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My much older brother loved to watch trains, and when he had baby sitting duties he took me with him.  Since we lived in Fresno, CA, we saw SP, UP, and SF trains on a regular basis.  I remember a trip up to Stockton (or maybe Sacramento) to see WP and GN trains.  My sister-in-law still has all the photos he took with that old (or new at the time) box camera.  While we were too poor to actually ride one, I really like those roads and the colors of their trains.

Then I entered the Air Force and met my wife in the officers club at Keflavik, Iceland.  Even though she was in the Navy, we still got together (something about a woman in uniform).  My now father-in-law was into HO trains and modeled the PRR.  He loved the Pennsy and would tell stories of his travels on the road, especially during WWII (he retired as a Navy Master Chief in the submarine field).  After so many years running trains with him, and learning about the Pennsy, I sort of warmed up to it.  I decided my layout would be based on it.  Sometimes I regret not basing my layout on the San Juaquin Valley area and all the color of those great western roads, but the Pennsy has become this westerner's favorite road.

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