Comments by "MacAdvisor" (@MacAdvisor) on "Canada's Last Steam Locomotive to RETIRE - A DAY ON THE RAILWAY" video.

I dearly wish you had done this video three years ago when my late father was still alive. He loved trains, big trains, model trains, Jim Beam trains, all trains. Our Christmas tree always had a train gong around the base. He once scammed his way on to the train engine at Promontory Point, Utah, and took her for a ride as the president of the Capital City Train Club (we live in Sacramento, the capital of California). He was actually the president, but the club consisted of six guys who met once a month in their various garages to eat sandwiches and play with their model trains. He travelled the US going to trains and train shows. He would have been right there with you on the engine and staying in that Caboose hostel.
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@DownieLive He was a very fun guy. He was a DI in the US Marines, the football coach for the local jr. college, and collected everything from 1959 Cadillacs to Jim Beam bottles to Erector sets. When I came out to him, he set me up on a blind date with one of his gay football players. He had poker nights and block parties. Because both my Mom and Dad were teachers, we had the summers together as a family and went on adventures together. I miss him and Mom every single day. I urge you to enjoy every minute with your folks while you can. Keep up the great videos. They are truly a G-d send in these times.
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