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Pros and Cons Of Being A Railroad Employee Kannacker replied to this thread one year ago Posted 15 years ago by Doc Murdock	22	131308
Freight Traffic in Appleton & Fox River Valley of Wisconsin kgbw49 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Bruce Frierdich	4	993
U.P. Locomotive Engineer, Paul Lindsay Talks about Regulating Train Length, Recent Wrecks, and Solutions to Problems Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Euclid	34	5777
Pullman Yards Atlanta Posted one year ago by SC Railfan	0	404
railfanning in Boston andy chandler replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by andy chandler	4	2061
Hey Overmod! Flintlock76 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Flintlock76	2	777
CP Executive Train Ulrich replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by CMStPnP	4	1066
Where does UP coal cross the Missouri River? timz replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by timz	4	1210
Railcar weight specs and trucks CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Perry Babin	4	820
Multiple locomotive relocation (power moves?) BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Perry Babin	10	1526
Train length 7500 feet BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by diningcar	13	2132
Breaking a train that temporarily cannot pass through a section of track BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Perry Babin	9	810
Railroad blocks and train detection jeffhergert replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Perry Babin	13	2064
Intermodal containers and well cars Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Perry Babin	15	2659
jointed rail on main lines.. rdamon replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Ulrich	24	4270
CPKC BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by greyhounds	12	2864
CARLOAD SERVICE: Erase the Erratic Shadow the Cats owner replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by BroadwayLion	109	10358
Coal Hoppers...Painted on One End rdamon replied to this thread one year ago Posted 15 years ago by Ted Marshall	25	10075
Should I feel bad for railfanning? MP173 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Bear33	44	5311
Eastport/Kingsgate border Overmod replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Akira	7	1447
Could CPKC create a Chicago bypass for traffic to/from Eastern Canada? MP173 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Ajsik	23	3985
The Illinois Central Gulf's Iowa Experiment MP173 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by SD60MAC9500	104	13398
Bayside railway shut down tree68 replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by blue streak 1	2	804
MRL Derailment at Quinns, Montana Bruce Kelly replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Bruce Kelly	3	1057
Justice Department and EPA file complaint aganist NS charlie hebdo replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Euclid	33	4152
CNW SD45 Bruce Frierdich replied to this thread one year ago Posted 20 years ago by traingeek087	17	4671
Visiting the Finger Lakes Railway Leo_Ames replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by Harrison	2	853
Wall Street Journal page 1 article NS safety issues mvlandsw replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by MP173	8	1385
Firey BNSF Derailment in Raymond MN BaltACD replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by caldreamer	9	1733
Derailment near Geelong, Victoria, Australia CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread one year ago Posted one year ago by M636C	9	1793