Jerry Michels fascination with trains started nearly sixty years ago while taking train rides with his grandfather. After a series of life events that came together just right (like a beautiful tapestry) he and his model train loving friends co-founded the Amarillo Railroad Museum over thirty years ago. Learn about his positive outlook on life, international travels, a career at A&M and more.

Links to everything we discussed:

• Amarillo Railroad Museum
• Missouri Pacific Railroad
• Santa Fe Railway
• Roquefort Cheese
• Missouri River
• Texas A&M
• London Wall Map
• Texas Air & Space Museum
• Amarillo Corvette Club
• Passing Gas Article
• Google Street View of the Amarillo Railroad Museum
• Potter County Detention Center
• Byron Henderson, Layout Vision
• Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility
• Scale Trains
• Canadian River
• Cotswolds, England
• Lecce, Italy
• Gallipoli, Italy
• Arch of Titus
• USA Philatelic
• Microsoft Office 98
• Texas Water Research Institute