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Stations Lost to Highways or Streets 1 2 by Station Aficionado - Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:08 pm	21 Replies 6435 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Sep 23, 2016 1:43 pm
Heavy Rail Transit grade crossings 1 2 3 by MattW - Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:40 pm	42 Replies 12237 Views	by GWoodle Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:42 pm
"Essential Rail Service" program 1 2 by R36 Combine Coach - Tue May 24, 2016 11:07 pm	18 Replies 6555 Views	by eolesen Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:28 pm
Building your own Solari split-flap display by STrRedWolf - Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:09 pm	3 Replies 8496 Views	by MissTheMEC Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:34 pm
"Push Button" Doors 1 2 by darthdoosh - Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:09 pm	17 Replies 10484 Views	by deathtopumpkins Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:18 am
Siemens is Supplying Muni Trains (San Francisco) by Jeff Smith - Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:24 pm	0 Replies 2537 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:24 pm
MARTA Looking for a New Fleet by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:28 am	9 Replies 3671 Views	by Ryand-Smith Wed Aug 31, 2016 1:56 am
How do Train Dispatchers track trains? by hgondilon - Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:00 pm	4 Replies 6957 Views	by BostonUrbEx Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:32 am
Private passeneger rail could've been saved? by JohnFromJersey - Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:55 pm	3 Replies 2195 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:00 pm
"Luxotrains" - If No Amtrak by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:02 am	4 Replies 2692 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:18 pm
Ownership and operations, various cities, various roads. by DutchRailnut - Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:30 am	6 Replies 2950 Views	by matthewsaggie Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:46 pm
Lease For Home Waters Donny Beaver Spruce Creek Pa by flyfisherman33 - Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:50 am	1 Replies 4073 Views	by John_Perkowski Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:54 pm
Should Transit Be Free? by MaineCoonCat - Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:27 pm	10 Replies 5664 Views	by Passenger Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:07 am
GO Transit / Metrolinx Toronto, ON 1 2 3 by Fan Railer - Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:35 pm	32 Replies 29345 Views	by dowlingm Tue Nov 28, 2017 1:13 pm
Boston Surface Railroad: Worcester-Providence Commuter Rail 1 … 53 54 55 56 57 by frrc - Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:44 pm	847 Replies 196433 Views	by NH2060 Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:12 pm
Hidden third rail streetcar? by STrRedWolf - Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:35 am	6 Replies 4220 Views	by Myrtone Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:54 pm
North American High Speed Rail Group by Jeff Smith - Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:37 am	6 Replies 4472 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:24 am
Passenger-Equipped Cabooses by Statkowski - Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:55 pm	8 Replies 5787 Views	by jhdeasy Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:53 pm
Rail transit in Zootopia (ZTA) by STrRedWolf - Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:14 am	5 Replies 6885 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:06 pm
Jet Train 1 2 3 4 5 by p42 - Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:10 pm	70 Replies 39290 Views	by DutchRailnut Fri May 20, 2016 3:53 pm
Texas: San Antonio - Georgetown (Lone Star Rail District) 1 2 3 by Jeff Smith - Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:02 pm	37 Replies 19192 Views	by jb9152 Wed May 11, 2016 4:40 pm
One-Man Crew by mtuandrew - Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:34 pm	13 Replies 4977 Views	by mtuandrew Sat May 07, 2016 5:48 pm
TransDominion Express Bristol - Richmond VA by Jeff Smith - Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:25 pm	3 Replies 3242 Views	by Literalman Tue May 03, 2016 2:37 pm
GO Transit Union Pearson Express 1 2 3 by electricron - Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:59 pm	39 Replies 25654 Views	by electricron Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:34 pm
Hokkaido Shinkansen by lpetrich - Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:59 am	2 Replies 3790 Views	by lpetrich Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:20 am
Federal Rail Agency Steps Up Campaign: Crossing Accidents by Jeff Smith - Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:21 pm	6 Replies 11972 Views	by CRail Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:29 pm
Independent Brake operation on Push-Pull Trains by butts260 - Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:29 pm	7 Replies 7467 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:46 pm
Future of U.S. Rail 1 2 3 by SRich - Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:13 pm	30 Replies 15782 Views	by SRich Mon May 30, 2016 12:16 pm
Designation of multiple units as a locomotive by BostonUrbEx - Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:51 pm	6 Replies 5649 Views	by DutchRailnut Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:50 am
US flags on locomotives and cars: why? by SouthernRailway - Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:16 pm	4 Replies 2628 Views	by R36 Combine Coach Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:41 pm
Brooklyn Queens Light Rail 1 2 by rr503 - Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:32 pm	17 Replies 10711 Views	by rr503 Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:39 pm
Indonesia high-speed rail by lpetrich - Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:37 pm	0 Replies 2713 Views	by lpetrich Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:37 pm
Budd vs. Pullman and St. Louis stainless construction by R36 Combine Coach - Sun Jan 24, 2016 2:45 am	1 Replies 3258 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:01 pm
