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What's an R&D Yard? GideonWeber replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by motor	10	2204
Why are Cowl Units Extinct? bogie_engineer replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 18 years ago by BNSF4ever	31	7984
Cheaper freight rates for longer distance -- does that still happen? Gramp replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by timz	3	984
Portal Bridge and Gateway Tunnels zugmann replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	47	6973
Bridge over River Kwai Posted 7 months ago by CMStPnP	0	441
Train to Sicily Posted 7 months ago by CMStPnP	0	371
Lessons Learned (And Some Not Learned) From Reading "The Men Who Loved Trains" BaltACD replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Los Angeles Rams Guy	8	2347
Welcome to the Impossible! – Pomona, Calif. / A LINK Posted 7 months ago by croteaudd	0	392
UP derailment of military equipment Geared Steam replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by diningcar	8	1642
Railway Promotional Images/Posters etc Overmod replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by witch-of-endor	2	585
The Russian Gap wjstix replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by CMStPnP	16	1861
Russian Armored Trains - Today tree68 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by BEAUSABRE	5	1152
New CPKC Trains JayBee replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted one year ago by Ed Kyle	66	12705
Claim that steel coil cars are heavier than other loaded cars tree68 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 10 months ago by Perry Babin	23	3341
Sometimes signs are not enough.. BEAUSABRE replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by rdamon	28	3773
Wheel-Rail Interaction Introduction Erik_Mag replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 7 months ago by BEAUSABRE	2	793
Two injured in Flying Scotsman crash at Highland station M636C replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by rdamon	19	2178
Carrier Information Overmod replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 23 years ago by Anonymous	6	4734
Old Right Of Way mudchicken replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by kenny dorham	19	4301
Fred Frailey back in the November issue kgbw49 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by diningcar	4	1089
BNSF left hanging as Yellow files bankruptcy Overmod replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 9 months ago by greyhounds	36	7634
CN donates a GE C40-8M to the Alberta Railway Museum tree68 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by SD70Dude	12	2326
Responsibilities and life of a station agent daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 9 months ago by Ulrich	37	6761
Curmudgeonly views from 8 years ago... ns145 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by oltmannd	1	865
Trains issue music in railroads wjstix replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by S.Harrod	2	728
Center of Gravity bogie_engineer replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Northtowne	3	1077
UP Bailey yard fire and explosion Euclid replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by blue streak 1	76	7612
Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe daveklepper replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by diningcar	6	1800
UP Can't Maintain It's Locomotives and Railcars Shadow the Cats owner replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by JayBee	49	6196
Looking for an old Trains story about how Amtrak selected what cars to buy in 1971 Posted 8 months ago by Leo_Ames	0	376