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News Wire: CN provides first look at capital plans, new inspection technology Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	899
Coal Car Stove Leads to Arrest SD70Dude replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Victrola1	11	1542
New Union Pacific COO Ulrich replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by SD70Dude	1	953
News Wire: UP, NS offer first look at 2019 capital plans Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	1269
Trackside with Trains Vol. 336: 'Hot stuff' is open for submissions Goofyjim replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	2	1223
Geologic anomaly threatens UP track in CA MidlandMike replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by zardoz	5	1382
The First fully-autonomous, long-distance, heavy-haul rail network in the world. jeffhergert replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by samfp1943	4	1082
News Wire: UP continues to make progress with new operating plan beaulieu replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	12	1617
Flooding everywhere -- Landslides to follow? blue streak 1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 15 years ago by blue streak 1	6	1470
Think you are in Germany or Austria? Nope... Quebec! SD70Dude replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Miningman	16	2270
Union Pacific "KP" Route Justicar replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by SFbrkmn	39	13323
News Wire: Senate confirms two new Surface Transportation Board members Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	955
New oil trains kgbw49 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by tatans	15	7241
The transition from the "link & pin" to the Janney coupler NittanyLion replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 11 years ago by Ulrich	43	14617
2019 Rose Parade float depicting driving the Golden Spike catches fire. NDG replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by jeffhergert	8	2094
Forwarding Mike ("Waneswheel")'s messages MidlandMike replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by daveklepper	9	1700
Trains' January 2019 redesign - what think ye of it? Convicted One replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by motor	45	4933
Shared box-cars ndbprr replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by kenny dorham	13	2198
Toys for Tots Train, will NS and CSX step up to the plate? daveklepper replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 6 years ago by daveklepper	24	3254
british engineers verses american engineers 54light15 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by dh28473	59	5575
New UP Radio Feed Available IbanezGuiness replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by IbanezGuiness	2	1094
Old Freight rate map mudchicken replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Illinois Central guy	6	2176
News Wire: CP names first woman to lead its board of directors Ulrich replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	3	1690
Musk unveils Boring Company's first high-speed Tesla tunnel 54light15 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Gramp	21	2765
News Wire: Federal regulators scrutinize a range of Class I railroad charges blue streak 1 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	4	1225
Merry Christmas To All! Deggesty replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Firelock76	11	1552
News Wire: Final report confirms broken coupler caused fatal Vancouver Island runaway NDG replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	1	1054
News Wire: CSX to further increase use of distributed power tree68 replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	21	5770
Trackside Treks Episode 4: VTR all the way Posted 5 years ago by Harrison	0	1036
News Wire: UP to run more intermodal trains every day to balance network blhanel replied to this thread 5 years ago Posted 5 years ago by Brian Schmidt	4	1469