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- Extra/Modified Schedules
by MetraBNSF on Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:21 pm
- 163 Replies
- 16601 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:42 pm
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- F40PH Rebuild Program
by MetraF40C607 on Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:11 pm
- 205 Replies
- 10564 Views
- Last post by F40CFan
on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:32 am
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- In The News
by metraRI on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:39 pm
- 54 Replies
- 2776 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:46 am
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- Locomotive Assignment And Maintenance Changes
by AMTK84 on Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:52 am
- 598 Replies
- 62364 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:17 am
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- Service Disruptions
by metraRI on Thu May 18, 2006 10:17 pm
- 430 Replies
- 41015 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:32 pm
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- Various Construction and Projects
by metraRI on Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:32 pm
- 86 Replies
- 8829 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:57 am
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- Bilevel Assignment And Maintenance Changes
by metraRI on Wed May 04, 2005 10:01 pm
- 266 Replies
- 36707 Views
- Last post by MetraPace
on Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:54 pm
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- UP-W Improvement Project
by MetraBNSF on Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:34 am
- 10 Replies
- 731 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:14 pm
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- Mixed Metra - WSOR pinch hits
by Tadman on Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:51 pm
- 1 Replies
- 112 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:18 pm
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- New signals east and west of Roselle
by lstone19 on Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:10 pm
- 12 Replies
- 399 Views
- Last post by EricL
on Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:29 am
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- Metra Electric: Most Scenic station for photography?
by usa4624 on Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:53 pm
- 16 Replies
- 1412 Views
- Last post by MACTRAXX
on Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:58 pm
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- 611 & 614 ONLY, Please
by F40CFan on Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:38 pm
- 269 Replies
- 30799 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:24 pm
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- No more booklet schedules?
by doepack on Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:28 am
- 25 Replies
- 796 Views
- Last post by Amtrak7
on Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:56 pm
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- Blago's Curtain Call and Seniors Ride Free
by Gilbert B Norman on Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:45 am
- 17 Replies
- 1080 Views
- Last post by Gilbert B Norman
on Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:05 pm
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- Announcement voice?
by Kangaroo_of_72 on Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:12 am
- 0 Replies
- 99 Views
- Last post by Kangaroo_of_72
on Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:12 am
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- Is there a Easy and Fast way to get to Millenium Station?
by Littleredcaboose on Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:52 pm
- 13 Replies
- 442 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:45 am
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- What do UP/W, MED (So Chgo), and the Rock have in common?
by doepack on Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:14 am
- 6 Replies
- 268 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:27 pm
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- Yelled at by Conductor for railfanning
by AMTK347 on Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:03 am
- 9 Replies
- 399 Views
- Last post by buddah
on Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:57 pm
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- Metra Proposes Four New Stops
by MetraRy on Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:19 am
- 1 Replies
- 145 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:28 pm
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- I Want My Cars Back
by Gilbert B Norman on Sat May 10, 2008 8:33 am
- 177 Replies
- 7939 Views
- Last post by andrethebusman
on Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:01 pm
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- Ding? (Question for Eric, Bones, or any other engineer...)
by doepack on Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:11 am
- 2 Replies
- 163 Views
- Last post by qboy
on Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:38 pm
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- CNW galleries at 47th St
by andrethebusman on Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:34 pm
- 1 Replies
- 120 Views
- Last post by F40c611fan
on Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:05 pm
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- From METRA to Maintenance of Way on UP
by ljeppson on Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:50 am
- 1 Replies
- 124 Views
- Last post by Milwaukee_F40C
on Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:55 am
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- Harvard Long-Term Parking?
by scoostraw on Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:31 pm
- 5 Replies
- 159 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:31 pm
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- Now Running: SWS Saturday Service
by superbad on Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:28 pm
- 71 Replies
- 2682 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:40 pm
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- Metra's 'New' Site
by metraRI on Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:20 pm
- 18 Replies
- 750 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:33 am
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- Metra Gensets?
