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Posted by yougottawanta on Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:37 PM
Railfan1 I recently finished a project next to Camaden Yards where the CSX runs. If I can figure out how to take digital or some footage with Video and post you interested in some shots ? 
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Posted by NS SD70M-2 on Saturday, May 19, 2007 3:29 PM

 

        1      NORFOLK SOUTHERN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bow [bow]

        2      Wisconsin central/fallen flags

        3     CSX

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Posted by coopers on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 9:12 PM

Class 1: BNSF

Fallen Flag: BN

Regional: MRL

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Posted by Backshop on Saturday, September 17, 2016 8:06 PM

I don't have a favorite anymore.  My favorite big railroad growing up was Penn Central (don't laugh).  Being a locomotive buff, they always had plenty of spares hanging around West Detroit to photograph.  Then it was Conrail, since then-nothing.  My favorite smaller railroads were the USS roads--B&LE, DM&IR, EJ&E and Union.  I also liked the Wisconsin Central.  From the above list you might surmise that I hate CN--I do.  The only road that holds any fascination for me today is Reading & Northern.  I'm mainly an armchair railfan anymore, since the megaroads don't interest me and the very small shortlines bore me.  My favorite locomotives, which might be obvious from my list above, were the non-turbocharged EMD SD's--the 7-9-18-28-38.

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Posted by FTGT725 on Saturday, September 24, 2016 8:09 AM

My favorite class 1 still in operation is Union Pacific

My favorite fallen flag railroad is the Chicago and North Western

My favorite regional is Iowa Interstate

In my experience, the light at the end of the tunnel is usually the train.
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Posted by caldreamer on Saturday, September 24, 2016 7:17 PM

My favorite railroad is the BNSF.   I think that they are the best run Class 1 in north america.  That is why I model them as well.

 

 

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Posted by ACY Tom on Sunday, September 25, 2016 8:18 AM

Class I's:  AC&Y, B&O, PRR, NKP & old W&LE, NYC, in no particular order.

Shortlines:  H&BTM, EBT, BC&G, BFC, in no particular order.

Passenger: B&O

Note: They're all fallen flags. 

Tom

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, September 25, 2016 3:56 PM

In my reply I did not name my favorite shortline or passenger railroad

My favorite shortline is the M&ET and the SP passenter trains (The Daylight and the Lark)                                                                            

 

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Posted by traildoctor on Thursday, September 29, 2016 6:57 PM
MT&W The first train I watched.
I fish, therefore I am.

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