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wjstix
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Posted by wjstix on Thursday, May 31, 2007 4:55 PM

When I was born (1958) there were I think 11 railroads serving my area, by the time I was 35 or so the last one (C&NW) had disappeared. Heck, now even BN is gone!!

I guess if I had to pick one, it would be the Minneapolis Northfield and Southern, although now Progressive Rail has taken over the line I grew up next to, and it's nice to see the same diesels being used in virtually the same paint scheme as the MN&S. (See the recent Trains mag article!) 

Stix
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JonathanS
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Posted by JonathanS on Thursday, May 31, 2007 10:51 AM
Reading Company
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moparrailfan
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Posted by moparrailfan on Monday, May 28, 2007 5:43 PM

Rock Island

 

Doug

 

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CMSTPP
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Posted by CMSTPP on Monday, May 28, 2007 3:02 PM

The Milwaukee road for me. If it wasn't for them then it would be the NP

milw0532

The Greatest SD they ever built unless the SDL39 comes into play.

Happy railroadingLaugh [(-D]

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favuprailroadfan
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Posted by favuprailroadfan on Monday, May 28, 2007 11:14 AM

 

        Long Live SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

 

                          Dru

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J. Edgar
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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:27 PM

 well......its a long list but ill shorten it.......

 PRR

 PFW&C

 GR&I

 i guess anything Pennsy........

 the Pere Marquette is a close to my heart fav......

i love the smell of coal smoke in the morning Photobucket
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J. Edgar
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Posted by J. Edgar on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:20 PM
 Railfan1 wrote:

 espeefoamer wrote:
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC! The Friendly Railroad.

You sure it's not that little shortline in Georgia whose engineers were famous for thowing stuff at people. Laugh [(-D]

 HAR HAR HAR.....thats cute....Big Smile [:D]

i love the smell of coal smoke in the morning Photobucket
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Railfan1
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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:13 PM

 espeefoamer wrote:
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC! The Friendly Railroad.

You sure it's not that little shortline in Georgia whose engineers were famous for thowing stuff at people. Laugh [(-D]

"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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edbenton
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Posted by edbenton on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:43 PM
The Santa Fe followed closely by the Conrail considering both ran within 2 blocks of my house growing up.
Always at war with those that think OTR trucking is EASY.
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espeefoamer
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Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:14 PM
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC! The Friendly Railroad.
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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PBenham
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Posted by PBenham on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:32 PM
I miss the Lehigh Valley a lot. But, the anthracite traffic died and twenty years later so did the Valley. But, it really tried to stay alive while it could do so.
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Railfan1
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Posted by Railfan1 on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 2:43 PM
ACL
"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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Lord Atmo
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Posted by Lord Atmo on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 2:12 PM

well.... it's a tie  between:

the Chicago and North Western. i saw them as a kid. they were the first to introduce me to trains and have become the very definition of "train" to me. but nothing CNW from my childhood remains, so CNW's been kinda bland these days


the Denver and Rio Grande Western. cuz those units looked awesome and there's still some worthwhile DRGW stuff out there...er ok just 5371. but that's still something!

Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.

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blade
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Posted by blade on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:33 AM
what is your favorite fallin flag?
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