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Longer Trains Cause More Derailments Euclid replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 11 months ago by Euclid	98	10690
One rail yard or two? MP173 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	5	1157
TS Hillary Prep by RRs samfp1943 replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by coopers	6	1229
Notched power control on locomotive oltmannd replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	19	2940
Locomotive Engineer of the near future? BEAUSABRE replied to this thread 7 months ago Posted 10 months ago by CMStPnP	8	1773
Loading Odd Number of IM Tanks Or Containers Overmod replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by caldreamer	4	785
Amateur train wreck forensics SD70Dude replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Murphy Siding	4	1009
Reply hazy; ask again later. Posted 8 months ago by Overmod	0	324
Pre 1920's Railroads Steven Otte replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by ScottHolmes	30	3925
CPKC track rights in Illinois JOHN RICE replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by JOHN RICE	6	2040
Campbells Pass NM on the Continental Divide timz replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by BJDIRWIN	4	551
Steel Backshop replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by BaltACD	3	864
Observation Tower Posted 8 months ago by BaltACD	0	507
Thomas The Tank Engine zugmann replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Backshop	3	503
Loss of focus... mudchicken replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by ChuckCobleigh	8	1458
Derailment of multiple cars by force of couplers twisting BaltACD replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	50	4422
"San Francisco Zephyr" vs Union Pacific ns145 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by CatFoodFlambe	2	981
CN 2023-24 grain plan ns145 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by MP173	6	1275
False "History" on the History Channel-UPS, USPS (and REA?) wjstix replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by azrail	42	5025
Need help to interpret a rail network dataset rdamon replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Johnny. Y	8	922
Quick stop in Bucyrus, Ohio chatanuga replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by chatanuga	2	791
How common are switching mistakes? BaltACD replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	32	4032
CSX COO has departed SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by BaltACD	9	2190
Vinyl Chloride “Controlled Burn” East Palestine Derailment Surprising News Euclid replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 9 months ago by Euclid	80	8769
BNSF Train Symbols Snowman replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 9 months ago by Snowman	11	3077
At a loss for words........ tree68 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by CMStPnP	20	2793
Yellowstone river train bridge collapses blue streak 1 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 10 months ago by blue streak 1	74	10477
Questions about locomotive headlights rdamon replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	33	3771
Union Pacific Becoming an Intermodal Juggernaut? BaltACD replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 9 months ago by SD60MAC9500	20	3548
Questions about wheel diameter David1005 replied to this thread 8 months ago Posted 8 months ago by Perry Babin	8	1323