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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:07 AM
Complain, Complain, Complain.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 25, 2004 12:28 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AlcoRS11Nut

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF9838

"UP SUCKS"


BNSF sucks!, all you se are Dash-9's, in the mutated GN paint scheme! [:(!]
I know UP has hords of SD70M's but I would rather look at a EMD then a GE anyday.


BN+SF= Best of Both Worlds

Now we have Heaven right here on Earth!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 9:02 AM
Yes very true the UP & the BNSF use them (cabsignals)all the time out here,seems there very common now no matter where you go,that might explain why we see so much weard power all over the country now more than ever.I see CN,CP,NS,BNSF&CSXT power on UP lines any more,and not just the UP I've seen the same thing on the BNSF lately too.I guess you can say common practice.......Ha.......I think that's very funny,I think.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 23, 2004 8:15 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF SD70MAC

Dougal,how much UP power do you see now on the NS today? I was just wondering!
To others on this forum this is not a stupid UP bashing thing eather,Im just asking Dougal a Question.
BNSFrailfan.



This is not a flamewar post

I see UP, CP, CN, Soo, and BNSF power very often, the amazing thing is there could be more if the Pittsburgh Line didn't use cab signals.
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Posted by krump on Friday, July 23, 2004 1:08 AM
well, this was a waste of my time (can't believe I read through all 5 pages for a nugget of something new- nothing). ... now, off to learn about benchwork and layout design.
Note to self - another topic to ignore in future.

cheers

cheers, krump

 "TRAIN up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" ... Proverbs 22:6

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:39 PM
Dougal,how much UP power do you see now on the NS today? I was just wondering!
To others on this forum this is not a stupid UP bashing thing eather,Im just asking Dougal a Question.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:20 PM
U.P. Bash, Bash. Bash U, Bash P. U Bash, P Bash. Bash Bash, U.P. There, I've said all I'm going to say about it, unless asked not to bash again!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:08 PM
UP fans are just jealous because the UP "CAN'T" RUN a railroad as good as the others.

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Posted by Junctionfan on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:51 AM
I can't see how with so many railfan around, a terrorist can do much? One time I was railfanning, some guy was acting real suspicious so I called the police. Railfans make good watch dogs. Friends of mine have called up CN dispatch to report flat car loads falling off, brush fires near the tracks, depree on the tracks and other stuff. We really could be "railroad watch" (as opposed to neighborhood watch).
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:28 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AC44CTE

UP rules!!! BNSF drools ugly orange locos!


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:24 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Muddy Creek

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

I don't see how a train can be much good for a terrorist attack.

I think they may be more concerned with trains being a target. Look at what happened in Spain.
Wayne



True, but remember that very few Americans actually ride trains these days.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:19 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Has any other railroad taken the same stance as KCS on photographers. I don't see how a train can be much good for a terrorist attack.


Here's what the list is so far:

KCS
NJT
SEPTA
Metro North
NYC Subway
Chicago CTA (not 100% sure about this one)
Washington Union Station
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:52 PM
I have been reading the pros and cons of the Union Pacific issue. I am also a civil libertarian that beleves in first amendment rights. Certainly, anyone should be allowed to express an opinion on either side of the issue. I commend this forum for allowing that discussion. Further, I also believe people have the duty to be truthful in anything they print, and not malicious bull. I also believe if people are so offended by an opinion given, you have a choice not to open the thread. Civilized discussion is good in this country and as I said I commend this forum for the free speech rights they have allowed, and would encourage them to continue to do so.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:34 PM
UP sue me...........................................NOTA CHANCE!
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Posted by CBQ_Guy on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:23 PM
I guess it's not for me...
"Paul [Kossart] - The CB&Q Guy" [In Illinois] ~ Modeling the CB&Q and its fictional 'Illiniwek River-Subdivision-Branch Line' in the 1960's. ~
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

You had better watch out or UP might sue you.


I think it would be safely covered by parody rules. It wouldn't be worth their time. Then again, neither are royalties from Athearn...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:45 PM
if you are sick of this kind of stuff, you are more than welcome to stop by http://www.railroadforum.com where we actually have moderators and we dont let this kind of stuff get so out of hand.


(shameless plug from Trainworm, moderator of the UP and passenger forums)
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:59 PM
Kinda funny how this topic fades to the background during business hours...then pops back up in the evening and weekends...then fades back out....hmmmm
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

I'm starting to get sick of this "if you don't like UP get out of here" attitude around here.




I got sick of it a long time ago....[:(!][V]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:38 PM
You couldn't say around here! It's all nothing but UPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUP!
BNSF RULES!
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Posted by Junctionfan on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:08 AM
Most interesting train I have seen going through Canada recently is a CN train with a cn Dash 9, UP dash 9, and BNSF warbonet dash 9. BNSF and UP don't suck...in fact they work well together.
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:28 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by NightCrawler

DOWN WITH THOSE NASTY, ROAD BLOCKING, DERAILING TRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



LONG LIVE TRUCKS!!!!!!

now if we could just get all these dang cars off the highways too, life would be perfect. remember, over 80% of all accidents involving a car and an 18 wheeler are the fault of the car.


[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

by the way.....LONG LIVE THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC!!!! at least in my house....[:D]


What the H#LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:02 AM
Hey now!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 2:16 AM
UP rules!!! BNSF drools ugly orange locos!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:07 PM
This could go on for ever. hehe.
BNSFrailfan.
Oh YNCS..........I like what you said.Point well taken.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

as long as we railfans are armed with cameras and not bombs or bazookas, what the heck is their beef with the free advertising? Surely by now the railroads would know the difference between honest decent railfans and terrorist scum.

If only it was so simple.

Unfortunately, the train bombers in Spain didn't show up with bombs & bazookas slung over their shoulders and a big name tag that said "Hi, I'm Terrorist Scum." Apparently they looked just like honest, decent passengers with knapsacks. Otherwise, someone would have noticed and many lives could have been saved.

It's not reasonable to expect railroads to place a greater value on the negligable "advertising" value of railfans over the safety of their passengers, crew & property. Hopefully, this world will become a somewhat more sane place in the future.

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Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, July 18, 2004 9:42 PM
as long as we railfans are armed with cameras and not bombs or bazookas, what the heck is their beef with the free advertising? Surely by now the railroads would know the difference between honest decent railfans and terrorist scum.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 9:04 PM
DOWN WITH THOSE NASTY, ROAD BLOCKING, DERAILING TRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



LONG LIVE TRUCKS!!!!!!

now if we could just get all these dang cars off the highways too, life would be perfect. remember, over 80% of all accidents involving a car and an 18 wheeler are the fault of the car.


[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

by the way.....LONG LIVE THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC!!!! at least in my house....[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:42 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Has any other railroad taken the same stance as KCS on photographers. I don't see how a train can be much good for a terrorist attack. Dispatch surely could derail the train or re route before it hit a city and long before the bad guys figure it out they would get annihilated by the US Airforce. Sounds like an interesting topic for discussion on CNN or even here. What do you guy think?
NJT did.

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