September 14, 2009 01:39PM
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I wasn't going to do this because I figured most people here knew me. But there seems to be a lot of folks posting
that I don't know. So...
Grew up next to the PRR mainline in Lancaster PA in the 1950-60's. Had an uncle that worked for a local department store back when
they would have elaborate train displays at Christmas. He got my father a well used American Flyer trainset (which I still mostly have).
My father was a career photographer (and for a while owned the local camera store). He's not a rail fan, but appreciates a good photographic subject. I can remember he took the family out to the EBT, probably when they had the 1st tourist excursions in 1960. The Strasburg RR was close and was often a frequent photo subject. I can joke than even growing up after steam was retired, I rarely saw any of those diesel things (the PRR was electrified afterall).
Fast forward past college. Ended up in the California Bay Area and started getting re-interested in railroads. I really wanted to move to Colorado, and through connections in the company I worked for (HP), I worked out a transfer to Loveland in 1985. A friend introduced me to the people building the Fort Collins Municipal Railway, and basically spent every weekend for the next 2 years building track.
After that project was mostly done, the late Al Kilminster and I saw a notice in the Rocky Mt RR club newsletter about a "work weekend" in Chama in 1987. Not knowing what we were getting into, we showed up unannounced and promptly got put to work scraping paint off of boxcars.
I've been back to the C&TS every year since then for the volunteer worksessions. I pretty much have worked on everything and everywhere the Friends have performed work. But my favorite place to work there is Antonito. I love the new CRF building! Also served on the Friends BoD for a couple terms and was VP at one point. Worked on that funny short caboose for 10 or 11 years.
I haven't had the free time I once had, so I haven't been as involved in restoration projects as I want. I was thinking of going down to Golden some, but Fort Collins acquired another streetcar that needs restored. I have gotten my 14 year old son involved in restoration projects and he can officially claim he's been to 3 C&TS work sessions.
Bill Kepner
Fort Collins, Co
(and I've been to Thedford, twice)
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