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Here in my little corner of the world (southern Maryland) two lines of note are: 1. The former Baltimore & Potomac (PRR) line that ran from Faulkner to Popes Creek, MD. The line was originally chartered to run from Baltimore to Popes Creek just after the Civil War. In the 1960s, service south of...

I spent three years in the mid-1970s stationed on a Coast Guard cutter homeported at Governors Island, NY. (In the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn.) I remember seeing tugs in paint schemes for various railroads in the New York area-this was pre-Conrail and just after the merger (or Consoli...

Welcome to the new Short Lines, Industrials and Military Railroads forum on RAILROAD.NET! -This forum is meant for the discussion of Short Line and Industrial railroads, both past and present, as well as narrow gauge railroads not covered in other forums. -Any members who wish to reference a curren...

Welcome to the new Radio forum on RAILROAD.NET! -This forum is meant for the discussion of radio as it relates to railroad operation, frequencies used by railroads, use of scanners while railfanning, railroad telegraphy and for amateur radio operators who are also interested in railroads, otherwise...

Welcome to the new Railroads In Media forum on RAILROAD.NET! -This forum is meant for the discussion of Railroads in Media (literature, song, television, movies, folklore and legend, etc.) and all discussion is welcome! -Any members who wish to reference a current news article from another site are...

IslesFan-for on-line study of the General test, check out: http://www.qrz.com Scroll down on the left side and you'll see a section for licensing. There are practice exams there for all three (Technician, General, Extra) levels of amateur licenses. As far as the Morse Code training, the ARRL offers ...

prt1607j-Amateur radio (also known as "Ham" radio) allows you to communicate with other licensed amateurs via two-way radio. Obviously, the most often used form of communication is with voice transmissions, but you can also use Morse Code (cw), amateur television, satellites and computers ...

Have any of you readers ever tried to ride the entire MetroRail system in a day, just for the heck of it, to say that you've ridden the entire system? If so, do you have any advice? Is there a pass one can purchase, particularly on a weekend, that allows one to do this? How about highlights or areas...

Just to stimulate some discussion in this forum, tell us about the industrial railroad(s) in your area. Include pertinent details such as the industry(s) served, motive power and frequency of operation. I live in southern Maryland. In this area are two power plants operated by Mirant (formerly PEPCO...

I'll have to agree with Sir Ray-as one who mis-spent his youth voraciously reading my father's old Trains and Model Railroaders dating back to the 1940's, MR just doesn't hold the appeal that it once did. Possibly it's just the fact that I'm getting older but even with all the advances that have bee...

I'm still looking for the following information:

A. What was the last locomotive in steam on the L&NE?

B. What was the last operating Class I-5 0-8-0 and when did they end operation?

MetalCowboy-sorry, I can't help you with the first question. The Albion Yards used to be a great place to railfan years ago but I've not lived in northwest PA for over 20 years now. As far as your scanner question-most, if not all, signals that scanners pick up are FM and pretty much limited to line...

Just thought I'd throw out this query to see what type of scanner you folks are taking trackside. I'm still using my trusty PRO-31 after 15+ years. The scanner itself works fine but the programming buttons are sometimes balky and battery life, never great when new, has deteriorated somewhat. So what...

Greetings all-it's great to see the site back up. I know this has been done before, but as the old adage goes, "third time is the charm!" Would all of you amateur operators mind checking in once again? Name, call and QTH are all that are necessary, feel free to add more information if the ...