Hello all,
Welcome to the "Worldwide Railfan" forum. My handle is "Komachi" and I thought I would share a little about myself, so you can better know your moderator.
As noted on other forums, I am 27 years old (as of 5/14/04), a native Minnesotan and a world traveler. I had the wonderful opertunity to study and live abroad in Japan for two years during my college career. In fact, my handle, "Komachi," is taken from the Shinkansen ("bullet train") that runs from Akita City (the capitol of Akita Prefecture, where I studdied) to Tokyo. The train is named for a strain of rice grown in the region (said to be the most delicious in all of Japan) which in turn is named for a woman of high status (a princess, I believe... it's been a while since I heard the story) who was known for her great beauty.
Needless to say, my "international" railroading interests lie primarily in Asia, especially Japan, however I also have an interest in the railways of Europe (particularly the U.K. and Germany), the former Soviet Block, Africa (especially the old steam engines and ALCo. diesels) and Austrailia (big fan of the Pilbara iron ore roads). I'm not that well versed on the railways of South America but I hope there are people here who can enlighten me on that subject. :D
I'm looking forward to being the moderator of this forum and the future exchange of information with other railfans from the world community.
Welcome to the "Worldwide Railfan" forum. My handle is "Komachi" and I thought I would share a little about myself, so you can better know your moderator.
As noted on other forums, I am 27 years old (as of 5/14/04), a native Minnesotan and a world traveler. I had the wonderful opertunity to study and live abroad in Japan for two years during my college career. In fact, my handle, "Komachi," is taken from the Shinkansen ("bullet train") that runs from Akita City (the capitol of Akita Prefecture, where I studdied) to Tokyo. The train is named for a strain of rice grown in the region (said to be the most delicious in all of Japan) which in turn is named for a woman of high status (a princess, I believe... it's been a while since I heard the story) who was known for her great beauty.
Needless to say, my "international" railroading interests lie primarily in Asia, especially Japan, however I also have an interest in the railways of Europe (particularly the U.K. and Germany), the former Soviet Block, Africa (especially the old steam engines and ALCo. diesels) and Austrailia (big fan of the Pilbara iron ore roads). I'm not that well versed on the railways of South America but I hope there are people here who can enlighten me on that subject. :D
I'm looking forward to being the moderator of this forum and the future exchange of information with other railfans from the world community.
Last edited by Komachi on Tue May 18, 2004 11:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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