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Eastern Railroad Discussion > 20+ Years on TO?Date: 12/03/21 03:51 20+ Years on TO? Author: JUTower Good morning - random thought of the day. I've been a TO member since the late 1990s when I was just a kid in college... how many of you have been hanging around that whole time? I can think of a few members who've come and gone, and more than a few who've left this world behind (Rob Palmer, Ed Durnwald, Ed Kapriske, to name a few).
Take care, -Alex Date: 12/03/21 05:36 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: 3rail I joined TO after meeting Dave Burton at a train show in Tehachapi. I was a member of the Tehachapi Loop RR Club. Back then TO was operated out of Dave's basement on a home computer. Early 90's?
Date: 12/03/21 05:43 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: goneon66 i'm pretty sure i remember posting trip reports from the seligman sub in late 90's on t/o's (i think?)........
66 Date: 12/03/21 05:48 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: junctiontower I signed on in 2000 or 2001, can't remember now. I do know that first it was free, and then I got conned into a "one time fee", which then became a yearly fee. STILL kind of pissed about that one.
Date: 12/03/21 06:44 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: cr2581 I've been on board since 1997 ......... Rob Palmer and Dave Burton were good friends .......
Date: 12/03/21 06:54 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: nsrlink I've been here since the first itteration, prior to it being sold to Yahoo, through that period, & still here.
Where's the seniority roster? Date: 12/03/21 08:21 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: dschlegel I was originally a member of East Penn Rail News (or something like that) which got folded into TO around 2000 I think? In any case been around here for 20 years at least. I owe Alex Lang credit for bringing me on.
I’ve met many great people through TO, and yes some have passed in and I miss them. Interesting thread for sure! Dan Posted from iPhone Date: 12/03/21 08:32 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: jgilmore Got my first PC in '98 and joined soon thereafter. Had lots of great (and some not-so-great) discussion through the years, and seen lots of great (and some not-so-great) photography as well...
JG Date: 12/03/21 08:41 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: goneon66 nsrlink Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I've been here since the first itteration, prior > to it being sold to Yahoo, through that period, & > still here. > Where's the seniority roster? now that would be interesting to see a seniority roster here.......... 66 Date: 12/03/21 09:06 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: P I believe I joined when the Tehachapi webcam was introduced. I believe that was in 1998. I remember the old PC that I used in the first apartment that my wife and I got after getting married that year.
I've had more fun on Trainorders than I had in that marriage- lol. No worries, I'm on round II, and it has gone much better. Posted from Android Date: 12/03/21 10:49 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: holiwood I don't remember when I joined but it was free and at least 10 computers ago
hollywood NS B Line MP 74 (and when I joined trains still came to the back end of the B Line) Date: 12/03/21 10:50 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: wabash2800 Is there a way to find out here when you first joined?
Victor Date: 12/03/21 10:51 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: DJ-12 I’ve been around since ‘99 if not earlier under various nom de plumes as I have moved around.
Posted from iPhone Date: 12/03/21 11:06 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: CNJ1524 A senority list would be nice, I have been around a long time as well
Date: 12/03/21 11:44 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: SOUCF25 I joined in the late '90's and left when TO became a pay site. I rejoined 4 years ago.
Neil Date: 12/03/21 12:28 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: Cumberland I first joined in the late 2000 ('07-'09), with the username "SandPatch" and I changed to "Cumberland" for some unknown reason I don't remember.
Matthew Date: 12/03/21 12:39 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: howeld 15 years or so.
Posted from iPhone Date: 12/03/21 12:45 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: bath_wildcat I know when I first joined I was under csx5000, but now use Bath_wildcat. Its been a good bit for me on and off.
Michael Fair Royal Oak, MI Date: 12/03/21 13:18 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: calsubd 23 years IIRC when we bought the house in 98
Ed Stewart Jacksonville, FL Date: 12/03/21 14:05 Re: 20+ Years on TO? Author: SOU3921 I am pretty sure I've been around right at the 20 year mark myself on TO.
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