A lifelong lover of railroading, Dylan Jones reflects on the personal side of being a railfan, where family, friends, and railroaders enrich the time spent trackside.

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Edd Fuller, Editor
The Trackside Photographer
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This piece ends with what is unfortunately getting to be a commonplace experience --- somebody who loves railroading goes to work for the big railroad, and decides it isn't for them. That story could be about an easy half of the people on this list.