by metraRI on Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:49 pm
- 4 Replies
- 174 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:29 am
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- Metra, The Way To Really.... Advertise?
by metraRI on Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:10 pm
- 54 Replies
- 2037 Views
- Last post by Illinifan
on Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:01 pm
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- F40C-Sold unit locations?
by Realityrail on Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:33 am
- 23 Replies
- 1573 Views
- Last post by F40CFan
on Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:43 am
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- Fare increase for '06...'08... Now '10
by doepack on Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:04 am
- 16 Replies
- 1819 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Sun Oct 18, 2009 6:47 pm
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- Passed Without Comment
by Gilbert B Norman on Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:39 pm
- 42 Replies
- 788 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:10 pm
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- How does Metra work?
by blugoose on Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:24 pm
- 12 Replies
- 476 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:13 pm
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- Why only F40PH-2s again?
by ColinMucha on Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:24 pm
- 3 Replies
- 249 Views
- Last post by Tadman
on Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:18 pm
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- 2016 Olympics & Metra
by zmuzak on Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:15 am
- 24 Replies
- 700 Views
- Last post by ChiTownHustler
on Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:22 am
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- Grade crossing elimination?
by Passenger on Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:11 am
- 25 Replies
- 910 Views
- Last post by Batman2
on Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:47 pm
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- Metra Colors
by ColinMucha on Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:27 pm
- 4 Replies
- 202 Views
- Last post by CNW5022-A519
on Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:42 am
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- Club Car 553
by AmtrakFan on Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:08 am
- 16 Replies
- 2088 Views
- Last post by peconicstation
on Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:16 pm
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- Metra Star Line
by Metracab123 on Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:02 pm
- 11 Replies
- 343 Views
- Last post by Metracab123
on Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:59 am
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- Family car?
by Passenger on Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:37 am
- 12 Replies
- 696 Views
- Last post by c604.
on Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:35 am
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- Red Cabcar @CUS and BNSF line
by Chicagojoe28 on Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:55 am
- 1 Replies
- 144 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:00 am
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- HO-scale new Highliners and stainless gallery cars
by byte on Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:47 am
- 7 Replies
- 648 Views
- Last post by mlrr
on Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:55 pm
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- Protection Power at CUS
by F40CFan on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:07 am
- 0 Replies
- 117 Views
- Last post by F40CFan
on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:07 am
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- The horns of Metra
by MetraBNSF on Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:12 am
- 13 Replies
- 1493 Views
- Last post by AMTKHawkeye
on Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:10 pm
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- Does anyone on here model Metra?
by Blutorse4792 on Tue May 15, 2007 11:20 pm
- 22 Replies
- 3551 Views
- Last post by SlowFreight
on Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:49 pm
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- Great footage of NIRC 1
by Tadman on Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:33 am
- 0 Replies
- 100 Views
- Last post by Tadman
on Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:33 am
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- What Would You Change?
by metraRI on Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:53 am
- 35 Replies
- 1758 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:13 pm
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- Best Places to Watch Metra
by Hudson Terminus on Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:25 pm
- 8 Replies
- 1146 Views
- Last post by CNW5022-A519
on Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:25 pm
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- Speaking of inconvenient transfers...
by doepack on Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:11 am
- 4 Replies
- 188 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:45 am
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- BNSF Cab Cars Deactivated
by Gilbert B Norman on Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:12 am
- 5 Replies
- 343 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:25 pm
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- Splitting 1243/1251, and other BNSF ideas...
