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Anonymous
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Fallen Flag Revival
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 7:36 PM
If you could revive any fallen flag, which one would it be?

Mine would be the Grand Trunk in Canada...not as a subsidiary of CN.
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Mikeygaw
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Posted by Mikeygaw on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 7:47 PM
Conrail!
Conrail Forever!
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CSSHEGEWISCH
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:49 AM
Erie Lackawanna and Monon. When you grew up only two blocks from their line, it's hard not to want to revive them.
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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JoeKoh
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:53 AM
Chesie System unless I can revive some berkshire locomotives then the Nickel Plate.
stay safe
Joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

 

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bnsfkline
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Posted by bnsfkline on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:16 AM
The GREEN BAY AND WESTERN
Jim Tiroch RIP Saveria DiBlasi - My First True Love and a Great Railfanning Companion Saveria Danielle DiBlasi Feb 5th, 1986 - Nov 4th, 2008 Check em out! My photos that is: http://bnsfkline.rrpicturearchives.net and ALS2001 Productions http://www.youtube.com/ALS2001
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kwboehm
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Posted by kwboehm on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:36 AM
The Milwaukee Road, Chicago & Northwestern, and bring back just plain Burlington Northern...something about the green black & white locos...didn't mind the exec. green & cream scheme either...can't stand the Pumpkin II, er Heritage II scheme
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RAILFANUSA
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Posted by RAILFANUSA on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:38 PM
#1---The WESTERN PACIFIC
#2---The DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN
#3---The CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY

----or in other words the original host railroads of the real CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR!!!
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:06 PM
Bring back by Santa Fe and the Great Northern as two separate roads.
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eolafan
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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:43 PM
Seven choices, in order of prenerence:
1. SOO Line
2. Milwaukee Road
3. C&NW
4. NYC
5. Pennsy
6. GB&W
7. CB&Q
Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:25 PM
I vote for the Burlington Northern.

It was a very nice paint scheme.

Cascade Green, Black and White.

I wonder who thought the BNSF was a nice paint sheme?

Also the Great Northen would be nice with the Big Sky Blue and Gray and White.

Mark In Texas
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:24 PM
the NYC
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Wdlgln005
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Posted by Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 9:11 PM
I'd make GTW-CN go back to their green/ yellow maple leaf days.
I'd put Wabash + NKP + L&N to have a strong midwestern rr with a good link to southeast & gulf ports. The Floridian would link midwest to Florida via Atlanta.
Pan American to run New York-Nashville-New Orleans (mexico).
Daily broadcast of train sounds from WSM radio tower.
D&RGW would run a daily Rio Grande Zephyr
Glenn Woodle
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jsanchez
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Posted by jsanchez on Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:47 PM
The Pennsy!!! second Lehigh Valley

James Sanchez

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:50 PM
Erie Lackawanna. To see the crews cutting-back brush, filling-in gaps, dropping
ballast and laying track between Preble and Decatur, IN, would be the day I know I made it to Heaven.
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