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Metra v Surface Transportation Board by John_Perkowski - Thu May 18, 2023 12:11 am - In: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit	13 Replies 1289 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed May 24, 2023 6:36 am
Who's Next on the Merger List? 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 8:35 am - In: General Class I and II Discussion	20 Replies 1525 Views	by JayBee Sat May 27, 2023 2:06 am
Classic Railroad Equipment of the Week! PV's Private Varnish(Ozark Mountain Rail Car and others) by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:41 am - In: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment	7 Replies 3108 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun May 21, 2023 3:57 am
README: Forum Rules / Legal / Terms of Service by Jeff Smith - Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	0 Replies 5098 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am
Railroad.net Announces Ad-Free Subscriptions by gprimr1 - Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:50 pm - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	0 Replies 11337 Views	by gprimr1 Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:50 pm
TRCX: PLEASE READ - "Tri-Rail on FEC" discussions by Kurt-Trirail - Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:09 pm	0 Replies 9997 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:09 pm
TRCX: PLEASE READ - Tri-Rail Forum Rules by Kurt-Trirail - Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:31 pm	0 Replies 11109 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:31 pm

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All Aboard Florida: Discussion 1 2 by Kurt-Trirail - Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:38 am	15 Replies 15275 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:37 am
SunRail's DeLand Station groundbreaking Monday by Jeff Smith - Sat May 20, 2023 11:11 am	0 Replies 149 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat May 20, 2023 11:11 am
FTA: More Than $700MM to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six States by Jeff Smith - Sat May 06, 2023 9:20 am	0 Replies 172 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat May 06, 2023 9:20 am
Tri-Rail Downtown Link (Miami Central Station / MCS) 1 2 3 by fec2875 - Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:52 pm	33 Replies 24685 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri May 05, 2023 5:55 am
Miami-Dade revives idea of commuter rail for CSX Homestead Division and E/W rock quarry line by JasW - Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:45 am	3 Replies 371 Views	by west point Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:56 pm
Tri-Rail Governing Board approves new look for Tri-Rail trains by Jeff Smith - Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:37 am	1 Replies 241 Views	by MattW Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:25 pm
Palm Beach Light Rail by Jeff Smith - Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:30 am	0 Replies 180 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:30 am
SunRail Stop at Universal Studios by Jeff Smith - Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:35 am	2 Replies 481 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:11 am
$856 million light rail line proposed to link Wellington to downtown West Palm by Jeff Smith - Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:56 am	0 Replies 207 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Mar 10, 2023 10:56 am
SunRail Expansion / Extensions 1 2 3 by Jeff Smith - Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:20 am	44 Replies 30725 Views	by west point Sun Mar 05, 2023 1:18 pm
JAX people mover to be replaced with self driving taxis? by sextant - Fri Nov 25, 2022 1:55 pm	4 Replies 727 Views	by eolesen Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:24 pm
Jacksonville Skyway- talk here and about JTA by sextant - Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:18 am	3 Replies 355 Views	by sextant Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:25 pm
SunRail MP32PH-Q classification by WorldwideRailfan (Youtube) - Mon Aug 29, 2022 2:47 pm	1 Replies 420 Views	by NaugyRR Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:32 am
TRCX 810; Rebuilt Amtrak F-40 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:36 am	0 Replies 815 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:36 am
Orange Blossom Express (Proposed) by Jeff Smith - Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:41 am	10 Replies 9509 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:45 pm
DMU question 1 2 3 4 by wigwagfan - Fri Nov 11, 2005 12:56 am	55 Replies 44721 Views	by electricron Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:59 pm
Tampa Commuter Rail by Pensyfan19 - Thu Sep 03, 2020 12:21 pm	2 Replies 1931 Views	by west point Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:11 pm
Tri-Rail speeds with 2x tracking by chrsjrcj - Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:01 pm	1 Replies 8007 Views	by west point Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:03 pm
