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A daughter interviews her Dad about his childhood, debating politics with his dad, when he became a hippy, hitchiking through Europe, discovering the rennaissance faire, and how he met my mom.

Talked with my Grandpa about his childhood and war story.

A history conversation with my great Poppa

My grandfather tells me the stories of his service on the MRS (military rail service) in American based Japan during the Korean War. He gives personal insight into his experience as a young American man in an unfamiliar land during...

I chose to interview Mike Shaw, a retired BNSF employee. I thought that Mike would have good perspective on what being a railroad engineer was really like. Mike not only had pivotal information on what was expected of him and...

I talk to my mom about my great grandfather.

So my dad decided to hop a train near UC Davis. This is an interview of him talking about his experience

My mom, Christina, describes the time she shared with her grandmother when taking the train to New Mexico.

My grandfather William Joseph Jesse and his history of working on the trains in Chicago, IL

We talked about train hopping