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Architectural Digest Article: 6 Incredible Train Stations Turned Into Hotels by Jeff Smith - Sun May 28, 2023 6:54 am - In: Travel & Trip Reports	3 Replies 660 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:20 am
Who's Next on the Merger List? 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 8:35 am	28 Replies 2373 Views	by JayBee Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:13 pm
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	8 Replies 3320 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:13 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 5249 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am
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Houston, Harvey Disaster Rail Updates 1 2 3 by STrRedWolf - Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:18 pm	31 Replies 71741 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:20 am

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RIP James Wrinn, Editor, Trains Magazine, 1961-2022 by John_Perkowski - Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:38 pm	1 Replies 1329 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue May 03, 2022 3:43 pm
Class I Stock Discussion by Jeff Smith - Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:56 am	2 Replies 2211 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:24 pm
West Coast Maritime Ports by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:08 am	5 Replies 3618 Views	by FtHill1231 Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:40 am
Staggers Act - A Revisit 1 2 3 4 5 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:05 am	64 Replies 8478 Views	by eolesen Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:04 pm
Reciprocal Switching by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:39 am	5 Replies 4270 Views	by PFLJohn Wed May 31, 2023 10:00 am
Union Pacific Takes the STB to Court to Undo the CPKC Merger by JayBee - Fri May 05, 2023 5:16 pm	1 Replies 230 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed May 31, 2023 8:25 am
New California Locomotive Emissions Rules 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:14 am	29 Replies 1591 Views	by RandallW Tue May 30, 2023 5:13 am
Hauling Fibreglass components to boat manufacturers by FLRailfan2 - Thu May 25, 2023 6:24 pm	0 Replies 50 Views	by FLRailfan2 Thu May 25, 2023 6:24 pm
30 tons of explosive chemicals disappear in transit by farecard - Sat May 20, 2023 4:30 pm	6 Replies 370 Views	by eolesen Mon May 22, 2023 8:50 am
Class I Heritage Locomotive Programs and Sightings by Jeff Smith - Fri May 12, 2023 11:08 am	2 Replies 256 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu May 18, 2023 3:31 pm
Railfaning and baseball by Bob Roberts - Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:18 pm	7 Replies 5464 Views	by Scalziand Thu May 18, 2023 1:07 pm
Railway Safety Act of 2023 by STrRedWolf - Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:06 pm	13 Replies 1014 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed May 10, 2023 1:40 pm
So, how's that PSR working out? 1 2 by RRspatch - Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm	18 Replies 3060 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon May 01, 2023 10:33 am
CSX unions negotiate paid sick leave by eolesen - Wed Feb 08, 2023 2:02 pm	1 Replies 332 Views	by Engineer Spike Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:41 pm
Media Circus Time by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:00 am	14 Replies 1063 Views	by Engineer Spike Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:20 pm
CNBC Documentary - Railroads by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:07 am	1 Replies 234 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Apr 19, 2023 8:54 am
Car location monitoring by RandallW - Mon Mar 20, 2023 4:36 am	1 Replies 223 Views	by JayBee Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:12 pm
Yet another Class I (Norfolk Southern) Derailment A Trend ? by afleetcommand - Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:54 pm	12 Replies 1122 Views	by STrRedWolf Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:13 pm
Congress and the Railroads by John_Perkowski - Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:29 pm	14 Replies 1610 Views	by QB 52.32 Tue Feb 28, 2023 8:45 am
loco serial numbers by greasehead42 - Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:03 pm	1 Replies 318 Views	by JayBee Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:05 pm
Why don’t Class Is have more activities for the general public? by Nightjet - Sat Dec 31, 2022 10:36 am	11 Replies 833 Views	by Nightjet Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:18 am
The Gathering Storm by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:34 am	4 Replies 863 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:13 am
Union Pacific Execs Called to Appear Before the STB 1 2 by JayBee - Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:57 pm	15 Replies 1026 Views	by eolesen Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:48 pm
Union voting update, 2022 contract 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by John_Perkowski - Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:32 pm	111 Replies 9750 Views	by mmi16 Sat Dec 17, 2022 10:56 pm
North America - Oil Transport By Rail 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:23 pm	146 Replies 63540 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Dec 16, 2022 3:56 pm
Are modern locomotives basically the same between railroads? by RandallW - Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:08 pm	6 Replies 1097 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:19 pm