Serious Talk of a Monorail Line in Florida 1 2 by bostontrainguy - Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:22 pm	15 Replies 5457 Views	by RRspatch Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:45 pm
Colorado Railcar DMUs to leave TriRail for SunRail? by dowlingm - Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:03 am	7 Replies 7338 Views	by west point Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:02 pm
Tri-Rail/GO Transit 904 by Pensyfan19 - Fri May 29, 2020 3:10 pm	0 Replies 697 Views	by Pensyfan19 Fri May 29, 2020 3:10 pm
CSX abandons lower Homestead extension by mark777 - Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:17 am	6 Replies 11886 Views	by MattW Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:07 pm
Sunrail PTC by Jeff Smith - Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:44 pm	0 Replies 1850 Views	by Jeff Smith Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:44 pm
Tri-Rail: Isle Casino Station by Jeff Smith - Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:31 pm	1 Replies 2210 Views	by JasW Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:05 am
Tri-Rail Trains with Lead BL36PH on North End by mp15ac - Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:06 pm	2 Replies 2553 Views	by mp15ac Sun May 26, 2019 7:42 pm
Trip reports by Noel Weaver - Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:36 pm	1 Replies 2423 Views	by chrsjrcj Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:59 am
Central FL->MIA by farecard - Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:21 am	5 Replies 2802 Views	by farecard Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:54 pm
Tri-Rail at 30 by Jeff Smith - Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:29 am	0 Replies 2612 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:29 am
Brightline Expansion - Tampa 1 2 3 by SlowLayne - Fri Jun 22, 2018 5:30 pm	33 Replies 14870 Views	by Arlington Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:09 am
Virgin Rail née Brightline/AAF Orlando - Miami FL FEC 1 … 121 122 123 124 125 by ExCon90 - Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:28 pm	1868 Replies 450812 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:38 pm
Tampa TECO Streetcar ops questions by MattW - Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:20 pm	3 Replies 5996 Views	by Tadman Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:15 pm
Brightline Expansion - Jacksonville 1 2 3 4 by Jeff Smith - Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:08 am	53 Replies 45680 Views	by BandA Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:15 pm
Why Brightline use extended ramps at station? by frequentflyer - Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:45 pm	9 Replies 6737 Views	by BandA Wed May 22, 2019 1:40 am
Boca Raton Tri-rail Station by adamj023 - Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:59 pm	0 Replies 9539 Views	by adamj023 Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:59 pm
Tri-Rail, BrightLine experience by mark777 - Mon May 28, 2018 1:57 am	3 Replies 24646 Views	by Otto Vondrak Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:07 pm
Tri-Rail Wynwood Station (north of Miami) by Jeff Smith - Thu May 24, 2018 10:36 am	1 Replies 4183 Views	by nomis Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:54 pm
SunRail "sort of" gets a new loco... by GOLDEN-ARM - Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:51 pm	5 Replies 5368 Views	by Martin Baumann Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:00 am
Brightline to run "Northeast" Commuter Rail for Tri-Rail?? by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:44 am	5 Replies 11096 Views	by adamj023 Sat Jun 02, 2018 6:53 pm
Wave Streetcar (Fort Lauderdale) by Jeff Smith - Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:06 pm	8 Replies 8129 Views	by electricron Thu May 10, 2018 11:15 pm
How is Brightline doing so far at filling its Trains? by MikeinNeb - Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:22 pm	14 Replies 8993 Views	by HenryAlan Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:41 am
Miami Intermodal Center Progress 1 2 3 by chrsjrcj - Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:24 pm	38 Replies 26578 Views	by njtmnrrbuff Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:10 pm
New Metrorail cars for Miami by Rockingham Racer - Thu Feb 25, 2016 3:28 pm	10 Replies 9845 Views	by R36 Combine Coach Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:01 pm
"We'll be Fine" - Tri-Rail by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:41 am	5 Replies 4374 Views	by deathtopumpkins Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:21 am
SunRail Ridership 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Mon Aug 03, 2015 3:11 pm	20 Replies 14368 Views	by Super Speed Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:20 pm
Tri-Rail F40PHL-2 Status by NorthWest - Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:51 pm	2 Replies 3787 Views	by NorthWest Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:24 pm
Evacuation of FLL airport onto tracks by mark777 - Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:19 am	4 Replies 11788 Views	by SD70ACe-T4 Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:12 am
