My favorite fallen flags would have to be L&N, CHESSIE, Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis, and Tennessee Central. Current operating is NS.
My favorite fallen flag would have to be Americas First Railroad.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Clinchfield, Southern, Seaboard Air Line.
I remember the old Southern line from Marion, NC to Rock Hill, SC, the original CCC (or 3C's). It was always called the "Peavine" around here. Have heard the old timers talk about a mixed freight with one passenger car on the back that people in the tiny communities like Union Mills and Glenwood could catch and ride to town. Sure wish I could do that now.
chefjavier wrote:yoho;What is your favorite railroad? Let me guess..CSX!
yoho;
What is your favorite railroad? Let me guess..CSX!
Whoa, I completely failed to answer this.
So, My favorite is Santa Fe.
Followed closely by C&NW and Wisconsin Central Both of which ran blocks from my parent's house (In River Forest Illinois)
Recently though, I've become absolutely facinated with Southern Pacific heritage in Northern California and Oregon.
Also, I fairly recently learned that the tracks to the north of River Forest growing up were the Old Milwaukee Road, so that's peaked curiousity. I don't think I remember seeing anything but Soo Line there, but still.
As for Short Lines, Genesee and Wyoming's Portland & Western/Wilamette & Pacific win that hands down.
Fallen Flag:
Their are Several;
No.1 Sante Fe
2 Wabash
3 Baltimore & Ohio
4 Chicago & North Western
5 Erie
6 Nickel Plate
Its to bad that the times have taken our Favorite ones from the rails. The only Satifaction that we get, is to be lucky and maybe catch an unpainted engine go past on a heavy traveled main line and still enjoy the past for a quick fleating moment. I have that privledge once and a while when I can catch an original ATSF going through on the CSX mainline in Defiance, Oh. or going on the Old Nickel Plate Line, Ft. Wanye to Belvue,Oh. We Still can buy some train tapes and enjoy days of the past!
Enjoy what we have now, cause it will not be there tomorrow!!!
Long Live Our FALLEN FLAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#1 Denver and Rio Grande Western.........."Through the Rockies, not around them!".
#2 Burlington Northern............Cascade green and black......simple yet eya catching.
#3 Santa Fe...........Love those Warbonnets and Blue Bonnets!
Favorites of mine., Southern, L&N, NC&STL, Seaboard, Central of Georgia, Southern Pacific, Hey, all of the Railroads were my favorites........ Dixie........
"Save Your Confederate Money Boys",The South Will Rise Again"
Escanaba & Lake Superior
http://www.railroadmichigan.com/escanabalakesuperior.html
and the
Green Bay and Western
http://www.greenbayroute.com/
I'll always have a place for the Norfolk & Western and the Southern . You gatta love them long hoods forward. The first locomotive I was ever in was on The Southern back when I was a kid in Northern KY.
N&W
L&N
Southern
chefjavier wrote:Does any one could name their favorite local short line?
BY FAR THE WSOR!!!GO WSOR!!!
ModelTrainLover wrote: what do you know about conrail then?
what do you know about conrail then?
Amigo!
I could tell you that Conrail became a leader not a follower in the industry.
ModelTrainLover wrote: chefjavier wrote: tegemu wrote:NYCDo you have a picture to proof your theory?conrail junky
chefjavier wrote: tegemu wrote:NYCDo you have a picture to proof your theory?
tegemu wrote:NYC
Do you have a picture to proof your theory?
conrail junky
Jealous!
Maine Central
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