National Railroads Strike in September? 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 by John_Perkowski - Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:35 am	231 Replies 22247 Views	by Railjunkie Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:50 am
Is there continuous double track from the West to the East coast of the USA? by USRailFan - Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:04 pm	3 Replies 769 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:14 am
Update CREATE 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:58 am	19 Replies 6226 Views	by lpetrich Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:05 pm
Bill to Strengthen STB Regulatory Powers. 1 2 3 4 5 by John_Perkowski - Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:24 am	60 Replies 8523 Views	by videobruce Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:23 am
Impact of Precision Scheduled Railroading on the Industry 1 2 3 4 by Shortline614 - Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:21 am	48 Replies 25363 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:54 am
"DO NOT HUMP" boxcar by D Alex - Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:08 am	4 Replies 2303 Views	by steemtrayn Tue Sep 06, 2022 6:46 am
Giving Railroads Access to Highway Medians? by JohnFromJersey - Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:21 pm	14 Replies 1796 Views	by JohnFromJersey Sat Aug 27, 2022 12:21 am
Graffiti Overload by bostontrainguy - Wed May 25, 2022 11:35 am	14 Replies 1358 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:43 am
Greatest Rail Opportunity in 50 Years 1 2 3 by s4ny - Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:51 am	37 Replies 6861 Views	by west point Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:10 pm
Transport Canada proposes PTC system for Canadian railways by JayBee - Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:30 pm	1 Replies 416 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:17 pm
Rail and Autonomous Trucks by John_Perkowski - Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:41 am	3 Replies 464 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:11 pm
shipping backlog and rail by NRGeep - Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:58 pm	10 Replies 1472 Views	by eolesen Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:56 pm
Lazaro Cardenas- Is It Time? by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:30 am	8 Replies 1657 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:16 pm
Smart battery powered freight bogies for containers by John_Perkowski - Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:10 pm	3 Replies 649 Views	by Pensyfan19 Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:26 am
Let's just hope this doesn't go anywhere by bostontrainguy - Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:15 am	6 Replies 1447 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:06 pm
Trackage Rights by John_Perkowski - Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:15 pm	3 Replies 681 Views	by JayBee Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:15 am
Small lights on locomotives. by Tdub - Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:35 pm	5 Replies 1232 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:14 am
Alternatives to Radio for Railfanning by Denver Dude - Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:56 am	6 Replies 870 Views	by NHV 669 Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:48 am
Regulatory requirements of Class Is vs Class IIs by MattW - Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:25 pm	8 Replies 1226 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:13 pm
Wanna Hire On??? by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:56 pm	7 Replies 1227 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:07 pm
CP and KCS submit their meger application to the STB by Shortline614 - Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:58 am	3 Replies 4658 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:50 pm
Greatest Show on Earth is Coming Back! by bostontrainguy - Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:00 am	1 Replies 498 Views	by eolesen Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:18 am
Bridge depth by Tallguy - Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:02 pm	4 Replies 745 Views	by jlr3266 Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:07 pm
Can an Amateur Radio Handheld Radio Stop a Train? Texas Club Averts a Train Disaster by Ken W2KB - Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:30 am	2 Replies 833 Views	by eolesen Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:11 am
private rail cars in the freight sense by NotYou - Mon Sep 13, 2021 6:07 pm	2 Replies 637 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:56 pm
Mail By Rail - Feasable? 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:58 am	20 Replies 2255 Views	by QB 52.32 Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:57 pm
Shunting fouled tracks? by farecard - Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:20 pm	3 Replies 580 Views	by JayBee Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:32 pm
Shippers and Switching Policy by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Jul 08, 2021 3:51 pm	14 Replies 1307 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:22 am
CANADIAN NATIONAL ENTERS BIDDING WAR WITH CANADIAN PACIFIC FOR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 by johnpbarlow - Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:38 am	285 Replies 47801 Views	by JayBee Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:29 pm
Chicago - "Embargo Of Sorts" by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:31 am	1 Replies 425 Views	by eolesen Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:42 am
Biden Railroad Executive Order by Shortline614 - Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:10 am	2 Replies 5831 Views	by Red Wing Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:23 pm
