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Chatterbox Fall 2023 tree68 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 8 months ago by JoeKoh	121	11083
Nlorfolk Southern to open permanent office in East Palestine Ohio blue streak 1 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 9 months ago by samfp1943	4	1602
Not Trained to Run the Train BaltACD replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by Victrola1	44	5865
Trains in West Virginia samfp1943 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by K_Boogie	2	752
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Freight Railroads CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by SD70Dude	2	1628
UP connecting track would be a barrier to interchange with Savage Tooele Railroad, BNSF says Posted 5 months ago by samfp1943	0	446
timz and His Question about Switches somewhere else mudchicken replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by croteaudd	2	756
"Against All Odds: Volume 1" MSC replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 7 months ago by MP173	35	6160
New Ore Cars for CN wjstix replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by CMStPnP	12	3017
Morning Sun Books ns145 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 7 months ago by Backshop	22	4498
Brightline and service to Jacksonville? blue streak 1 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 6 months ago by CMStPnP	23	5724
Rochelle web cam Posted 5 months ago by Caldwell Mike	0	233
Upgrading track Overmod replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 9 months ago by BCRYfan	17	3195
Doublestacks Through Southern Maine Coming Soon On CSX ns145 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by kgbw49	9	2287
Short Lines for sale? samfp1943 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 16 years ago by motard98	28	13353
Locomotive Lease Return blue streak 1 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by caldreamer	5	1411
Too many Pop up Ads on the Trains website??? tree68 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by conrailman	6	935
Wanna build a high class freight track? Posted 5 months ago by blue streak 1	0	351
Brightline West gets $3 Billion in Federal Funding tree68 replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 5 months ago by CMStPnP	5	872
How much horn blowing is necessary? NKP guy replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 8 months ago by charlie hebdo	110	8390
Who is larger? BNSF or UP? BaltACD replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 17 years ago by Datafever	16	9328
Old Trains Article kgbw49 replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by oldline1	3	1206
Amtrak #4 hits a pedestrian in Lawrence, KS Flintlock76 replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by diningcar	28	6069
CN vs E&LS and the short distance pulpwood trade Joer39 replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by CMStPnP	8	1885
US Railroad Electrification Posted 6 months ago by sunnnyysh4225	0	267
New York Central RR- Decaying into History? timz replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by samfp1943	13	2708
Norfolk Southern installs "new" detection devices near the recent East Palestine derailment dehusman replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 7 months ago by diningcar	49	6035
The next Powder River Basin type mineral deposit? CMStPnP replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by CMStPnP	12	2357
Kentucky train derailment causes chemical spill, forces evacuations BaltACD replied to this thread 6 months ago Posted 6 months ago by samfp1943	9	1613
Another Brightline - Wes Edens interview Posted 6 months ago by CMStPnP	0	308