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What was grandpa hauling? MidlandMike replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 3 days ago by graymatter	3	639
Penn Central RS11's - which way did they run? OldEngineman replied to this thread 8 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago by xdford	4	328
What industries would have used tank cars in the 1890's? PC101 replied to this thread yesterday Posted yesterday by SpaceMouse	6	516
A bird's eye view of a prototype: Union Railroad MidlandMike replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 5 days ago by tstage	1	482
Coal fired boiler maxman replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 4 days ago by markie97	5	729
Amtrak station Jacksonville marctje replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 17 days ago by marctje	6	1259
Question: Wye switches thrown/closed cx500 replied to this thread 26 days ago Posted one month ago by DigitalGriffin	37	3090
Burlington Northern Paint Scheme (Green-Black with White Lettering) wjstix replied to this thread 28 days ago Posted 15 years ago by john.pickles87	6	4044
N5K baywindow dimensions maxman replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted 29 days ago by rossvet	1	494
N&w 611 Excursion Consist ATLANTIC CENTRAL replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Slammansam	13	2001
1950's Burlington Northern jeffhergert replied to this thread one month ago Posted 16 years ago by Chessie Sys. 3022	14	2747
Stilwell patent "oyster car" Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted 13 years ago by RDA64	5	4731
Reading Rutherford yard diagram and information gmpullman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by rossvet	7	1115
Run through power. How does this work? jeffhergert replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by wrench567	11	1578
British Columbia Railway cv_acr replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	7	1409
ATSF/BNSF Intermodal Mrchickenstrips replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Mrchickenstrips	2	752
Questions on Idlers dehusman replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Attuvian1	6	1257
SUGAR BEETS mbinsewi replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by BEAUSABRE	7	1598
Northern Pacific paint schemes wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	5	1229
Long Island RR Overmod replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	1	641
Whistle for Varney Docksider? wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by ChrisVA	3	844
CP paint schemes fisker4jc replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	4	771
Milwaukee Road "JaBear" replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	1	651
Lightning stripes or cigar band wjstix replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	2	807
Boxcars: Manual brake wheel height MisterBeasley replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by tstage	6	1018
SP Bloody nose richhotrain replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	1	489
Southern paint schemes richhotrain replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by fisker4jc	1	421
When did different types of flat cars enter service? wrench567 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by allegedlynerdy	6	1071
Track spacing for Oil Loading Platforms hbgatsf replied to this thread one month ago Posted 4 months ago by Kikkertje	4	1252
Unloading crude from tank cars hbgatsf replied to this thread one month ago Posted 8 months ago by hbgatsf	18	4331