by doepack on Wed May 21, 2008 2:17 am
- 27 Replies
- 1458 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:15 pm
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- Engine names
by atsf sp on Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:35 pm
- 8 Replies
- 339 Views
- Last post by bones
on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:39 pm
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- SP 4449 coming to Chicagoland
by doepack on Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:53 pm
- 29 Replies
- 1240 Views
- Last post by JohnD1
on Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:57 pm
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- Historic Aerials
by metraRI on Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:55 am
- 0 Replies
- 136 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:55 am
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- Photography
by ohioriverrailway on Sun May 31, 2009 7:47 pm
- 17 Replies
- 563 Views
- Last post by WelshPete
on Fri Jul 31, 2009 4:02 pm
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- Train to Loyola University
by atsf sp on Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:21 pm
- 1 Replies
- 160 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:07 am
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- F40C Tracking On Twitter!
by AMTK84 on Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:58 pm
- 0 Replies
- 164 Views
- Last post by AMTK84
on Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:58 pm
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- Metra Special Runs
by metraRI on Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:02 pm
- 5 Replies
- 342 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:58 pm
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- R.I.P. 67th St. Tower...
by doepack on Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:06 pm
- 1 Replies
- 197 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:13 pm
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- NCS 7:02 Antioch Departure
by dylanoakes on Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:30 pm
- 3 Replies
- 242 Views
- Last post by MikeF
on Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:53 am
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- Kensington Signalling Question (Metra Electric)
by justalurker66 on Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:44 pm
- 16 Replies
- 527 Views
- Last post by justalurker66
on Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:34 pm
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- Little reading lights in the ceiling. Like an airplane.
by Passenger on Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:35 am
- 3 Replies
- 217 Views
- Last post by byte
on Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:33 pm
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- LaSalle Lights Question
by metra104 on Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:33 am
- 2 Replies
- 183 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:12 am
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- recommend a ride
by teddysdad on Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:18 pm
- 2 Replies
- 170 Views
- Last post by Tadman
on Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:37 pm
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- MP36 windshields and Mars light?
by train2 on Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:23 am
- 0 Replies
- 141 Views
- Last post by train2
on Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:23 am
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- 7-3-09 BNSF observations
by MetraBNSF on Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:21 pm
- 7 Replies
- 391 Views
- Last post by tobuadantoq
on Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:37 am
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- Unusual Sightings
by F40CFan on Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:11 am
- 15 Replies
- 989 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:02 pm
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- Metra riders hit sour note
by MetraBNSF on Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:10 pm
- 4 Replies
- 1300 Views
- Last post by Gilbert B Norman
on Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:19 am
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- Automated Station Announcements
by Gilbert B Norman on Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:55 pm
- 1 Replies
- 155 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:17 pm
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- Diagrams / drawings / schematics / blueprints
by Kangaroo_of_72 on Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:16 pm
- 2 Replies
- 293 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:21 pm
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- About that lift bridge just south of Kinzie
by Passenger on Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:52 am
- 8 Replies
- 348 Views
- Last post by EricL
on Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:58 pm
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- Teacher struck, killed by Metra train
by emd_SD_60 on Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:46 pm
- 17 Replies
- 1488 Views
- Last post by ohioriverrailway
on Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:33 pm
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- Metra engineer accused of letting teen run trains
by byte on Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:20 pm
- 10 Replies
- 1210 Views
- Last post by Darien Red Sox
on Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:55 pm
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- A Few Questions about the Metra System
by Bay Head Local on Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:05 pm
- 5 Replies
- 431 Views
- Last post by bn9900
on Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:00 pm
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- BNSF observation: Left Handed Running
by MetraBNSF on Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:30 pm
- 6 Replies
- 423 Views
- Last post by bn9900
on Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:27 pm
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- CP Morgan
by Tadman on Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:10 pm
- 4 Replies
- 218 Views
- Last post by EricL
on Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:04 pm
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- Coyote sighting just north of Ogilvie
by Passenger on Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:24 am
- 2 Replies
- 191 Views
- Last post by CarterB
on Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:28 pm
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- Metra tracks coming into Union Station from the north.
by Passenger on Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:29 am
- 3 Replies
- 342 Views
- Last post by ryanbytes
on Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:08 pm
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- South Chicago Yard
by Tadman on Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:34 pm
- 8 Replies
- 981 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:08 am
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- # of round trips per day per train set?
