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Hi electricron, Thanks for taking the time to reply to my original post and for quantifying the problem. I am somewhat relieved to hear that I will only need two books to record all the numbers. I was worried it might take three, the cost of which would render the project totally impossible. Lol Ser...

Hey Basher!!

Thanks so much for the info, it looks very interesting and I’ll have to follow up on it. It’ll be good to have something with which to cross refer all my engine sightings.

In the meantime, happy train spotting and try not to get too tired of being called an Australian. Lol

Hi Spike, Thanks for the input. It all sounds very complicated! Lol. I’ll do my best to keep up. Before I came to the States, I lived for 15 years in Ipswich, which is in East Anglia. There’s a lot of good rail lines and museums in the area but I would definitely recommend the museum at Bressingham ...

That’s a cool tribute to the man. Thanks to everyone for the updates.

Thanks for the update and the good news that the names are still there. I'll just have to look that little bit closer.

Thanks to everyone for replying with such detailed and insightful information. It seems a pity that the new color scheme will do away with the locomotive names. I'm surprised more fuss was not made to try and retain the names in some way with the new schemes. As only an occasional visitor to Chicago...

I'm a U.K. Ex-pat who's been living in the mid west for the past 15 years. I have recently rekindled an interest in railroads that started back in the 1960's when steam was giving way to diesel in the U.K. I have been asking some general questions on the mid west board and when I asked a specific qu...

Great idea, ex con, I'll do just that. I'm really enjoying, and appreciating, all the feedback so far.

Thank you ex con for your evocative reply. Your description of the beautiful variety that was existant before regulatory interference makes it come alive for someone who wasn't there. That rich diversity was definitely one of the attractions in the first place. As you pointed out, the days before ev...

Thanks for the latest reply. As you suggest, both the apps seem to be for the UK Trainspotting scene but I'll certainly look into those, thanks. In a way, I'm surprised that the habit of taking train numbers hasn't taken off over here. I mean, you guys are really spoiled because the numbers on your ...

Thank you for the reply. The thought of a Gresley on the Cornish Riviera would have brought thousands of trainspotters, young and old alike, lining up along the route to see such a scarcity. Every bridge, platform, embankment and cutting would have been covered. I know the relevant task is enormous ...

Here's a question that's a little out of left field. I'm an English ex-pat that's been living in central Illinois for the past 15 years but I have recently rekindled my interest in train spotting. As a young boy, I was lucky enough to go on many spotting trips with my elder brothers, predominantly i...