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John, K6CPO

It blows my mind what they do. I worked railfest at Steamtown a few weeks back, the first time I worked with that many foamers hanging around in one place. I was worried that some foamer somewhere might broadcast but much to my suprize, non did. But dont get me started though...Im not sure whats wo...

Those with commercial or ham radios that will transmit on railroad frequencies may want to consider the following. For self preservation, in other words, to keep out of trouble, I recommend the following. If it's a commercial radio, program it so that it will not transmit on the railroad channels t...

The pictures of the move of GP9 1401 (ex SP 3709) from Oceanside to Campo are here: http://johnwright.smugmug.com/Trains/Pa ... &k=vmNhwsz

I'm currently a volunteer at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, CA and we are in the process of acquiring a former Southern Pacific low hood GP9 that was last in service with the Marines at Camp Pendelton. I believe the transfer from there to Campo is going to take place next week... Wo...

I have an LED lantern manufactured by McDermott Light and Signal of Ridgewood, New York. I purchased it from railroad tools and Solutions. It's very bright and I have to be careful not to shine it in the eyes of other crew members when giving signals at night. http://www.rrtoolsnsolutions.com/safety...

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I'm another military veteran, US Navy Reserve 1965-1985, including a tour in Vietnam in 1968. I noted with interest the earlier mention of the USCGC Eagle. In 1999 I was a volunteer crewman aboard the Barque Star of India owned by the San Diego Maritime Museum. We had opportunity to sail in company ...

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Purchased the Yaesu FT270R about 2 months ago. Worst radio/scanner I've ever used while railfanning. It struggles to pick up a detector that is less than a quarter mile away, and often times does not pick up trains calling signals that are within a mile or two. Not to mention, it's unGodly difficul...

Just joined the forum today, although I've been a railfan for years and a licensed ham (K6CPO) for a year and a half. I'm a volunteer with the Pacific Southwest Railway museum in Campo, California. I work as train crew, and edit the museum's newsletter, in addition to doing a lot of their photograph...