by donredhead on Thu May 21, 2009 1:37 pm
- 13 Replies
- 465 Views
- Last post by metraRI
on Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:23 am
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- Bye-bye clickety-clack
by F40CFan on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:26 am
- 15 Replies
- 1090 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:45 pm
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- Chicagoland Get Together
by Tadman on Fri May 22, 2009 8:25 pm
- 6 Replies
- 351 Views
- Last post by jlaroccoii
on Fri May 29, 2009 1:32 pm
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- Metra Electric: crossovers at 11th Place
by ExCon90 on Thu May 21, 2009 3:37 pm
- 2 Replies
- 258 Views
- Last post by ExCon90
on Tue May 26, 2009 3:49 pm
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- It was glorious - Chicagoland Return!
by Tadman on Fri May 22, 2009 8:18 pm
- 0 Replies
- 194 Views
- Last post by Tadman
on Fri May 22, 2009 8:18 pm
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- A living, breathing Metra map...
by doepack on Tue May 19, 2009 3:51 pm
- 5 Replies
- 329 Views
- Last post by qboy
on Thu May 21, 2009 7:49 pm
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- NIRC Switchers
by mrconductor55 on Wed May 20, 2009 1:36 am
- 2 Replies
- 207 Views
- Last post by mrconductor55
on Wed May 20, 2009 1:58 pm
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- Questions for Metra Engineers
by F40CFan on Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:27 pm
- 13 Replies
- 563 Views
- Last post by Metra kid
on Wed May 20, 2009 12:19 am
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- Steam Locomotive
by zmuzak on Fri May 01, 2009 9:36 am
- 6 Replies
- 369 Views
- Last post by Engineer Spike
on Mon May 18, 2009 11:05 pm
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- Ticket punch question.
by ryanbytes on Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:47 am
- 3 Replies
- 341 Views
- Last post by Engineer Spike
on Mon May 18, 2009 11:01 pm
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- Franklin Park Railroad Daze
by F40CFan on Fri May 15, 2009 11:27 am
- 5 Replies
- 321 Views
- Last post by F40CFan
on Mon May 18, 2009 4:40 pm
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- Train Numbers on RID - Jesse James Cars
by Tadman on Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:57 pm
- 11 Replies
- 659 Views
- Last post by spRocket
on Sat May 16, 2009 11:32 am
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- Good locations for overhead photos?
by Kangaroo_of_72 on Mon May 11, 2009 11:21 am
- 4 Replies
- 229 Views
- Last post by F40CFan
on Fri May 15, 2009 3:03 pm
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- New Automated Station Announcements
by metraRI on Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:39 pm
- 16 Replies
- 1072 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Fri May 01, 2009 10:52 am
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- Touring the Metra Electric
by Otto Vondrak on Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:03 pm
- 10 Replies
- 628 Views
- Last post by Tadman
on Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:06 pm
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- Equipment move question...
by doepack on Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:16 pm
- 1 Replies
- 283 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 pm
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- More F40C's???
by TCProductions on Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:23 am
- 1 Replies
- 254 Views
- Last post by bones
on Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:56 am
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- And the equipment will come from... where?
by doepack on Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:56 pm
- 8 Replies
- 480 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:19 pm
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- UP North route equipment cycles
by UKrailfan on Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:27 pm
- 14 Replies
- 621 Views
- Last post by UKrailfan
on Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:37 am
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- Factory north of ME-Blue Island Branch
by Tadman on Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:13 pm
- 4 Replies
- 263 Views
- Last post by bones
on Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:53 pm
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- Map of the month...
by doepack on Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:58 am
- 0 Replies
- 239 Views
- Last post by doepack
on Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:58 am
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- Metra on twitter
by MetraBNSF on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:35 am
- 4 Replies
- 322 Views
- Last post by MetraBNSF
on Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:08 am
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