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rji2
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Posted by rji2 on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 4:52 PM
No. 1 is the Tennessee Central, "The Road of Personal Service," and my first railroad employer. Big enough to run heavy trains with big power in mountain territory. No. 2 is the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (Now the Bay Line) because it ran across the road from my house, when I was a kid during WWII, with both steam and diest power, passenger and feeights. One of my classmates' dad was their Supt. of Motive Power.
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Posted by PBenham on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 11:24 PM
The Lehigh Valley first, the others.. If I 'd been able to see it, Rutland.
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cnw4001
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Posted by cnw4001 on Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:02 PM
All of them!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:21 PM
MONTANA RAIL LINK ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LONG LIVE THE 645!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by jlampke on Sunday, September 11, 2005 5:45 AM
My favorite from the past would be the Southern Pacific.
Current railroad would be UP. Interesting that some people for whatever reason seem to really dislike the UP, but you have to give them credit for saving and operating 844 and for restoring and operating 3985. For that, they get my vote.
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Posted by waltersrails on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:23 PM
tsgtbob I agree with you B&O is the way to go. I like it because it used to run through my town before CSX bought everything. My other Favorite would be the southern railway.
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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Tim Burton
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Posted by Tim Burton on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:28 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409

Pennsylvania!
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Tim Burton
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Posted by Tim Burton on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:40 PM
Oh and the DL&W
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 6:33 PM
Pennsylvania is my first choice. Lets not forget the Nickle Plate road.
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:59 PM
Faveorite all-time, Canadian Pacific in the 1950s -'70s. Favorite today? Candadian Pacific, but CN is creeping up. I'm a blood traitor.[:(]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by WetumkaFats

QUOTE: Originally posted by blade

what is your favorite north american railroad?


"Ship IT on the Frisco!"

My favorite railroads are (in order) Frisco; Kansas, Oklahoma, and Gulf with the associated Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka; Rock Island; Santa Fe; and the Missouri Pacific.

Least favorite: UP, BNSF, and any of the other by-products of the mega-mergers.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:32 PM
Does anyone know the name of the line that ran between Ada, OK and Shawnee, OK? It was abandoned and removed many years ago. The line ran through several small towns including Konawa and Maud.

I'm also looking for old picutures of the train station and loading docks east of Maud. The old railroad spur used during the oil boon of the 20's can still be seen from satellite photos.

Thanks.
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Posted by railroadyoshi on Friday, September 30, 2005 5:19 PM
The BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD lives on in SPIRIT!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 30, 2005 5:55 PM
Colonel1: Are you thinking of the Oklahoma City, Ada and Atoka Railway?
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Posted by DavidJ611 on Saturday, October 1, 2005 12:49 AM
Norfolk & Western [:D]
"I don't know what a Hokie is, but God</font id="orange"> must be one..."</font id="maroon"> --Lee Corso, August 2000</font id="size1">
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 1, 2005 5:41 AM
....THE SUPER CHIEF....HARVEY HOUSES....WARBONNET COLORS SCREAMING ACROSS THE DESERT AT 90 MPH....COLORFUL SCENERY BEHIND IT ALL....MOVIE STARS PREFFERING TRAVEL TO HOLLYWOOD ON NOTHING ELSE....CAJON PASS...THE ARIZONA DIVIDE....CANYON DIABLO....RATON PASS...NO OTHER RAILROAD OR PREMIERE TRAINS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN MORE PLAYS,MOVIES OR TV SHOWS THAN SANTA FE...............MOST MODEL RR PRODUCTS EVER PRODUCED , AND PURCHASED (THAT SAYS IT ALL)..........PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD COME TO VISIT RT.66 & THE SANTA FE MAIN LINE.......
CAN THAT BE SAID OF ANY OTHER ROAD & RAILROAD, ANYWHERE ? NO, NOT EVEN CLOSE... THE SANTA FE IS THE WORLD STANDARD OF AMERICAN RAILROADING AND AN ICON ON THE LEVEL AS ELVIS...............EVEN NOW...............
...................SANTA FE, ALL THE WAY...........
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:56 AM
PENNSYSVANIA AND ATLANTIC COAST LINE
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 15, 2005 3:37 PM
Pennsylvania & Rahway Valley - Delaware Lackawanna & Western also
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 17, 2005 1:41 PM
Great Northern

-Got to love the Empire Builder
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mandelswamp
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Posted by mandelswamp on Monday, October 17, 2005 9:31 PM
The Central Vermont - railroading through the beauty of the Green Mountain State down to the Connecticut shoreline. Plus, in the latter years, a few Amtrak trains along the rails as well.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:03 AM
My all-time favorite has to be the Chicago Great Western. Matched sets of maroon or rusty red F-Units pulling long "mortgage lifters" in the middle of the night. They would shake the whole house. And the "Lucky Strike" logo had no match in my opinion.
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Pruitt
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Posted by Pruitt on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 5:20 AM
My favorite is a toss-up between the Great Northern and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.

Mark P.

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locomatt63
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Posted by locomatt63 on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 8:28 PM
For a current railroad, I have to be partial to CSXT, but the paint jobs on the engines still should have CHESSIE THE KITTEN somewhere on their flanks!!!!
1950-1980 Chesapeke & Ohio (chessie colors)
1940-1950 Pere Marquette railroad
Matthew Stull
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ericmanke
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Posted by ericmanke on Saturday, November 5, 2005 4:09 PM
Milwaukee Road for all time, but as a child of the eighties I really was turned on by the Regional movement. Chicago Central, Iowa Interstate, Wisconsin Central, and Fox River Valley.

Other favorites: Columbus and Greenville, Green Bay & Western, Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay, Chicago & Northwestern, TSBY, and SOO.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 6:43 PM
Southern Pacific, hands down. That would be of course before the UP swallowed them whole. My second favorite would have to be the Rock Island.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 7:44 PM
The UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD!
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Posted by red p on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:50 PM
well I do NS for a living................
and PC for fun.........
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 8:37 PM
Guilford Rail!!!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 26, 2005 8:54 PM
metra all the way man!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 26, 2005 11:11 PM
PRR, I suppose because I grew up in Pennsy territory, though the Montour and the B&O were not far off. I remember going to the Pennsy station in Pittsburgh as a little boy to meet a train at night. The tuscan E unit with gold pinstripes and light gleaming from the portholes was the most beautiful thing in the world.

I also have a soft spot for the NYC. My mother's father, grandfather, stepfather and uncle all worked for the Central. Her father and grandfather were killed in accidents at work. She does not share my love of trains.
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