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Variable Gauge Axle SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by SD60MAC9500	5	1520
Very active "thru-train " switch towers. Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by PATTBAA	5	1195
Transportation Innovation Summit zugmann replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by charlie hebdo	8	1621
U.S. Mexico Intermodal Trains diningcar replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by CMStPnP	6	1503
Question about railway history of Houlton, Maine MidlandMike replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Engi1487	8	1915
NHRR electrification; "over engineering?". 243129 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by PATTBAA	7	1731
Questions about the logic of handling rolling stock in Thomas the Tank Engine TV series vs real life railroad operations. Paul Milenkovic replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Engi1487	30	3775
Mountain Thunder: Western Maryland Scenic 734 (2015) BaltACD replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by ProRailProducions	4	1161
CN derailment of 60 cars of potash was a CP train traisessive1 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by williamsb	7	2131
Derail and Cleanup at Santa Fe Junction (Kansas City) tree68 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by CMStPnP	8	1395
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Very tragic and very memorable railroad bridge collapses xrds72 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by PATTBAA	53	4592
"Soil" transloading operation near Moab, UT Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by iawestern	5	1961
The hitchhiker tree68 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Murphy Siding	37	3549
Keystone colors SD70Dude replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by NKP guy	15	2054
Signal Failure jeffhergert replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by JPS1	14	2694
Bay City, MI MP173 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by MP173	7	2306
Did the Penn Central Run in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, in 1972? Samuel Johnston replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 5 years ago by HO Hobbyist	7	5721
CN looking at chopping in Wi/MI kgbw49 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by herdebu	1	1059
What would cause a double stack to lean? Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by steve-in-kville	5	1537
Waiting in the hole. dpeltier replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Murphy Siding	51	5713
Iron Ore Prep Plants and Integrated Steel Mills SD60MAC9500 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Backshop	16	2697
LNG Safe Pratices tree68 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by SAMUEL C WALKER	14	1674
Things that make a train crew nervous? Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by steve-in-kville	27	3380
Saluda Grade in Literature Flintlock76 replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by matthewsaggie	1	675
Chatterbox Summer 2020 JoeKoh replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by JoeKoh	243	14645
So Long, New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad Overmod replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Flintlock76	1	954
The 416 Fire The U.S. Forest Service vs. The Durango & SilvertonNGRR rdamon replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by samfp1943	37	3948
Wabash/Lehigh Valley in Buffalo Convicted One replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Kevin C. Smith	1	895
Watch An Auto Rack Train Go Under A Low Bridge! Kevin C. Smith replied to this thread 4 years ago Posted 4 years ago by Goodtiming	14	4022