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A question from a Railfan to those who work in the industry. samfp1943 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by IbanezGuiness	19	2190
CSX- The sick man of railroading? samfp1943 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Murphy Siding	29	4992
Sale or lease of CSX lines. Ruppert Baird replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Norm48327	38	11171
Any good book recommendation for a railfan newbie? RailroadXplorer replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by RailroadXplorer	15	2854
Any good spots to watch trains near Montreal? RailroadXplorer replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by RailroadXplorer	2	1123
How can I find a woman and future wife that shares my passion for trains and model railroading? oltmannd replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by CandOforprogress2	55	5851
Trackside with Trains Vol. 322: 'End of the line' is open for submissions Brian Schmidt replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	2	772
Is NS in the ditch? oltmannd replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by oltmannd	40	6712
Misaligned Track Switches That Cause Wrecks oltmannd replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by overall	165	8196
Please help me find a Trains article aegrotatio replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by KBCpresident	5	1431
Alco RS3 Operating in Arizona NorthWest replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by lazyfortress	3	1126
Designation of rail car ends traisessive1 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by JustWonderin'	23	8548
Intermodal Percentage(%) of diesel used in all diesel used Overmod replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by rossi	6	1234
New engineered wood could have railroad applications erikem replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by CandOforprogress2	7	1364
SD40s in Arizona? BaltACD replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by lazyfortress	2	719
"UPDATE: Chemical shippers say they continue to suffer from CSX service failures" Posted 6 years ago by Victrola1	0	922
Another trains web site update ? samfp1943 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by blue streak 1	4	1036
Question about switches Randy Stahl replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Lithonia Operator	20	2440
I don't know why, but I like it! Convicted One replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Murphy Siding	33	4978
Frailey on EH Harrison March 2018 issue Posted 6 years ago by Convicted One	0	841
A nice trip, ahead of the storm. CShaveRR replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by CShaveRR	5	1282
Terminology question blue streak 1 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Lithonia Operator	21	3504
Early track ballasting mudchicken replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Ulrich	15	2805
Trackside with Trains Vol. 321: 'Hot spots' is open for voting cx500 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Brian Schmidt	6	1461
Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mph Anonymous replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Victrola1	36	4881
Page Jumping samfp1943 replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by BaltACD	4	802
Amtrak SW Chief train 3 ended trip at Ft. Madison tonight? SFbrkmn replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by GEORGE H RONN	5	1664
A Battle at Cajon Pass, Winter 2018 HybridHobby replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by HybridHobby	3	1092
Some justice after all! Miningman replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by Overmod	2	787
SNCF Channeling EHH For TGV Operations Anonymous replied to this thread 6 years ago Posted 6 years ago by kgbw49	3	863