My Job and the job I want to have

I currently work in an auto parts store but I love trains. I plan to go to a college called Moadock.

 This is a picture of the locomotive that they use to help train you to drive the big engine. Ever since I was a little kid, I had every wooden Thomas the Tank Engine toy you could think of. When I was very young, I loved going on trips to southern PA to the Strausburg railroad.

 We used to ride on Thomas, and spend time in the gift shop.

This is where my love for trains first started. As I got older, I talked with people that worked in the model railroad industry. My love for trains grew even more while working with HO scale trains in my basement.

Currently, I have joined the Anthracite Model Railroad society, which is a club near me that works on model layouts. If anyone here would like to get to learn more about them, you can easily access their web site at this URL: http://www.amrclub.org 

So let's get back to the trains. One of the biggest resources that I use for any knowledge for model trains or just models in general is YouTube. They have so many videos that help me with anything that I need. I also subscribed to Model Railroader magazine. If anyone wants to get into such a hobby, these are all very useful. A good place to experience trains up close is Steamtown. This is a place near Scranton PA that lets you walk around a train yard and walk onto trains as well as ride trolleys and other such trains. The whole place is a huge museum. 

Going back to Strausburg, you'd enjoy their dining car rides. They are a little more money but completely worth it. Their food is all homemade on the train, from the lemonade, to the hoagies and sandwhichs to the best chese steaks you ever had. Their dessert choice is also great with the huge cookies being my favorite. The railroad is also across the road from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

That's another great place to go to gather knowledge about trains. There you can see parts of trains, how trains work, and learn about other such topics. You can get directions and times from this URL: http://www.rrmuesumpa.org 

That's just a touch of the things that have helped me to chose my career. I hope you all have a blessed day!