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What your most favorite R.R. flag of all time.(fallen or current)?

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CNW 6000
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:53 PM

No doubt...the C&NW!  Followed by the FRVR and...the WC.  Can I count the DME/ICE as they're on the block so to speak?

Dan

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passengerfan
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Posted by passengerfan on Friday, October 5, 2007 5:26 AM

Actually had three favorite fallen flags

1 Great Northern

2 Santa Fe

3 CB&Q

All were pro passenger and did not compromise service or equipment on there trains.

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SALfan
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Posted by SALfan on Friday, October 5, 2007 3:42 PM
The Seaboard Air Line - "Thru the Heart of the South".
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f14aplusfl
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Posted by f14aplusfl on Friday, October 12, 2007 10:57 AM

See the avatar and signature.

 

Florida East Coast Railway - Flagler System "Speedway to America's Playground" Roads bad, Trains better.
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rstaller
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Posted by rstaller on Saturday, October 13, 2007 4:54 PM

  The NKP

  The NKP

  The NKP

  The NKP

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Lord Atmo
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Posted by Lord Atmo on Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:32 PM
probably either NS or KCS

Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.

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Big90mack
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Posted by Big90mack on Monday, October 15, 2007 2:03 PM

 

 

K.C.S  BNSF NW

Jesse C. If at first you don't succed get a bigger hammer !!!!
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wl_keller
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Posted by wl_keller on Saturday, October 27, 2007 8:34 PM

Cotton Belt / Southern Pacific

Texas and Pacific / Missouri Pacific

KCS

All were seen frequenting my home town when I was a child.

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JohnWPowell
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Posted by JohnWPowell on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:55 PM
CHESSIE
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Railfan1
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Posted by Railfan1 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:29 PM
CSXT
"It's a great day to be alive" "Of all the words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, It might have been......"
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CNW-man
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Posted by CNW-man on Friday, November 2, 2007 8:26 PM

 CNW 6000 wrote:
No doubt...the C&NW!

 

Same here for my #1 fav. RR, too!

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blade
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Posted by blade on Saturday, November 3, 2007 6:38 PM
th&b
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1 R.I. nut
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Posted by 1 R.I. nut on Saturday, November 3, 2007 9:24 PM
Hey, for me my favorite is a mighty fine line THE ROCK ISLAND LINE! As I grew up in the Quad cities, As a kid in the 60s I remember there were still some colorful painted engines still running around. And R.I. had some oddball engines in and out of the silvis yards. AHH the good ol days!  ( 1 R. I. NUT )
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riogrande5761
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Posted by riogrande5761 on Saturday, November 3, 2007 9:59 PM
My favorite RR's are relatively recent fallen flags that I got to watch run well past my college years.  Southern Pacific and Rio Grande are my most favorites.  I grew up west and miss the Santa Fe and BN as well but they weren't in my back yard.

Rio Grande.  The Action Road  - Focus 1977-1983

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 9, 2007 8:12 PM
Bangor & Aroostook for me.
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New Haven I-5
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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, November 9, 2007 10:42 PM
Mine has to be the New Haven & Hartford.

- Luke

Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's

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New Haven I-5
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Posted by New Haven I-5 on Friday, November 9, 2007 10:44 PM

  Acually I have Four

1. New York New Haven & Hartford

 

2. Southern Pacific

 

3. Santa Fe

 

4. Nickel Plate

 

- Luke

Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:51 AM
my favorite flag is current.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:52 AM

my favorite is SANTA FE!

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SVRy conductor
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Posted by SVRy conductor on Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:06 AM
Doesn't anyone like the Warbonnet?
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:43 PM
the british columbia railway, classic, local, but unfortunatly part of crash national
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Scuta
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Posted by Scuta on Sunday, November 11, 2007 10:21 PM
Central Vermont, now New England Central.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 12, 2007 8:14 PM

The late great NSW GOVERNMENT railways (Australia)  .......Alco heaven, everything from FA lookalikes, RSC types (with 244's),Alco World series hood units and 6 Alco/GE cab units (C-C trucks) styled after the GE UP/Erie Demo set. Fortunately one of these is preserved in working order and many of the other units are still in regular service with private operators.

 

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Mr_Ash
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Posted by Mr_Ash on Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:58 PM
D&RGW followed by CB&Q & C&NW
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MopacBarrettTunnel
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Posted by MopacBarrettTunnel on Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:04 AM

#1:




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#3:


Eagle Expidited Merchandise Service - 'cos DHL, FedEx, and UPS are ignorant of their history..........
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bigbird_1
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Posted by bigbird_1 on Sunday, November 18, 2007 9:02 PM
Mine was in my own back yard, the Midland Railway in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It interconnected with the Great Northern RR and also the CPR.
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GAURC
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Posted by GAURC on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 2:36 PM

ATSF 

~Rick

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TheS.P.caboose
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Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Thursday, November 22, 2007 2:42 PM
Southern Pacific
Regards Gary
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AlcoRS11Nut
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:06 PM

GREEN BAY AND WESTERN ALL THE WAY!

 I have to say Union Pacific too. (don't hate me....lol)

I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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Allegheny1600
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Posted by Allegheny1600 on Monday, November 26, 2007 4:14 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:

No doubt...the C&NW!  Followed by the FRVR and...the WC.  Can I count the DME/ICE as they're on the block so to speak?

Absolutely!!! Despite my user name it's the Cheap & Nothing Wasted for me - after which I love the C&O & KCS in the States!

Then it's British Railways Corporate Image & Western Region, followed by DB, DR, DSB, SNCB and OSE.

OSE???? - in other words Greek railways - and STILL running ALCO'S - get out there while you can!

John Edge, Warrington, UK
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