steam locomotive. The heat flowing out of the firebox...

Hello all. I'm likely the newest member and appreciate the chance to be involved. I look forward to meeting many of you. I took my first Amtrak trip in decades a couple weeks ago traveling the Illini, Saluki and both directions on the Lakeshore Limited. Did coach on all and was a fun adventure...