I was flying during the “CB” rage and my CB handle was Yankee Flyer.
So, the first thing that came mind was my old handle. [I]
Have fun
Lee
I was born/raised in the Harrisburg ¶ area. Growing up in the late '60s, '70s and early '80s, I was obviously influenced by Penn Central (because that’s was we had rolling through town).
When establishing a screenname, PennCentral was already taken or unavailable. So, I just threw 99 on the end to eliminate the the chance that someone had already used it and I wouldn’t be sitting in front of a computer trying to figure one out. I also use this screenname for my YouTube channel to keep things consistant.
You just gave me an idea…I now need a Penn Central loco with road number 99
I’m boring. It’s the name of my fictitious railroad. As you can probably tell by my signature block.
My initials. And the number (“90”) was my assigned number when I roadraced GP motorcycles.
Ken:
I have always believed that 1969 was the best year the auto industry ever had. There were many wonderful cars, and I owned several of them.
My screen name:
The only passenger train I rode was the Erie Lackawanna Phoebe Snow.
I was in the Navy when I was riding her.
The prototype Western Pacific had seven subdivisions in my 70s era. I model a fictitious one, hence the 8th.
Mine is another of the obvious ones. while my name is Gary, i’ll answer to owen. as longtime fan of the NYO&W , o and w was an easy pick. owen was used by the O&W in advertising
I worked 31 years as a Signal Maintainer. When I was working my ID was sigmtr. When I retired 12 years ago I made it retsigmtr. Due to a credit card theft I had to change my user name and made it retsignalmtr. I use this name for everything I do online.
At one time I had 3 V8 Vegas plus two parts cars. One was realy a drag race car that I drove on the street occasionally. Since I’m to old to drive such a radical car anymore maybe I should change my screen name but I have used that on all forums and my email.
Ogaugerr.com forum wants you to use your correct name.
Dennis San Fernando Valley CA.
Last name
nick name ,I have an enormous head ,both figurative and literally [swg]…Jerry
First initial, last name. At my age I can hardly remember my PASSWORDS let alone come up with a nifty forum name, LOL!
Tom
This one, too, is very simple; and it’s one I use for various sites around the web.
I’m 6’7" tall and have been a professional pianist for over 40 years. Duh.
Many sites don’t like the name, deeming it ‘unsafe’ as I don’t have any numbers in it. They can use a metal wood fastener; this could also be applied to their equine companions.
Paul -
Mine was my pledge name given to me in college.
Kevin
Well, I have one of those easy-to-figure-out names, but how I got it is a bit roundabout.
I was born on the northwest side of of Chicago, but lived most of my life in Des Plaines, Illinois. The first trains I remember seeing were Milwaukee Road trains that ran along a playground where my Dad used to take me. When we moved to Des Plaines, our railroads were the Chicago and North Western, the Milwaukee Road, and the Soo Line. I should probably have become a fan of one of these three lines that I grew up with.
When I was high school, I discovered the railroad books section, and Don Ball, Jr.'s book America’s Colorful Railroads. I took one look at the four photographs of Gulf, Mobile and Ohio trains, including a rare photo of an Alton 4-6-2, painted red and maroon for passenger service. I was blown away. The text said something similar happened to Ike Tigrett, the president of the GM&O, when he saw the Alton’s passenger locomotives. When the GM&O acquired the struggling Alton in order to get a Chicago gateway, Alton’s red and maroon replaced the GM&O’s vermillion and silver. And as I began researching the GM&O’s history, I developed an interest in the Chicago and Alton.
And when I discovered the MR forums, the handle seemed obvious.
It’s August 8, 1829 and “Stourbridge Lion” is officially tested with Horatio Allen at the controls. This marks the first operation of a steam locomotive in North America.
Being a D&H Railfan picking this engine as my internet handle just made since…
I love filthy Southern Pacific diesel engines…
Alton Fan, I worked in Alton IL for 2 years and I really like the town. Lot of history there, Shell Oil started there!
Cuda Ken
International Harvester Company 1976 4X4
The initials of my “company” (not really one, just call it that) and I like trains!