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Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 2:04 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by aschwarzmueller

Hello. I just joined this website today. My name is Alex. I'm from Wilson, New York, a rural town near Niagara Falls that has not seen a train since 1978. I am a graduate of RailCamp and a diehard railfan, but my family does not align with that, so I get out very seldomly, despite being 18.

Welcome to the fourums![#welcome]

I have only been here for 4 months, too. This is a great place to chat with other railfans and modelers![:D]

Chris[8D]

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 4:41 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTRIBUTING...

ANYONE HAVE ANY FUNNNY OR INTERESTING RAILFANNING STORIES OR EXPERIENCES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE[?][?][?]
I KNOW I HAVE A FEW! [:)]

Please stop witht the capital letters/words! I feel like I'm playing Counter-Strike: Source!

Anyways...

I'm Nick from Pittsburgh, Pennsilvania. I obviously love trains, and I also build/collect model trains aside from my other hobbies. Favorite roads, well, I'll have to say Norfolk Southern and CSX, thats about all of roads we have in terms of the Class 1s here in Pittsburgh.

Posted by AC6000CW

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 4:55 PM

i have one it involes 2 gp15 2 flat cars and a caboose. the engineer gave me a tour of the train in a lumber spur.he told me the 2 gp15 were made in 1950 overhauld in 1980,and the neat thing i've got to blow the horn and sound like a k5a horn. boy it was fun and i was lock jawl and i have a picture of it and the color was gray all around.

http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5025

Posted by oskar

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 5:39 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

QUOTE: Originally posted by AC6000CW

QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar

I have tons of AC6000's but now only see a little of them because CSX derated most of them then,UP I have seen alot when I am near UP tracks

kevin

HOW COME THEY DERATED THE AC6000CW?[B)]

Fuel milage is my guess. That is why a lot the 20 cylendar SD45s were detuned[B)]

I belive they did that in late 2003 also I don't know why

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 5:52 PM

the answer is: the power was to great and the crankshaft would snap>>>>glennbob

Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Sep 17 2005 7:59 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Brak710101

QUOTE: Originally posted by rgroeling

THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTRIBUTING...

ANYONE HAVE ANY FUNNNY OR INTERESTING RAILFANNING STORIES OR EXPERIENCES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE[?][?][?]
I KNOW I HAVE A FEW! [:)]

Please stop witht the capital letters/words! I feel like I'm playing Counter-Strike: Source!

Anyways...

I'm Nick from Pittsburgh, Pennsilvania. I obviously love trains, and I also build/collect model trains aside from my other hobbies. Favorite roads, well, I'll have to say Norfolk Southern and CSX, thats about all of roads we have in terms of the Class 1s here in Pittsburgh.

Sorry about my typing[B)][:(][V]

Posted by trainboyH16-44

on Tue, Sep 20 2005 2:25 PM

Hiya,
I'm Matthew, 15-going on 16, a big CP and CN fan, along with MRL (Who isn't) WC, and BCRail.
Hi, everybody!
Trainboy

Go here for my rail shots! http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=9296

Building the CPR Kootenay division in N scale, blog here: http://kootenaymodelrailway.wordpress.com/

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Sep 20 2005 5:19 PM

How's school going for you all. Mine's going fine, lots of work though!

I would rather be railfanning

[:D]

Posted by wctransfer

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 7:12 AM

Fine for me, not to much homework yet!

Alec

Check out my pics! [url="http://wctransfer.rrpicturearchives.net/"] http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=8714

Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 7:22 AM

You are so lucky ![banghead]

What grade are you in? I am in highschool

Posted by Noah Hofrichter

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 4:23 PM

Homework isn't too bad for me yet, somewhere around a half hour a night, which I consider reasonable.

What really get's me is when I go outside for lunch and it's a perfect sunny day out. I get the blues because I start wishing I was railfanning.

Noah

Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com

Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 4:51 PM

[#ditto] Yeah, ever day that is sunny i keep thinking- DARN! I could be railfanning. Oh, well, gotta do good in school otherwise no railfanning- dads orders!

Posted by wctransfer

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 6:33 PM

I agree with Chris and Noah! I always wonder what power we have on the transfer. Im in 8th grade, last year of middle school.

Alec

Check out my pics! [url="http://wctransfer.rrpicturearchives.net/"] http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=8714

Posted by oskar

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 6:35 PM

I HW isn't bad either my longest was about an hour or so then for the last 2 weeks when I had to work on my 8th grade project I have not had HW [:D].

kevin

Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Sep 21 2005 6:43 PM

I remember eigth grade, I was an eighth grader last year. I like High Scool a lot more. My math teacher does not give homework, which is great! I still miss doing the amount of railfanning that I did in the summer though[V]

The best and worst part is, that I can see trains going by from my History of World Civilizations class, and I can't help but thinking..

WHY AREN"T I PHOTOGRAPHING THAT TRAIN![banghead]!!!!

Although, it is nice to see some trains. [^] CP Rail by the way- Ex-SOO LINE, so I do get to see some old Soo locos sometimes, which is great!

I don't know about you guys, Alec, Noah and Oskar, but my railfanning has slowed down ever since school began. I do as much railfanning and photography of trains on Saturdays as I can, but that's about it!

I took a trip to Wisconsin with my dad to railfan the CP Rail the weekend after the second wek of school, and man, I savoured every minute of it!
[:D]

So, how about you guys???[?]