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Oil train fires, why? Overmod replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by ruderunner	28	2884
UP's Wyoming & Northwestern Rwy: whats left? dakotafred replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by caboose63	3	1150
Trackside with Trains Vol. 283: "Out of Place" Posted 8 years ago by Brian Schmidt	0	717
SW switchers Windows CSSHEGEWISCH replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CBT	20	4009
DOT's New Map of Important Rail Lines Shows Clinchfield and Others MidlandMike replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by MidlandMike	17	2727
C & O 1580 wreck Toledo wanswheel replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by train18393	1	1188
Memorial Day weekend trip to Deshler and Fostoria (Ohio) tree68 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by chatanuga	5	1250
Gennesee and Wyoming is doing great as a fraking railroad on former coal lines. tpatrick replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	4	1431
So I am watching the Muhammad Ali Funeral Parade and notice that the L&N Station locomutt replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	1	676
Somebody tell Sherwin and Williams Paint that they dont have cabooses anymore Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	0	600
I used the Amtrak Heritiage Cars Womens Rooms in the 1980s-1990s Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	0	583
NS "N&W Heritage Unit 8103" shows up for Ali Funeral Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	0	755
skate man CShaveRR replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by train18393	7	3618
Bears and other large animals in switchyards? Overmod replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	33	4100
Richard Steinheimer MP173 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by MP173	2	1182
Been Doing Some Train Riding dakotafred replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Kevin C. Smith	6	4752
The Great Print Giveaway - Part I (About) CopCarSS replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CopCarSS	16	2191
SNCB (Belgium) Collision NorthWest replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by NorthWest	8	1735
More infro on train depot for sale in Madison NC Morganfrack81 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Morganfrack81	2	835
Coal trains through La Junta toward Amarillo SFbrkmn replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by diningcar	8	4378
For every 1 coal power plant that the US closes the Asia opens 3 coal plants. Euclid replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by CandOforprogress2	33	5338
The TRAINS Magazine Newswire and Invisible Trains JL Chicago replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by K. P. Harrier	3	943
A scary realization jeffhergert replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by GP-9_Man11786	20	3472
Another idiot at a RR Xing LocoEngineer7 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by steve24944	157	14372
One Hopper Load of Coal cefinkjr replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by overall	82	8809
The old up & down. cefinkjr replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by Murphy Siding	20	3700
My computer has been bugged. Electroliner 1935 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by blue streak 1	26	3349
Trackside with Trains Vol. 282: "Union Pacific" is open for voting cx500 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by D-Halv	3	940
What Every Model Railroader Knows Cotton Belt MP104 replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by seppburgh2	15	3459
Waiting for the Tide. tomikawaTT replied to this thread 8 years ago Posted 8 years ago by NDG	8	1732