No not me silly, do YOU like trains and or planes. [?]
Well of course you like trains or you wouldn’t be here. [;)]
I know there are some (LIKE ME) who like planes also. [:)]
I have been wanting to share this info for a while but have not had the time to do so.
There are a lot of good places to get books, videos, models and other “things” about trains or planes. I have two catalogs–one for train items, and the other for plane items. I will share this info so anyone interested can either call them or email them to get their catalogs.
I like both. Have ridden on planes 4 times, but I have only been on a train twice. First time was in elementary school on a field trip. Second time, Walt & I rode on the Corydon Scenic Railroad (Louisville -New Albany & Corydon ). Would love to ride trains more.
I love 'em both – except commercial aviation. But that isn’t the plane, that’s the hassle on the ground. I used to work for a railroad, and still follow them closely, and I own and fly a Piper Arrow…
oh and ps – I’ll bet I could get into almost as good a fight on this question as we usually get on this forum with ones like ‘the best steam locomotive?’ – how about either the most beautiful plane you know (for me, the Lockheed Super Constellation – L1049 series) or the most awesome plane you know (for me, again Lockheed, oddly – the SR-71)
Yes I like both, and yes this will never end if we start discussing opinions again.
I have personal ties to three of the largest airlines in the U.S. (like I worked for one) and I travelled a lot when I was younger and Flight Simulator is my “other train” computer game![:P]
Makes you wi***hings were a bit more like Europe in North America, where airports are routinely by railroad lines and have linking track service…then it’s just a short walk to watch either! Ever been to Gatwick airport/train station?
Now I’m reminded of something else…on certain passenger trains, most notably VIA’s LRC and HEP-2 coaches, (and on Japanese bullet trains) they have airline-style overhead bins…VIA doesn’t talk about “coach”, but rather “economy” class…and on France’s TGVs, the driver of said highspeed train is officially a “pilote.” I’m wondering, any case where the reverse happens…train like things on planes? Well I heard that some Texas airline used to have its seats arranged like some commuter trains, with many facing each other (this changed when they started flying outside of Texas)…and I wonder, did they ever experiment (quite terribly, I’d imagine) with rail-style luggage racks?
weid factoids…until 1977, Air Canada was technically part of CN…and what ended up as Canadian was a merger between Ward Air and Canadian Pacific Air (so the Canadian rail wars also took place in the air)…and their two letter code was CP…and their symbol was based on CP’s “Pacman” (apparently there was a time when CP had flight attendants also working as “rail attendants”)
These two cataloges offer posters as well as book, movies, and models. You can call the 800 numbers and they will send you a catalog. I have bought some things from them on the railfan side of the fence. [;)]
Favorite diesel? GP40–first engine I was ever on. Favorite plane–F4 Phantom–my outfit still flew’em when I joined up. Favorite submarine–don’t have one, waited all day at the beach and never saw one–
maybe dharmon could help a fellow Texan out!!![:D][:)]
Ahh yes, a wonderful Saturday night at the submarine races…You know I once had a bubbelhead (submariner) once tell me that there were more
airplanes in the sea than subs in the air. My response to him was there are more examples of successful escapes from damaged aircraft than from damaged subs…
F-4s in TX… My guesses would be…RF4Cs out of Bergstrom AFB in Austin, F4C/Es that replaced the F101s with TANG at Ellington AFB in Houston, or F4Js with the reserve VF squadron out of NAS Dallas. None of which exist anymore…of course
I like Trains and Planes. I grew up a navy brat (sort of). My dad worked for Grumman on Long Island. He was an original engineer on both the Limb (landed on the moon) and the F-14 Tomcat. He later worked on the A-6 (all models), EF-111, Hawkeye. I spent many a day with him at work watching the aircraft in flight and operations testing.
I have reported on another thread what my favorite train is.My favorite plane is (was)?the Lockheed L1011.I flew on one,on Delta Airlines, to the first Sacramento Railfair in 1981.[:)]