Trains

Dad love trains. 

My dad, Howard C. Murphy,  collected 12 inch gauge steam trains.  The last two videos were of the  last time dad ran a train. He died of melanoma about 3 months later in  September 2010.

The Ottaway came from Lake Shore Park, Ashtabula, OH. These are the only photos I have of it in the park.

He ran his trains at the Century Village in Burton, OH which still has his "Murphy's Railroad" as part of the exhibit.

I  never lost my love of train travel. Whenever I travel, somewhere or  somehow there was a train involved. My favorite trip was up to the "Top of Europe" in Switzerland. Nothing like -20 degree weather in May.