Membership Meeting - October 2023 - The Kid From Freeville

[@johnhemple7459]

Completely enjoyed your presentation as a younger train enthusiast like the way things were simpler and people were nicer I was 8 y/o when conrail took over I miss the l v

[@terrancealexander5621]

I really enjoyed this program to the point I could listen to it all over again. I was a model railroaded from my earlier teams up to the present and belonged to the Cayuga Valley Modell R R Club, which used the Leigh Valley as their prototype. Freewill spike my interest having a 5 sided station and an angled "y". I did get a chance to photograph it before it was removed although my photos have disappeared over time. But, I did get to enjoy a piece of railroad history. I never worked for a railroad directly, but I did work for ALCO in management.

[@charliefass]

What an amazing story. Reminds me somewhat of my experience hanging around the Harlem Division of the NYC back in the 1960s. I, too, was planning on working on the railroad, but being nearsighted, I knew I would be rejected due to that fact, so I never applied.

[@fantailspringdale]

Perhaps some energy should be made to restore the Train Sheds at the Central Railroad Terminal in Jersey City before they are lost forever.

[@charlespaterson9714]

Fantastic stories. Yeah, how kids were raised back then was a different life. We were too busy being scared by Communist Take Over and Atomic Bombs. Although there were enough stories about strangers to be wary of, for the most part, we weren't afraid of the world in general like they are today.