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F40Cs active again?
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HC service for the 7/3 fireworks...
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8500's have taken over BNSF
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annoucments entering termnal stations on the cta
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Service cuts that will not happen July 17th
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Metra to Galesburg Rail days
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HC @ Joliet Union Station
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New Rock Island District Signal System??
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Gary Question.
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Deval: End of an era...
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BNSF Freight Curfew NOT
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single level in kyd
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Is 411 a gone forever
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611 & 614 Mothballed. Again!
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Trackwork
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Metra's meet at Downers Grove
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New L cars?
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F40PHM-2's on lines other than BNSF and RI
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F9s and private cars over MILW-N on 21 May 2005
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MD-W Stations
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Cp Track Inspection train at Van Buren
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untapped revenue source for CTA?
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BNSF Car Cab Departure Boards
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BNSF scheduling/dispatching...
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No it cant be a GE sticker on 206
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How long has 401 been name
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MILW gets its second Winnebago
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Metra photos
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Metra's train number system...
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Breaking: No Service On RI
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Great South Shore site
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What will come after Metra's F40's?
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HC Equipment Detour Over RI
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Wreck At 47th Street
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Hot Spots in Metra territory
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Proposed Service Cuts On CTA Rail Lines
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Your Favorite Locomotive Number
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Amtrak sighting on UP...
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Train Magazine F40C article
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Carman Training
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Diesels at MU shed
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New Cars
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Doubleheader '14s
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Recommended reading...
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What was Metra's 1st Train ever?
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fire on green line train
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Bus service between Gary and Michigan City next year
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Metra 407
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Who will want to save a f40c
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EX Metra f40c pic in East St Louis on there move to somewere
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Chicago "L" MySpace community
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Coil Car sighting
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Metra cars in Syracuse NY
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Valpo Expansion
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F40PH
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Bilevel questions
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Silver Line
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GP38-2 2003
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First gallery cars?
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Before cab cars ...
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Anyone seen this before?
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409 Is Coming! (Again)
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611 IS BACK!
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614 on the move
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Dont Railfan in Roundout
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611 and 614
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Trip Report
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How many Train left CUS in the 50's?
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CTA L fleet....
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photo's what's the cta difference part 1
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New Randolph Street Station is open
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CTA in MSTS
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Chicago Tribune: Risky Running Penalized
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Bah! Humbug!
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CTA rail ridership report
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Flag Stops
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configuration of 54th and cermak station
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Randolph St Station
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