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Your favorite railroad 2004.

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 8:53 PM
CSX and NS
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 8:48 PM
im stuck bettwen Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF and CSXT...

Maybe Norfolk Southern most... i like their locos...

"[bow] BNSF [bow]" what the Hotbox? Why is your stats and name say error???
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Monday, August 30, 2004 8:20 PM
It would be Conrail if they were still around. Now we have NS, who operate pretty much nothing around here, and CSX who can be interesting sometimes. Probably have to choose them for a favorite road.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 30, 2004 8:10 PM
i'd have to agree w/the ex-RI...aka...Iowa Interstate. even though it looks like the cars are gonna rock 'n roll right off the rails...(man, the tracks look bad!) it's nice seeing at least 2 trains a day thru the IL valley. on a really un-related note. the railroad i would have liked to see is the milwaukee, rock island and the Illinois central all in one...up north, down south and everywhere in between.
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Posted by miniwyo on Saturday, August 28, 2004 7:57 PM
Im a UP fan.



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Posted by spankybird on Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:22 AM
C & O



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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 8:19 AM
[bow]BNSF[bow]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:23 AM
The Rock Island Re-born, The Iowa Interstate is indeed " A mighty fine line".
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 11:24 PM
CN, R&N, BRW, BVR
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Posted by railman on Friday, August 27, 2004 11:22 PM
I am a CMSt.P& P fan...but since it's a modern survey...I'll go BNSF. For the sole reason that they put ballast down and kept up a line to spite the great metropolitan planners who have marked it to become a busway. The same group apparently doesn't realize this branch line runs along one of MN's most congested highways...is along a booming group of suburbs...this screams for commuter rail but they're in denial. GO BNSF!
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Posted by DPD1 on Friday, August 27, 2004 11:02 PM
Always has and always will be Elgin, Joliet & Eastern... Big road flare, with small road personality. It's can't be beat. :-)

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Posted by Willy2 on Friday, August 27, 2004 4:14 PM
BNSF and NS are my favorite railroads so far in the year 2004.

Willy

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Posted by cpbloom on Friday, August 27, 2004 4:09 PM
NS and Wheeling and Lake Erie (OMG I picked a regional!)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:08 PM
BNSF,NS, and "The Bloomer Line" (Central Illinois)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:48 PM
The CB&Q, Milwaukee Road, Wbash, and Rock Island will always be my favorites, but since only today's roads can be chosen I'll say BNSF, Wisconsin & Southern, Kansas City Southern and Iowa Interstate. Basically any Midwestern regional, plus the two class ones I stated.
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Posted by FThunder11 on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:32 PM
AMTRAK, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific. ( I felt like typing it out)
Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:45 PM
CSX and Guilford.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:36 PM
NYSW!!!!!!!!![:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p][:p]
why????? why?!?!!?!?! no conrail [xx(]
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Posted by wcfan4ever on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:22 PM
Union Pacific and if it was still around, Wisconsin Central. They will always be number one. But for running railroads, I do stick with the UP.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:47 PM
Norfolk Southern
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:28 PM
Vermont Railway System

LC
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:25 PM
Norfolk Southern. Those black and white locomotives have really grown on me in the last year or so.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:16 PM
NS!!! I dont know, something about a relatively clean black SD70 with a white eyebrow racing down the line at road speed. That, and the occasional CR! Yeah!

Matt
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Posted by pat390 on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 2:18 PM
BNSF and grand trunk and western
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Posted by gabe on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:26 PM
The Indiana Rail Road (yes, railroad should be two words)
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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:22 PM
Portland and Western.[:)]
[:D][8D][:)][:D][8D][:)][:D][8D]
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:15 PM
Reading & Northen, one the only "good" railroad left in the northeastern in my opinion.
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Your favorite railroad 2004.
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:01 PM
What is your favorite railroad that is in operation right now.
Favorite Class 1, Commuter or anything at all.

Mine are Norfolk Southern and MARC.
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