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Announcement FORUM RULES UPDATED 8-31-17 Posted 7 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	63805
Announcement Semi-official Rochelle webcam discussion thread rdamon replied to this thread 5 months ago Posted 10 years ago by Brian Schmidt	3712	372371
Sand Patch - the video BaltACD replied to this thread 15 hours ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	1	632
NTSB report on East Palestine accident Euclid replied to this thread yesterday Posted 2 months ago by Overmod	38	4158
Shaw fired as head of Norfolk Southern tree68 replied to this thread 2 days ago Posted 5 days ago by Overmod	7	697
Another 'Low Boy' vs. High Rail at a crossing: Erik_Mag replied to this thread 3 days ago Posted 4 days ago by gmpullman	8	613
Chatterbox Summer 2024 JoeKoh replied to this thread 4 days ago Posted 3 months ago by JoeKoh	60	5464
The Super Wife of a Railroader BaltACD replied to this thread 5 days ago Posted 5 days ago by croteaudd	1	360
Portal Bridge and Gateway Tunnels Overmod replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	49	7321
classic warbirds attacking trains Flintlock76 replied to this thread 6 days ago Posted 5 years ago by SD70Dude	440	21419
Did Rochelle, IL change orientations? tree68 replied to this thread 7 days ago Posted 24 days ago by croteaudd	21	1428
With Vena now at UP, is the SD70M making a comeback? adkrr64 replied to this thread 8 days ago Posted 11 days ago by croteaudd	3	772
504 Gateway time out is back BaltACD replied to this thread 9 days ago Posted 4 months ago by blue streak 1	190	13004
Northern Pacific Documentary Posted 9 days ago by SD60MAC9500	0	377
BNSF Derailment at Boulder, Co> mudchicken replied to this thread 11 days ago Posted 24 days ago by diningcar	8	1291
CSX Trains L397/L396 Ottawa, IL-Barr Yard SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 15 days ago by SD60MAC9500	5	718
Duluth, MN. SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 12 days ago Posted 19 days ago by SFbrkmn	9	1102
Train Identification n012944 replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted one month ago by BaltACD	17	1897
Is something brewing on UP’s Sherman Hill? croteaudd replied to this thread 13 days ago Posted 24 days ago by croteaudd	17	1950
A message to spsffan about the SPSF merger effort: mudchicken replied to this thread 18 days ago Posted 19 days ago by croteaudd	2	800
Chicago Missouri and Western? tree68 replied to this thread 20 days ago Posted 19 years ago by gabe	60	10531
On-Board Crew Pay Practices charlie hebdo replied to this thread 23 days ago Posted one month ago by PJS1	8	2460
California high speed rail spsffan replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted 25 days ago by diningcar	2	908
Canada railways stop some shipments ahead of possible lockout CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 24 days ago Posted one month ago by Gramp	18	1925
C&NW in Fremont, Nebraska 1934 jeffhergert replied to this thread 29 days ago Posted one month ago by CMStPnP	1	1135
Welded rail question mudchicken replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by NKP guy	46	2952
Tornados in Cleveland tree68 replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by Erik_Mag	8	1081
Saluda Grade to reopen? Psychot replied to this thread one month ago Posted 15 years ago by Ulrich	527	237273
Lamont California Earthquake This Morning mudchicken replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by caldreamer	6	993
Tehachapi and Cajon croteaudd replied to this thread one month ago Posted one month ago by southernpacificgs4	7	856

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