Fred Springer
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Fred Springer was an avid railroad photographer and live steam hobbyist. He is listed as one of the key people that helped build the Comanche & Indian Gap Railroad. The "Springerville" yard is named in his honor.
Marty Knox wrote:
- The Hobby Boiler rule for Texas is an exemption. I was on the advisory committee to the Texas Board of Boiler Rules working on rules for hobby boilers when Fred Springer contacted a legislator. He was able to get a bill passed to amend the law and grant the exemption. This took place back in the late 1980's and early 1990's.
Approaching the station, David Hannah guides Fred Springer's engine across the trestle of the Browning Railroad. In the cars behind him are Jim Jackson, Sheryl Pillegi, Dale Spring, and Fred Springer. The photo was taken at the first meet on the Browning Division on Labor Day 1987 by David Hannah, IV.