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What would you like to see covered in TRAINS?

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Mookie

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June 2001
From: US
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:31 PM

Any stories from the crew. They tell the best ones!

Mook

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Modelcar

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February 2002
From: Muncie, Indiana...Orig. from Pennsylvania
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Posted by Modelcar on Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:14 PM

...Would like to see some of the rail sites that have been abandoned...such as routes over important mountain passes and other interesting locations rails passed through at one time......Maybe some tunnel locations, both used at present and some not used anymore.
Some good old timer stories and illustrations to go with them...[Like Railroad mag.used to do years ago].
Major construction sites such as the Swiss tunnel construction....
Features occasionally on some grand old Depot's and even some small ones...and occasionally some input on the civil engineering side of railroading.

Quentin

locomutt

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September 2003
From: Louisville,Ky.
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:18 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

I like the stories about the Jerkwater towns...

Like LC said, I would like to hear a little more about shortlines too, perhaps there could be a small section that is dedicated to a Class III everymonth? That would be pretty cool.

I agree with macguy,I've enjoyed the stories from the "jerkwater" towns.
Also agree with LC would like to see more about the shortlines,or regionals.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:06 AM

I like the stories about the Jerkwater towns...

Like LC said, I would like to hear a little more about shortlines too, perhaps there could be a small section that is dedicated to a Class III everymonth? That would be pretty cool.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:01 AM

More stories of the rails...

Better short line coverage.

LC

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locomutt

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September 2003
From: Louisville,Ky.
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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:42 AM

Well,
I wouldn't mind seeing C&O,B&O,WM
Merger[?]

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SALfan

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April 2002
From: Northern Florida
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What would you like to see covered in TRAINS?

Posted by SALfan on Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:30 AM

Seeing 5penniesworth's comments in the "Foreign Trains in TRAINS" thread started me to thinking, which is often a dangerous thing. What topics would you like to see covered in TRAINS? I'd like to see an article with appropriate map(s) detailing the changes in railroading in the southeastern U.S. due to the mergers/acquisitions during the last 40 years. The 1967 merger of Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line would be a convenient starting point. What say you?