About the Dome O' Foam and Its Perpetrator

About Wx4's Perpetrator

(also see: Wx4 Explained (includes a tour)

E.O.'s R.R. Life in Pictures

E.O. in training, mid-1950's.

E.O. the "historian" (NOT foamer, nuh-uh!) with niece & her friend, mid-1970's.

E.O. performing work, honest! mid-1990's.

E.O. performing honest work, mid-1980's.

(Note:The above photo is my only claim to fame, and was pirated from the book Modern Diesel Locomotives with my apologies to Hans Halberstadt. Well Hans, at least I never asked you for that non-existant Head-End Pass, buddy.)


	About Wx4's Perpetrator *(also see: Wx4 Explained* (includes a tour)**			Jeeps Trains Help
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	Yep, it's a pretty odd combination for a Web site- railroads and Jeeps - but for me, the first is an occupation, while the second is an advocation. Plus, it would cost me an extra $25 / year at Doteasy (my ISP - nice, helpful folks there) to maintain two separate sites. Addressing this additional expense as a true locomotive engineer, all that I can say is: Twenty-five bucks more? Ouch! I'm not made of money, for Pete's sake! During the first half of my life, I was a bonafied slobbering foamer, although I lacked the initiative to set forth on very many genuine railfan expeditions. My photography was generally catch-as-catch-can, and wouldn't win any awards. Nevertheless, the subject matter is interesting. A few years of railroading eventually dried the foam from my chin, but I still enjoy railroad history - hence the Dome O' Foam. As for present-day railroading: phooey! As far as Jeeps are concerned, I currently own two 1951 Wagons (4x4 & 4x2), for the most part, disassembled. My first Jeep - a 1947 CJ-2A mostly-original money pit that I bought just after high school in 1968 - eventually was followed over the years by two more CJ's, both of which I eventually repowered with Chevy 327's. And NO, your Jeep T-90 three speed will not hold up to a Small Block Chevy! _{E.O. Gibson}_{P.S. When you run across "Wx4 Staff" on the site, the staff is me. "We" is also me.}
All photographs not purloined from others, copyright 2003 by E.O. Gibson; all rights reserved & blah blah. Please email me at e_o@wx4.org for permission to use Wx4 site photos. Sorry, I can't provide hardcopy or scans due to time limitations.



	E.O.'s R.R. Life in Pictures

E.O. in training, mid-1950's.		E.O. the "historian" (NOT foamer, nuh-uh!) with niece & her friend, mid-1970's.

			E.O. performing work, honest! mid-1990's.
E.O. performing honest work, mid-1980's.			(Note:The above photo is my only claim to fame, and was pirated from the book Modern Diesel Locomotives with my apologies to Hans Halberstadt. Well Hans, at least I never asked you for that non-existant Head-End Pass, buddy.)

Some Addendums

In September, 1986, I made my last run at SP on this two unit helper, which ran light from Dunsmuir to Grass Lake to help (behind the caboose) a grain train down the hill. Upon tie-up in Dunsmuir, I took this photo, went home, and learned that I had three children.


My own little corner of Amtrak at the Company's "Choo Choo U", then located in the (former Pensylvania RR) Wilmington Shops headquarters building (now vacant). I had one of the great times of my life (honest!) during the five weeks that I was there. Bonus: I graduated just like my more-competent classmates, even though at one point my two favorite instructors called me into their office to complain that they didn't know if I was alive or dead back in that corner. Apparently I was alive, guys. And thanks! for everything, including smoothing-over things with the Shop Manager, when I accidentally shoved a classmate through his office wall in the course of thumb wrestling.