Hi, my name is Zach Pumphery, everybody calls me "Pump". I'm a 17 year old railfan. I live in Adrian, Missouri on the MNA Carthage Sub. at MP 614.5. I am 14 miles east of the KCS Pittsburg Sub at MP 58.
I moved up here from Southeast Missouri (SEMO) in August 2007 where I lived about 1/2 mile from the UP's Jonesboro Sub. mainline at MP 56. I go whenever I get a chance to see some trains and take a few pictures. My dad joins me on occasion. I plan on going to work for Union Pacific in May.
I live with my father. My sister is in college. My grandpa, Bob, lives near Fisk, Missouri and my grandma, Anna, passed away on February 26, 2005. I used to live there at Ash Hill on the UP Hoxie Sub. near MP 156, which used to be the MP/UP Chester Sub.
I have two black labs, Boomer and Opal, male and female, and I play with them every time I'm at my grandpa's house, they are good dogs and I love them a bunch. I'm a model railroader and if I can get the area cleaned up, I hope to model the UP and BNSF around here in the present day. I volunteered every weekend from March 1998-August 2007 at the Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum in Poplar Bluff, MO and I am on the board of directors as the Director of Exhibit Operations.
I'm a member of the NRHS, as well several railroad related publications and websites. You can find me as "UPTRAIN" on the Railroad Picture Archives.NET Message Board, Trains.com Forums, RailroadForums.com, and the Railpictures.Net Forums.
You might also see photos and/or information that I have submitted to:
Trains.Com
Frisco 1522
Great Northern Empire
Jody Moore's Green Goats
Jody Moore's Gensets
Don Strack's Utah Rails
Jonathon Leese's Steam Fans
Nathan Holmes's DRGW.Net
Kevin Morgan's Colorado Railfan
Yahoo! Groups
I subscribe to TRAINS Magazine and Model Railroader (MR) Magazine. I travel on Amtrak when I can, and I am an avid supporter of Operation Lifesaver. Thank you for visiting my site, and please come back again soon!
Sincerely,
Zach Pumphery
Here I am aboard the 2CNAAE 27 running at 10 mph on the New Madrid Sub. near Parma on 4-30-05 pulling a 14,000 ton train.
Last Updated: 1-22-07
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