"More Trains Even More Often" by FL9 - Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:21 pm	4 Replies 11355 Views	by SD70ACe-T4 Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:29 pm
Tri-Rail Dade County Expansion: Homestead and West by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:34 am	4 Replies 13522 Views	by Jeff Smith Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:58 am
Key West Light Rail Proposal (LRT) by Jeff Smith - Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:51 am	3 Replies 6203 Views	by Noel Weaver Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:00 pm
Tri-Rail Palm Beach Gardens New Station and Extension by Jeff Smith - Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:51 am	0 Replies 3727 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:51 am
Jupiter to Miami Tri-Rail Proposal 1 2 3 by superbad - Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:33 pm	32 Replies 26721 Views	by chrsjrcj Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:38 pm
Railfanning Sunrail? by diburning - Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:00 pm	0 Replies 3701 Views	by diburning Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:00 pm
railfanning Florida East Coast Railway in Miami by railwayworker - Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:58 pm	1 Replies 4246 Views	by railwayworker Sat Feb 11, 2017 10:20 pm
Pointers for Railfanning Tri-Rail 1 2 by njtmnrrbuff - Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:46 am	19 Replies 16321 Views	by chrsjrcj Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:34 am
SunRail Crossing Accident by GOLDEN-ARM - Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:11 pm	0 Replies 3948 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:11 pm
CSX tracks to Homestead by mark777 - Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:05 am	3 Replies 11563 Views	by Rockingham Racer Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:49 am
Half of 1 company takes SunRail to work by Jeff Smith - Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:07 pm	0 Replies 3776 Views	by Jeff Smith Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:07 pm
FL: Miami-Dade May Build Six New Rail Lines for Commuters by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:29 pm	5 Replies 6676 Views	by JasW Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:15 am
Miami Beach Light Rail to Miami / Mainland 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:03 am	16 Replies 13063 Views	by scratchy Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:31 am
January 2016 Tri-Rail trip by GojiMet86 - Sun Feb 28, 2016 3:01 pm	2 Replies 11210 Views	by GojiMet86 Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:03 pm
FL Tampa, FL Commuter Rail by Jeff Smith - Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:03 pm	5 Replies 9301 Views	by NIMBYkiller Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:03 pm
New Rotem Cars for Tri-Rail 1 2 3 by superbad - Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:11 pm	39 Replies 30195 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:20 pm
Brookville engine purchase 1 2 3 by oknazevad - Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:47 am	38 Replies 32344 Views	by NorthWest Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:19 pm
Miami Metrorail by lpetrich - Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:22 pm	2 Replies 8073 Views	by Rockingham Racer Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:16 am
Delays by Noel Weaver - Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:16 pm	0 Replies 5445 Views	by Noel Weaver Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:16 pm
Dispatching Moving from CSX to SFRTA 3/29/15 by quadrock - Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:08 pm	13 Replies 8996 Views	by Noel Weaver Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:59 pm
Trip Report: Miami Metro Rail/Mover Arsht Center to KMIA by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:59 am	3 Replies 9457 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:21 am
Expanding Miami commuter options by Rockingham Racer - Fri Dec 26, 2014 4:39 pm	3 Replies 6720 Views	by The EGE Fri Dec 26, 2014 9:54 pm
And another Tri Rail video from Hialeah Market Station/Miami by andreasrailfan - Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:25 pm	0 Replies 5671 Views	by andreasrailfan Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:25 pm
Tri Rail Video aus Hollywood/FL by andreasrailfan - Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:34 pm	0 Replies 5464 Views	by andreasrailfan Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:34 pm
SunRail Establishment 1 2 3 4 5 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed May 07, 2008 1:21 pm	61 Replies 52760 Views	by electricron Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:23 pm
Equipment cycles and DMU question 1 2 by Supaned - Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:05 pm	22 Replies 19932 Views	by deathtopumpkins Wed May 28, 2014 8:53 pm
Take Tri-Rail to Dolphins Home Games by chrsjrcj - Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:05 pm	0 Replies 6410 Views	by chrsjrcj Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:05 pm