Automatic Fare Collection For Commuter/Regional Rail 1 2 by BostonJarred - Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:50 pm	16 Replies 5677 Views	by leviramsey Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:20 am
Phoenix to Tucson Commuter Rail study by mtuandrew - Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:10 pm	5 Replies 4560 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:35 pm
Las Vegas and a Comparative Analysis of Smaller Transit by Jeff Smith - Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:52 pm	0 Replies 1882 Views	by Jeff Smith Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:52 pm
diesel fumes, passengers, and tunnels by wborys - Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:58 am	10 Replies 5340 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:49 pm
Houston METRORail by lpetrich - Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:12 am	2 Replies 4508 Views	by lpetrich Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:10 pm
Why don't Class Is haul more excursion/private car trains? by SouthernRailway - Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:53 pm	2 Replies 3030 Views	by CHTT1 Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:24 pm
Coupling / de-coupling Passenger Trains 1 2 by FRN9 - Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:37 pm	24 Replies 10456 Views	by DutchRailnut Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:03 pm
Maglev BAL - DC w. Extension to NYC 1 2 3 by lpetrich - Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:02 am	32 Replies 13820 Views	by lpetrich Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:21 pm
Portland, Oregon: TriMet Westside Express Service 1 2 3 4 5 6 by Otto Vondrak - Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:18 pm	85 Replies 34589 Views	by dowlingm Mon Nov 16, 2015 9:44 am
Leesburg Turnpike Tysons - Alexandria Light Rail by Jeff Smith - Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:05 pm	2 Replies 3138 Views	by Greg Moore Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:18 pm
All Aboard Florida Selects Siemens as Train Manufacturer by frequentflyer - Thu Sep 11, 2014 12:27 pm	12 Replies 12395 Views	by jstolberg Sun Jun 12, 2016 5:26 am
Innovation Contest by German Railway Company by James Hunt - Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:11 pm	1 Replies 3311 Views	by philipmartin Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:32 am
Photography on Marta by Tom6921 - Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:54 pm	1 Replies 2910 Views	by MattW Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:57 pm
New GO Transit Paint Scheme 1 2 by Ken V - Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:48 pm	20 Replies 11768 Views	by dowlingm Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:17 pm
bnsf furlough by trishbyrd1 - Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:48 pm	3 Replies 11714 Views	by trkspd Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:01 pm
Britain's High-Speed #2 to start construction in 2017 by lpetrich - Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:38 am	0 Replies 2764 Views	by lpetrich Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:38 am
Shinkansen extended on Japan's west coast by lpetrich - Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:53 am	2 Replies 3547 Views	by lpetrich Thu Sep 24, 2015 5:23 am
Halifax, NS Beaver Bank Windsor Jct. Elmsdale Commuter Rail by NH2060 - Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:19 pm	0 Replies 2809 Views	by NH2060 Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:19 pm
Which railroad (or line) has the roughest/smoothest track? by SouthernRailway - Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:12 pm	0 Replies 2741 Views	by SouthernRailway Sun Sep 20, 2015 7:12 pm
MARTA North Line Extension Atlanta, GA by Jeff Smith - Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:29 pm	11 Replies 4626 Views	by litz Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:04 pm
Charlotte CityLYNX Gold Line streetcar 1 2 by jtbell - Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:52 pm	15 Replies 7177 Views	by Bob Roberts Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:16 pm
Effect of ICC 79mph limit by CLamb - Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:57 pm	2 Replies 4279 Views	by JayBee Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:32 pm
Best Commuter Rail Company In The US by MNCRR9000 - Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:50 am	7 Replies 3966 Views	by Frode Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:04 pm
GCRTA opens new station by Bill R. - Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:12 am	0 Replies 2672 Views	by Bill R. Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:12 am
Signalling and ways of tracks by Fearguy1234 - Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:18 pm	6 Replies 7895 Views	by ctclark1 Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:34 pm
Amtrak and Private Passenger Proposals by Literalman - Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:45 pm	13 Replies 6567 Views	by F-line to Dudley via Park Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:45 am
Markings on the side of rail? by Motte - Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:54 am	5 Replies 7729 Views	by trojan82 Sat May 27, 2017 3:41 pm
Effects of MUing different types of EMUs? by MattW - Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:09 pm	4 Replies 4252 Views	by Gerry6309 Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:02 pm
Miami Metrorail by lpetrich - Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:22 pm	2 Replies 8185 Views	by Rockingham Racer Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:16 am
RPO Placement in Train by Statkowski - Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:36 pm	1 Replies 2907 Views	by Desertdweller Sat Aug 01, 2015 5:15 pm
Iowa Pacific "Eastern Flyer" Passenger Rail 1 2 by NH2060 - Mon Feb 24, 2014 5:52 pm	23 Replies 13076 Views	by NH2060 Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:18 am
Starting a dual-mode's engine? by MattW - Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:22 pm	4 Replies 3191 Views	by mvb119 Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:16 pm
Uncoupling passenger car in motion (UK). Questions. by Passenger - Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:29 am	3 Replies 2587 Views	by Passenger Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:51 pm
