I first got into Trainz back in 2008 when a friend bought me a copy of TRS2006. I was instantly hooked and I remember playing for hours on the Hawes Junction route.
The thing that got me into content creation was a private model of a Midland 2P, with a comment that said something to the effect of "I learned to make this; if you want it, you can too".
So when did my journey begin? I first met Trainz when I was a child, I might've been 3 at that time. My dad found TRS2004 demo and it quickly became my favorite game.