Reply to "Childhood train friends?"

I grew up poor.  Other than a cheap HO set for Christmas that my brother and brother in law tore up that day, I never had any trains and I don't know anyone else that did.   As I got older, I've only met a few people that have a layout.   My daughters friend works for the railroad.   "Foamers" are those that stand along the tracks and take pics and foam at the mouth over trains.   The Burlington Northern route divided my small town.   I spent many a time waiting for the trains to pass.  9:00 was the Amtrak.  Trains were a part of my youth growing up in a small town.  That's where my interest lies.