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[Anonymous]

in this order:
Norfolk Southern,
Kansas City Southern
Burlington Northern Santa Fe

[Noah Hofrichter]

In order

Wisconsin and Southern
Wisconsin and Southern
Wisconsin Central
SOO
Green Bay and Western
Rock Island

Noah

[oskar]

hi buddys mine is

csx,ns,bnsf,up,cr (becuse of the horn I can make a good horn)

[Anonymous]

Top 10:
Norfolk and Western
Conrail
Norfolk Southern
Pennsylvania
Canadian National

Watching Conrail and (now) NS manifests crawling on their their knees on triple track main around Horseshoe Curve, thats the best. Plus I live like two minutes from the Mon sub-division in Morgantown.

[Anonymous]

Top 10:
Norfolk and Western
[:)]Conrail
[:)]Norfolk Southern
Pennsylvania
Canadian National

Watching Conrail and (now) NS manifests crawling on their their knees on triple track main around Horseshoe Curve, thats the best. Plus I live like two minutes from the Mon sub-division in Morgantown.

[Anonymous]

SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SANTA MARIA VALLEY RAILROAD
AMTRAK
C&NW (GRANDFATHER BRAKEMAN LATE 20')

[dbrown1945]

Cotton Belt
Atlantic Coast Lne
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island

[Anonymous]

I grew up around the Santa Fe, Mopac and the Rock Island. After Katy took over RI trks in KS they also became a favorite. Another favorite of mine and one that I have found to have a very interesting history is the Wichita Terminal Association in Wichita,KS.This is the joint switching company in the north end and is currently owned by UP & BNSF. The city stkyds formed their own switching rr in 1889 called Stkyds Assn RR. Mopac took over in 1903 changing it to Wichita Terminal Ry. In 1910 the WTR was sold to the four rrs in town under the new name Wichita Terminal Assn. Since that time in 1910, the WTA has used switch eng pwr from the city rrs on a yr by yr rotation. Steam pwr ended in 1953(a SF yr) Currently, UP & BNSF trade off pwr every 18 months. BNSF pwr is being used now. I have lots of history of the company and am trying to find a yr by yr list from 1910 on which rr engs WTA used. The 100th anniv of the WTA itself is 2010 and an idea is to write a booklet on the history of the company providing if there would be enough interest out there but that is just one of my many crazy ideas which will probably go nowhere.

[espee]

Denver & Rio Grande Western (Main Line THROUGH the Rockies)
Southern Pacific
ATSF

[Anonymous]

I would have to say that Conrail followed by Norfolk Southern are my favorites probably because I live less than 15 minutes from the NS mainline (ex-Southern), I also like CSX as well. But hey, if I can see a train that's fine with me!!!

[Anonymous]

Norfolk&Western
Norfolk Southern
CSX
Conrail
Amtrak
C&O
B&O
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
NKP
Thats my top ten in order.

[Anonymous]

1. Wisconsin & Southern - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=128588

2. Grand Trunk Western - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146686

3. Chicago Central & Pacific - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=7035

4. Illinois Central - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=123352

5. Wisconsin Central - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=117157

6. Burlington Northern Santa Fe - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146675

7. Iowa Chicago & Eastern - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146239

8. Illinois Railnet - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=33718

9. Canadian National - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146700

10. Union Pacific - http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=131293

[Anonymous]

Southern (Look Ahead - Look South!)
NS
Conrail
Seaboard Airline

[Anonymous]

CSX is #1
BNSF is next
then AMTRAK only if they did not have so many issues!!!![:(]

[Anonymous]

MO-PAC
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
KATY
GATEWAY/WESTERN