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Where can one go to operate a locomotive? Fla RailFan replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 13 years ago by skippygp123	20	8511
Scholarly Journals, popular magazines, and Writing Railroad History MidlandMike replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by Atlantic and Hibernia	3	2234
Boxcars to Vietnam blue streak 1 replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by ozguy	11	7766
UP 844 NM/AZ Centennial special photos CAZEPHYR replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by Cajon_92	6	4081
Talyllyn, the world's first "preserved railway" gbrewer replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by gbrewer	7	3565
Military Railways from the WWI Era (France) daveklepper replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by samfp1943	41	20144
Colorado Railroad Museum, accomplishments and plans gbrewer replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 12 years ago by gbrewer	5	2447
Future of CP Rail 4-8-4 #3100? selector replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 13 years ago by ONRFan89	7	6796
Looking For Pictures/Video Firelock76 replied to this thread 12 years ago Posted 13 years ago by LaurenFan	5	2018
How did they keep water tanks from freezing in the Winter? cv_acr replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Thomas 9011	7	18158
Elevated steam railway - NYC locojacket replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by elevatedrr	14	8250
German diesel mechanical 1958 passenger train daveklepper replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by daveklepper	5	2532
Video: Poway Midland RR 0-4-0 Firelock76 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Ray Dunakin	3	1412
ATSF #940--New Photos Acela026 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Acela026	11	4968
United Aircraft Turbo Train cx500 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by pajrr	1	1725
PRR-NJT GG1 no. 4879 Posted 13 years ago by Proto87 2011	0	1490
Cockaboose railroad Posted 13 years ago by richg1998	0	1638
SteamTown jumper replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Moonie	15	5307
Smoke Box Temperatures and Steam Locomotive Combustion Efficiency Rikers Yard replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Burgard540	15	12969
Explosion on SCNF (4-8-2) No.241P-17 Seriously injured Engineer& Fireman Juniatha replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by samfp1943	25	23571
Canadian Pacific Selkirks betamax replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by SPer	3	1334
Phila. PRR Silverliners Farewell Trip Cancelled K4sPRR replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by LNER4472	2	975
La Veta Pass Route (photos) samfp1943 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by mfmalk	2	1601
Mainline steam in PA locobasede replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Transr	1	1151
Repairs Posted 13 years ago by blue streak 1	0	1038
Denver trolley celebrates 25 years Stourbridge Lion replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Stourbridge Lion	2	1240
NKP 765 JoeKoh replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by Krokodil	14	6469
Leviathan to run at IRM August 7 - Sept 18th (dates listed in post) Firelock76 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by benburch	11	4189
Steam locomotive rail cleaning Spinner5711 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by JayPotter	27	11737
A4s to visit the UK in 2013 Firelock76 replied to this thread 13 years ago Posted 13 years ago by London Midland	3	1434