Trace

[cabcar]

Is there a way to trace trains? People always say where a certain train is and time from their "traces". How do you do it?

[tree68]

Some of our members have legitimate access to the programs that allow them to find equipment and trains. 

That's not to say that I just can't remember anyone citing another source, but that's most if.it...

[CSXrules4eva]

As far as tracing trains goes. I can answer this question in a couple of ways.

The first one is if you are talking about tracing a certain type of train like an Employee speacial I would recommend having connections with someone that works for the railroad. Unfortunitly, there is no way for a civilan to get onto a railroad's website and track them down. The only way something like that can be done is if you have some good computer hacking techniques.

The second way which is the way I use all the time, is to go out railfaning and take a scanner with you, set on the railroad channels of course. Then I would listen in as to what type of train was comming down or up the line, and were is it going to be. Or you could head on down to the tracks see something then by listening to the scanner track down certain details about the train.