Before I became interested in railroads, it was military modeling, history, movies, and TV shows for me. OK, and few models of Federation, Klingon, and other spacecraft dangling from my bedroom ceiling alongside Spitfires, F4J Phantoms, etc. Heard the phrase "Roger Wilco" tossed about between air and ground forces (not so much sea) in many an overly-dramatic Hollywood scene before I began monitoring rail radio. Some background:
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