September 16, 2009 09:42AM
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I disagree that this is off-topic...whatever those who visit this board think of Gilbert Lathrop's "gifts" as a researcher, he gets the spirit of narrow gauge right with the title of one of his books, "Little Engines, Big Men." It is fascinating to hear how everyone came to love of narrow-gauge railroading.
I am the grandson of a Federal Reserve employee who lived in Inglewood California along the Alameda Corridor and rode the LARY & Pacific Electric to work each day.
I am the son of a Professor of Music (now retired) that grew up during WWII listening to the SP consolidateds working the corridor at a time when anything that would run was pressed into service. He credits his love of music, and specifically the pipe organ (his primary instrument,) to falling asleep listening to the whistling of those beasts. In fact, as a professional church organist, he has noted a correlation between love for that particular instrument and a love of railroads - many of his colleagues are model railroaders/railfans.
I caught the narrow-gauge bug from my dad, who took us on 3 road trips to Colorado in '68, '69, and '73 - each time we latched onto "standby" tickets on what is now the D&S. Our trip in '73 was particularly memorable as we camped at a KOA near the right-of-way and raced the trains for several miles on our bikes more than once.
After a stint in the restaurant service industry, I nabbed a job as a ride operator at Knott's Berry Farm and as someone else stated, never looked back. In time I joined the GT&C and now serve as the shift leader for railroad operations at Knott's Berry Farm. During my time here I have also worked through a bachelor's in Philosophy at Biola University and am now working toward an M.A. in theology at Biola's Talbot School of Theology.
I am blessed to work for a good comany, great bosses, and one of the best jobs in the world.
I too am new to the NGDF and look forward to reading through everyone's story. Thanks Craig for initiating such a great discussion!
Tom Unfried
La Mirada, California
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