Nostalgia & History > WHO WAS ROGER PUTA?

Here is a view of him.  
Legendary Railfan: Roger Puta - We Are Railfans

Thanks Marty for sharing this with us  ;  thanks to you and Mel for keeping Roger's work out there for us all to enjoy !

Where was Roger from and where did he live when he was working for the railroads?

Chris Jacks

Roger grew up in Naperville,  a Chicago suburb on the CB&Q.  I grew up along the Q four suburbs closer to Union Station.  Roger and I went to the same Catholic High School.  He and I both worked during College for the CB&Q but never close.  He worked after college for the ATSF, pretty much all over the Santa Fe.  We railfanned off and on right up to his early death.



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Thank you for making his wonderful images available for all of us to enjoy. It's sad when somebody's collection disappears forever after their passing, usually tossed or buried in an uncataloged archive somewhere. Or worse yet when it gets transferred to new ownership and the new owner refuses to let them see the light of day. Dave 

Thank you, Marty, for the story about Roger and for sharing all the photos of his with all of us.  They are really appreciated for sure.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Yes, a big thank you for sharing both of your fine work.
JB

Marty, I thank you for sharing Roger's slides on T. O.
I was born in Aurora but we lived in Naperville. The first trains I saw were the Q Zephyrs racing through the Naperville depot in 1954-55. 

Thanks for posting.  I knew him in passing and last saw him in January 1985 at Hawks Nest, WV as we waited for the C&O 614T to come through the New River Gorge with a coal train.
I remember learning of his passing while on a Cal Western steam fantrip put together by Henry Luna.  Who may have been involved with the bus business Marty mentioned.

Thanks for the info Marty.  I've been going to ask just who was Roger and if he was a rail or just a dedicated railfan.

His pictures are nothing short of incredible. I have saved many of his photos especially his CN ones. Thanks Marty