Tri-Rail BMEX 818 Routing Info by Lady Penelope - Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:26 pm	0 Replies 5760 Views	by Lady Penelope Mon Aug 26, 2013 4:26 pm
Who Controls the Tri-Rail lines? Dispatch and Ownership 1 2 by PilotGuy - Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:32 am	15 Replies 17866 Views	by chrsjrcj Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:43 pm
Walthers 811 with proper black chassis by Kurt-Trirail - Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:48 pm	0 Replies 6801 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:48 pm
Fort lauderdale Station renovation by Noel Weaver - Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:06 pm	0 Replies 6720 Views	by Noel Weaver Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:06 pm
trains in the west palm beach area by r40slant - Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:42 pm	6 Replies 14980 Views	by Noel Weaver Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:42 pm
Metro-Rail to Miami Airport by Noel Weaver - Sun Jun 24, 2012 5:07 pm	8 Replies 10648 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:46 pm
Interesting Youtube video by sparkyhero - Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:21 pm	1 Replies 7106 Views	by sparkyhero Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:47 pm
Hourly Weekend Service? by chrsjrcj - Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:43 pm	5 Replies 9046 Views	by chrsjrcj Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:19 pm
MAGLEV from MCO to Orlando Sunrail by Jeff Smith - Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:49 am	7 Replies 9578 Views	by electricron Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:04 pm
Boca Raton Stations (New and Second) by blockss - Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:52 pm	5 Replies 13047 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:30 pm
OT: MIA Mover derailed - 5/13/2012 by Kurt-Trirail - Sun May 13, 2012 12:09 pm	0 Replies 9382 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Sun May 13, 2012 12:09 pm
Vacation in FL-A train ride. by SST - Fri May 04, 2012 2:12 pm	4 Replies 8955 Views	by charlie6017 Sat May 05, 2012 3:49 pm
Tri-Rail Service to Marlins Park by Jeff Smith - Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:19 am	1 Replies 8284 Views	by chrsjrcj Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:53 pm
An Indictment of American Rail Travel?? 1 2 3 4 5 by Jeff Smith - Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:49 am	62 Replies 92850 Views	by Steampunk Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:59 pm
SRO conditions on a few Tri-Rail Trains by Noel Weaver - Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:33 pm	4 Replies 8190 Views	by Wingnut Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:40 pm
First time on trirail by nyrmetros - Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:46 pm	3 Replies 9730 Views	by chrsjrcj Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:30 pm
FEC in talks to run Tri-Rail by JasW - Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:43 am	0 Replies 7233 Views	by JasW Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:43 am
Changes in the tickets by Noel Weaver - Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:49 am	3 Replies 9405 Views	by NellieBly Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:02 am
Tri-Rail Breaks All Time Ridership Record by chrsjrcj - Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:13 am	3 Replies 9134 Views	by Noel Weaver Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:13 pm
Tri-Rail, Metro-Rail and the "Busway" in Miami by Noel Weaver - Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:45 am	2 Replies 10020 Views	by JasW Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:37 am
Tips for visiting by sery2831 - Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:07 pm	4 Replies 9078 Views	by JasW Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:22 am
miami metrorail by rail10 - Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:36 pm	9 Replies 14559 Views	by Wingnut Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:31 am
Athearn Announced Tri-Rail models 1 2 3 by AmtrakPhill629 - Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:49 pm	33 Replies 37963 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:17 am
Tri Rail F40PH by wseamo1 - Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:21 am	1 Replies 9109 Views	by Kurt-Trirail Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:12 am
Linking SunRail to Orlando-Tampa HSR by jstolberg - Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:30 pm	4 Replies 7346 Views	by miamicanes Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:18 pm
Walthers #811 pic by Kurt-Trirail - Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:45 pm	6 Replies 11775 Views	by MN-P32AC-DM-201-227 Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:39 pm
Miami Metrorail (MDTA) cars up for scrapping 1 2 by DutchRailnut - Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:20 pm	16 Replies 19514 Views	by JasW Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:40 am

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