Just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to the group.  My name is George Simmons and I live in Central Louisiana.  I have been a model railroader since high school and a fan of railroads since a little child.  I remember listening to my father a conductor/brakeman for the Missouri Pacific Railroad or "MOP" as he called talking about some of his trips.  He along with my grandfather, two uncles and a couple of cousins worked for the MOP while one cousin in law work for years for the L&A.  The major boost for me in model railroading was when I fo