My dream Phoenix area light rail and streetcar system by Pink Jazz - Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:05 pm	6 Replies 4504 Views	by Pink Jazz Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:11 pm
Why do US coaches have open seating vs. compartments? by SouthernRailway - Sat May 30, 2015 6:53 pm	3 Replies 2971 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:44 pm
BNSF Worker Killed In NE Minneapolis Rail Yard Accident by Jim1348 - Mon May 25, 2015 8:39 pm	1 Replies 13905 Views	by mtuandrew Thu May 28, 2015 2:34 pm
NBC 4 Los Angeles "Safety of 'Push Trains..." by NH2060 - Wed Mar 04, 2015 4:25 pm	6 Replies 9030 Views	by FLHerne Sun May 17, 2015 11:49 am
New Bombardier cab car for GO Transit by dowlingm - Tue May 12, 2015 2:20 pm	7 Replies 4691 Views	by dowlingm Thu May 14, 2015 1:08 pm
Why not use spare commuter trains for discount service? 1 2 3 by SouthernRailway - Sat May 09, 2015 6:23 pm	35 Replies 13399 Views	by mvb119 Thu May 28, 2015 11:46 pm
Commuter rail in Wyoming by sipes23 - Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:45 pm	9 Replies 4742 Views	by Desertdweller Sun May 10, 2015 3:54 pm
High-speed lines southward from Bordeaux by lpetrich - Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:34 am	5 Replies 5085 Views	by lpetrich Sun Apr 26, 2015 12:30 pm
Bi-directional signalling, primarily in LA by Myrtone - Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:11 am	7 Replies 3885 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:26 pm
new Metro car is born by DutchRailnut - Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:19 pm	3 Replies 4779 Views	by Robert Paniagua Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:32 am
Opened: high-speed-rail line to SW S Korea by lpetrich - Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:16 pm	0 Replies 2503 Views	by lpetrich Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:16 pm
Dual Mode: 3rd Rail + Catenary locomotive 1 2 3 by FRN9 - Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:34 pm	34 Replies 18881 Views	by JayBee Thu Jul 23, 2015 2:41 pm
Video: Long rail transport by long truck by bengt - Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:01 am	1 Replies 2769 Views	by mmi16 Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:02 pm
Memphis trolleys suspend operation by TomNelligan - Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:50 pm	2 Replies 3975 Views	by dowlingm Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:56 pm
Private passenger car ownership: profitable? by SouthernRailway - Sat Aug 03, 2013 8:52 pm	10 Replies 6638 Views	by jhdeasy Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:28 pm
Economics of Ties by Bob Roberts - Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:28 pm	2 Replies 7107 Views	by F-line to Dudley via Park Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:53 pm
Trip Report: Miami Metro Rail/Mover Arsht Center to KMIA by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:59 am	3 Replies 9649 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:21 am
Trackside Classic by philipmartin - Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:38 pm	1 Replies 7282 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:47 pm
Worst commuting experience by 4400Washboard - Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:24 pm	5 Replies 3537 Views	by 4400Washboard Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:39 pm
trolley freight service? 1 2 3 by NRGeep - Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:53 pm	30 Replies 18277 Views	by jbvb Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:49 pm
Color for next MARTA rail line? 1 2 by Pink Jazz - Sun Jan 11, 2015 5:44 pm	17 Replies 6695 Views	by Pink Jazz Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:23 pm
Semi Off topic AAPRCO special by Sprinter611 - Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:39 pm	3 Replies 4794 Views	by jhdeasy Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:32 am
Toronto subway - H series cars retirement by dowlingm - Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:04 am	5 Replies 3357 Views	by dowlingm Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:05 am
Turkey's Second High-Speed Line: Ankara - Konya by lpetrich - Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:11 pm	3 Replies 4771 Views	by lpetrich Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:12 pm
High-speed rail expands in Eastern Europe by lpetrich - Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:42 pm	2 Replies 2585 Views	by Station Aficionado Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:10 am
Beijing Metro now longer than NYC's 1 2 by lpetrich - Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:35 pm	18 Replies 7505 Views	by BandA Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:24 pm
European Style High Speed Railway In North America by rail10 - Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:34 pm	2 Replies 2655 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:20 pm
Japanese Maglev Line: Chuo Shinkansen by lpetrich - Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:34 am	0 Replies 2261 Views	by lpetrich Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:34 am
DP and DI series from Tunisia by Amine - Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:47 am	2 Replies 2910 Views	by Amine Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:15 am
High-speed trains vs. airline service 1 2 3 4 5 by lpetrich - Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:44 am	64 Replies 22213 Views	by Greg Moore Tue Dec 09, 2014 5:47 am
Passenger rail more likely on rail-trail ROW or freight ROW? 1 2 by Patrick Boylan - Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:14 am	24 Replies 6015 Views	by justalurker66 Mon Dec 08, 2014 9:20 pm
Why no first class on commuter trains, generally by SouthernRailway - Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:30 pm	10 Replies 3182 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:12 pm
Books about commuter rail by SouthernRailway - Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:24 pm	11 Replies 3889 Views	by SouthernRailway Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:27 pm
FRA to grant waiver to allow purchase of 4 HSR trainsets by kaitoku - Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:40 pm	0 Replies 2110 Views	by kaitoku Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:40 pm