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Rails of the West

  • espeefoamer
    Posted by
    on Tue, Mar 7 2006 2:05 PM
    QUOTE: Originally posted by willard1346

    James its not a western road..
    that was an expansion.. that is like saying that bn is a western road.

    BN operated into Oregon and Washington. I call that a western railroad.
    Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Tue, Mar 7 2006 7:59 PM
    I like western RR's
    BNSF
    ATSF
    IC
    C&NW
    CGW
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Tue, Mar 7 2006 9:26 PM
    OK so tell me this.. so is CP a western Road? They operate to the west. Amtrak? You need to look at the over all goal of the railroad.
  • beegle55
    Posted by
    on Wed, Mar 8 2006 3:56 PM
    Most real railfans probably do like western railroads. After all, thats were railroading got its start and still is one of the most popular railroading areas. Go Union Pacific and Denver/Rio Grande!!
    Head of operations at the Bald Mountain Railroad, a proud division of CSXT since 2002!
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Mar 8 2006 4:21 PM
    QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

    QUOTE: Originally posted by willard1346

    James its not a western road..
    that was an expansion.. that is like saying that bn is a western road.

    BN operated into Oregon and Washington. I call that a western railroad.


    If that ain't a western railroad, which it is, then I ain't a Texan, which a I am.
  • beegle55
    Posted by
    on Wed, Mar 8 2006 4:23 PM
    Good point. Don't overdo it with too much crappy pun, though!
    Head of operations at the Bald Mountain Railroad, a proud division of CSXT since 2002!
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Mar 8 2006 7:06 PM
    Okay.
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Mar 8 2006 8:12 PM
    Wasnt the first railroad on the east side? so didnt it get its start there?
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Thu, Mar 9 2006 7:19 PM
    He has you there.
  • Anonymous
    Posted by Anonymous
    on Wed, Mar 15 2006 8:08 AM
    Would anyone be intrested in joining up over at Western Rail?
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