Our page has been online for awhile now and getting some attention! Here's a sampling of email messages from cool "cybersurfers" who have peeked in long enough to enjoy their visit to the Rattenne Family Of Pages. More comments about our site can be found in our Guestbook.

THE RAILROAD PAGES

Mon, 20 May 1996
"Your rail page and humor are delightful. Thanks for all the postings. 
I found you off the (Steve Sloan) Track Warrents newsletter subscription.
Adios..."  - Eric Sondeen, Boulder, CO

Mon, 7 Apr 1997
Hi Ken. I'm a Santa Cruz railfan (originally from Sunnyvale). I'm very impressed with the excellent railpages you post related to this subject. Keep up the good work!

- Eden Summer

"Saw your nice Caltrans Rail Program page. Enjoyed the photos, they are quite nice. Different too from many pix seen on these type pages. Thanks for your interest in Amtrak service in California. Keep up the good work!"

- dfriedma@trmx3.dot.ca.gov

Tue, 31 Dec 1996
Nice page- I recently became aware of your group (NRHS) and it sounds like you are fairly active. Is there some way that I can keep up to date with what you are up to?

- Mike Hart President, Sierra Railroad Company

SAN JOSE SENTINALS

Sun, 5 Nov 95

"Have I mentioned how much I *really* enjoy the San Jose Sentinals article. Definitely one of the better articles I've seen on the Web. Thanks for placing it online!" - Robert

Fri Dec 06 1996

Dear Ken:

"Adult railroad themes? Revealing interior shots? Are you really a train buff, or a train in the buff fan?"
- Vlae, Commuter Chronicles San Francisco Chronicle

96-04-29
"I like your page...I'll be looking forward to reading the continuation of "San Jose Towers."
- Robert, bowdidge@cs.ucsd.edu Southern Pacific Related Links page

Thu, 29 Aug 1996

"You new pages look great. I also checked out you lite version of the tower. Of course I prefer the graphics intensive version, but for someone wanting quick info it's good."

- Jon Porter Sunnyvale, CA

"Hello and greetings. My name is John Martire and I live in Mariposa, CA. I just retrieved your writings on towers...(and) thought I would drop you a line. Keep up the interesting articles. Regards,"

- John

"The Sentinels piece was great. I remember many days sitting on the guardrail across the tracks from the Santa Clara Tower on the dead end street (next to FMC), watching the busy yard. I have a lot of memories, and your article (helped) relive many those for me. Thanks."
- Dale McGill, Gilroy, CA

Tue, 16 Jul 1996
"Just wanted to drop you a line saying how much I enjoyed your San Jose Sentinels web pages. Excellent pictures and engaging writing.

Sorry to hear about the fire in the College Park tower. Since I grew up in Sunnyvale, I'm familiar with the areas you are describing."

-Peter Marx

Sun, 8 Dec 1996
Dear Ken,

I thought I'd just drop you an email to say thanks for the pages on the San Jose towers. Tower enthusiast (we know 'em as signalboxes in England) are still well catered for here in the UK. As you probably know we still have thousands of them! They range from large CTC-equipped ("panels" to us) on the main lines to small one operator (signalman) mechanical boxes still using semaphore signals and actually still lit by oil lamps. I am lucky enough to be a tower operator myself.

- Kenvin Richards, UK

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WESTERN PACIFIC PAGES

Fri, 7 Mar 1997
Ken:

I stumbled onto your TS and WP pages--very interesting. I have bookmarked your site for future reference.

- Garth (Haridas) Groff
Sacramento Northern Online

Tue, 22 Apr 1997
Ken,

Just read the Niles Tower site and Loved it. I spent a lot of time in that tower when I was young, lots of great memories. I learned about Train orders there.

- Rod McClure, Union Pacific Engineer

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