Yeah, I like trains. Real trains, Model trains and Park trains. My favorite is to CHASE Steam Trains. That's a blast!I'm an admitted Railfan. I enjoy putting together Railfan trips and activites for my friends. Come to our "24 Hours @ Saginaw" train watching party over Memorial Day weekend this year. Last year was a big hit! Come join us!Do you Choo-Choo? I Do! I Love to chase the BIG CHOO CHOO!!NEWS BREAK - I just started my own Trackless Train biz called Choo Choo Express! Very fun to earn money doing what you love. Sharing my hobby with friends for profit.
Go to www.choochooexpress.com to learn more.
About yourself----For Railfans
Name Skip
Age 46
Birthplace Dallas
Birthdate
Current City and State Dallas, TX
Railroading
Favorite Railroad T&NO/Southern Pacific
Favorite Railfanning City Dallas/Ft. Worth, Saginaw, TX, New Orleans
Favorite Locomotive Manufactuer Lima
Favorite Locomotive Model 4-6-2, 4-8-4, 2-8-2, 4-8-8-4 Steam
Most photographed Railroad Union Pacific - is this a trick question for me to pay?
Do you use a Digital Camera? Yes
Do you use the Old School 35mm? No
Do you Shoot Video? Yes
What camereas do you use? Canon
How often do you railfan? as time will allow
Have you ever seen? (Railroads Listed imply's to Locomotives unless noted)
Chessie System Yes - once
Rock Island I don't remember
Canadian Pacific Yes
Canadian National Yes
Via Rail Canada No
Amtrak Yes
Union Pacific Yes
BNSF Yes
CSX Yes
Pure Chicago and Northwestern Yes
Pure Southern Pacific Yes
Florida East Coast Rwy. No
An EMD Demo Yes
A GE Demo Yes
SD70M-2 Yes
SD70ACe Yes
ES40DC
ES44DC
ES44AC
GP30 Yes
SD9 Yes
SD7 Yes
U25B in revenue Service No
A true ALCo Yes
A GP60M A-B-B-A set
Pure Santa Fe Unit Yes
Pure Burlington Northern Unit Yes
Seaboard Coast Line No
Seaboard System Yes
Family Lines System No
Lousiville and Nashville No
An Amtrak train over 30 cars in length Yes
A coal train over 150 cars in length Yes
A locomotive lashup with BNSF/UP/CSX/NS/CP/CN units in the lashup Don't remember, but something real close
Montana Raillink No
UP 3300 No
UP 1982 Yes
UP 1983 No
UP 1988 No
UP 4141 Yes, video too!
UP 2001 Yes
UP 2002 Yes
UP 1896 ('96 Olympic Unit) Yes
UP 1996 ('96 Olympic Unit) Yes
BNSF 9647 Yes
BNSF 9297
NS 4610
NS 3329
Amtrak 182
Have you ever.......
Hopped a Frieght train Yes, but wouldn't do it again
Ridden Amtrak Yes
Gotten a cab ride Yes
Shot video with the camera between the rails Yes
tagged a frieght car NO
bargined for a cab ride Yes
Been on the Durango and Silverton No - Isn't that sad, I need to do this one.
Been on the Cumbres and Toltec No - Another sad story of haven't been.
Been to Horseshoe curve No
Paced a train while shooting video Yes
Been on a steam excusion on a mainline railroad Yes
skipped school to go railfanning without your parents knowing Yes
skipped school to go railfanning with your parents knowing No
Taken your girlfriend railfanning Yes
Walked with a train climbing a grade No
What is......
Your favorite sighting SP 745 chase in Louisiana
Your most memorable railfanning day AFT/SP 4449 and SP&S 700 double heading in Portland 2003
Your best train chase SP 745 though Louisiana
Your favorite railfanning buddies Members of the NRHS
Your number one picture I don't have a number 1
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