Word: railroads
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Under the guidance of Howard Greene, Trip Chairman, the Boston chapter now meets once a month, and up to 125 members attend discussions of railroad topics. "Some of us just never grow up," Greene believes. "We may mature in some ways, but there's always something of a kid in a rail fan." Greene has carried his kidstuff to the point that he now possesses one of the country's largest libraries of railroadiania--about 3,500 volumes, "though I can't match Harvard's collection," he admits...
Greene sees "real democracy and fellowship" in the railroad enthusiasts which he doesn't find in other groups of comparable size. President of the National Association of Cost Accounts, he says that because the enthusiasts have no professional associations, they can develop real individualism, which is the unique aspect of the group...
...railroad vice-presidents feel about rail fans...
...warmed the cockles of Patrick McGinnis' heart. Old 3713 was not only pulling a full pay load; prospects for another trip seem very good despite early advertising that this was positively the B & M's last steam trip. All steam power was originally scheduled for retirement soon, but the railroad has begun stalling, and 3713, the last of 25 P-4's built in 1935 for heavy express service, may pull a few more trains, after all. Rail fans speculate that the railroad, which has excused its decision on account of "the heavy winter," may wait for a while because...
...this folksy interest is characteristic of the indulgent railroad enthusiast. He is indefatiguable in his minute study of how engines work and how railroad keep on time...