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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 11:12 AM
Saint John New Brunswick

David

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:29 PM
Near Ft. Worth, Texas all the odd-ball units GP40X's, SD45-2's, SD9's, U-Boats, and more.

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Posted by rickcoog on Sunday, July 18, 2004 12:37 PM
Katy, TX. Just to the west of Houston. The old mainline of the MKT into Houston. Now UP but it ends here, does not go into Houston anymore due to freeway expansion. Now just get the sand/gravel deliveries to the local industry. I sit outside and listen to the switching all the time. Too many trees between me and the tracks. Odd thing is I model B&O and am not anywheres near where it ran.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:52 PM
Sumner, WA: about 30 miles SE of Seattle, about 10 miles E of Tacoma and about 5 miles E of Puyallup.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 5:03 PM
A couple miles west of Detroit in Livonia.
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Posted by preceng on Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:47 PM
About 3 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA. Lots of great routes to watch ... and model.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:15 PM
I live in Blair,Nebraska.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:40 PM
i live in Brandon Manitoba just on top of the hill over lookin the CP Rail mainline 2 the south and the CN Rail mainline just a few miles 2 the north of me, which means i live 1 mile south of the Trans-Canada highway!!
Hey Sask_Tinplater, its nice 2 know there are other teenagers on here 2[8D], i I am 17, we should get 2gether sometime i only live a few hours away from u![:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 6:51 AM
In Yass NSW Down Under..........3km from the Sydney/Melbourne line.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 7:10 AM
just east of Springfield, Missouri. down in the southwest part of the state
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 19, 2004 8:38 PM
Grew up in the Adirondacks of New York, but currently live in Spring Lake, NC. Aprroximately 8 miles North of Ft. Bragg, the home of the 82nd Airborne Division, and unless you've been living in another dimension the past year or so, that name should sound familiar.
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Posted by BNSFNUT on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:43 PM
I live in the Southern Tier of NY in the Greater??? Binghamton area.
I watch trains (3 RRs) and also watch the local economy die.

There is no such thing as a bad day of railfanning. So many trains, so little time.

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Posted by johncolley on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:48 PM
Up here in the corner of paradise, Port Townsend, WA.
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Posted by wd45 on Monday, July 19, 2004 9:58 PM
I live in Greenfield, IN, just about 15 miles west of Indianapolis, though hopefully soon that address will be changing to a Florida or North Carolina address! [:)] Greenfield is located on the old Pennsylvania line that ran from Indy to Dayton (and on to Columbus?)
I grew up watching Penn Central, and later Conrail (before they abandoned the line) trains on the line.
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Posted by krump on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:54 AM
haven't moved from page 2. ever heard of Salmon Arm, BC ?
- on a map, find Vancouver BC, Calgary Alberta, and Spokane Washington - now find the intersection between all three (close enough...)

cheers, krump

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Posted by sebamat on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:45 AM
in Biasca, southern Switzerland, along the Gottard railroad (the one featured in one of the last Trains magazines).

A very spoiling place for trainspotting: over 40 passenger trains a day (Swiss, german and italian ones), and twice as much freight trains.
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Posted by egmurphy on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:37 PM
Tuxpan, Veracruz, Mexico. On the Gulf Coast, about 500 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border. Nearest operational trains are about 120 miles north in Tampico. Years ago (pre-1960) there were a couple of small narrow gauge lines in the area, primarily industrial in nature) that served the local oil industry. Unfortunately no traces remain today.

Ed
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:07 AM
I found the replies quite interesting. I live in Neenah Wisconsin, located between Packerland and Brew town. I live 1 and 1/4 miles from a railroad yard known from my child hood as Soo Line and was Wisconsin Central, Now being served by Canadian National. The Fox river valley as it is called is the second largest industrial hub in the state, whose prime products is the failing paper industry. During my childhood CNW, and Milwaukee Road also serviced this town. My two favorite train cars a Soo Line Box Car and a Soo Line Caboose.
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Posted by krump on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:32 AM
Hi David
occasionally I see SOO line freight cars on the CP Rail tracks here in BC, I am forever fascinated by the trains, especially those that seem far away from home

cheers, krump

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 8:06 AM
Limburg - 70 kilometers in the north of Frankfurt -GERMANY.

Limnburg was founded near 1100 (exact 1094) years ago. population incl. suburbs: 35000

http://www.limburg.de

Limburg has one of the stations at the new highspeedline between Cologne and Frankfurt.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:44 AM
Milwaukee area - home of Walthers and (almost) Kalmbach. All pay homage to Leon's (27th & OK), the real "Arnold's" from Happy Days; home of Miller Beer (blech!), Sprecher's (Yeah!)
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Posted by cwclark on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:12 AM
I live in the country near Crosby, Texas - 40 minutes East of Houston, 10 minutes west of Dayton, Texas and 15 minutes north of Baytown, Texas..right in the middle of the San Augustine grass farms...HWY 90 is close by and I can catch an occasional glimpse of shared BNSF and U.P. trains on the old S.P. line into Houston...

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:18 AM
I grew up in, and still spend much time in, Linden, New Jersey. On the old PRR mainline, now Amtrak and NJ Transit Northeast Corridor, and Conrail Chemical Coast Secondary. Very small yard here with one GP38-2, a caboose, and a SnoJet type ice melting machine.

I then spent 12 years in Scotch Plains, NJ. From my house I could see the old Lehigh Valley tracks that Conrail turned into the mainline going into Oak Island, Newark NJ yard. Many "Big Blue" trains everyday, with a passing siding to boot!

I now live in the hills of northwest NJ, which were criscrossed by a few, small mining railroads that brought iron ore and zinc down to.....first, the Morris Canal......and later, to the CNJ. The remains of a few furnaces/forges are in the woods around here. This is where George Washington got his cannon balls. The last mine closed in 1959, even though much ore remains and the vein is right at the surface. Conrail drills a few small industries here once a week or so.

Jim
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Posted by DavidH on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:31 AM
Surrey, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver.

David
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:55 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by NTDN

QUOTE: Originally posted by CBQ_Guy
HERE, is the small "city" (pop. 10K about) of Peru, IL


Well Neighbor, i say a big Howdy! since your only About 75 miles due South of me stright down 39 :)


Jay.


You're not one of those "closet conservatives" in Madison, are ya? (Madison is the liberal capital of Wisconsin for those who don't know). Or are you from Beloit, former home of FM locomotives? Or somewhere in between? Close enough, at any rate.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:50 AM
PRR forever Philadelphia PA. I am lucky to be near the best. PRR.READING CNJ LV,D&H, NYC, B&O, and last but not the Forgotten NYO&W.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:14 PM
Esparto Ca.. About 35 mi. WNW of Sacramento. I used to work for the UP at the Roseville loco shop.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:23 PM
West central Ar., Just outside Ft. Smith.


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Posted by Dbcxyz123 on Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by hellfire

I was just wondering where every body lives? I live in Payson AZ, its about 80 miles northeast of Pheonix. Payson sits at 5,000 feet above sea level. its about 30 degrees outside tonight. Also is there anyone in my area thats in the hobby? If so e-mail me.




I live in Newark Delaware.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:00 PM
I live in Nashville Tennessee.

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