Desalination and rail by NRGeep - Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:12 am	1 Replies 487 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:49 am
Finally finished an interactive map of US Rail! Includes Railroad Crossings, Bridges, Tunnels, etc. by eliothertenstein - Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:40 pm	7 Replies 1698 Views	by Rbts Stn Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:20 am
High Speed Freight on the NEC. 1 2 3 4 by frequentflyer - Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:53 pm	59 Replies 30608 Views	by ElectricTraction Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:46 pm
Freight Running Under Catenary by rcthompson04 - Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:15 pm	7 Replies 2489 Views	by ElectricTraction Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:13 pm
Mr Harriman ... errr ... BUFFETT discusses American Railroading by John_Perkowski - Mon May 03, 2021 1:04 pm	2 Replies 1188 Views	by Shortline614 Wed May 05, 2021 10:27 am
Re: Railroad Stock Thread by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:35 pm	4 Replies 3896 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:32 am
History Behind Broken Type-F Coupler Found Along Rail Line by jfdturbo - Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:36 am	7 Replies 1326 Views	by toolmaker Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:08 pm
advent and evolution of new freight alternatives to rail by NRGeep - Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:48 pm	14 Replies 3542 Views	by D Alex Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:19 pm
Restarting container movementss by John_Perkowski - Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:59 am	1 Replies 643 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:02 pm
Cab signal suppression by MattW - Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:26 pm	11 Replies 3500 Views	by tubalcain Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:44 pm
Best Managed? by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:11 am	0 Replies 565 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:11 am
Does it have anything to do with PSR? by Roscoe P. Coaltrain - Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:48 am	3 Replies 764 Views	by Rockingham Racer Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:27 pm
Do crew members talk to dispatchers? by Tdub - Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:03 am	7 Replies 1418 Views	by Tdub Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:30 pm
CSXT possibly seeking to acquire Pan Am; NS objecting to STB by John_Perkowski - Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:21 pm	6 Replies 1493 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:47 pm
Georgia Ports Authority opens first nine tracks of Mason Mega Rail project by Jeff Smith - Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:30 pm	6 Replies 1083 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:58 am
Major Class 1 Construction in past 50 years by WhartonAndNorthern - Wed May 22, 2019 12:25 pm	11 Replies 3448 Views	by west point Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:15 pm
LNG; New Traffic? by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:10 pm	4 Replies 1723 Views	by bostontrainguy Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:30 am
Autoracks dragged under bridge (video question) 1 2 by ctclark1 - Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:27 pm	19 Replies 3809 Views	by lvrr325 Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:54 pm
Rail Guide app has new map of early owners by PortKent - Fri May 01, 2020 2:47 am	2 Replies 815 Views	by scratchyX Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:22 am
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Rail Freight Operations by Jeff Smith - Thu May 28, 2020 2:41 pm	0 Replies 568 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 2:41 pm
Port of Long Beach obtains federal grant for Terminal Island rail project by Jeff Smith - Thu May 28, 2020 2:34 pm	0 Replies 470 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 2:34 pm
Railroad Stimulus by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:14 am	1 Replies 2004 Views	by Pensyfan19 Mon May 18, 2020 5:06 pm
Electrifying freight trains in the U.S. is a really bad idea 1 2 by Denver Dude - Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:38 pm	18 Replies 4506 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu May 14, 2020 11:48 am
Class One Railroads and PTC by freightguy - Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:34 pm	1 Replies 595 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:45 pm
Freight Car Supply by riffian - Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:07 pm	0 Replies 498 Views	by riffian Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:07 pm
Coronavirus Impacts: AAR: U.S. rail carload activity drops to Great Recession levels by Jeff Smith - Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:13 am	0 Replies 558 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:13 am
Should we reform the USRA? 1 2 3 by Wash - Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:29 am	39 Replies 5288 Views	by ConstanceR46 Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:10 am
Rail Guide app for rail maps by PortKent - Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:15 pm	0 Replies 3319 Views	by PortKent Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:15 pm
North Dakota Bakken Crude Oil 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 by gokeefe - Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:41 pm	335 Replies 89777 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:49 am
Jurisdiction Question by bcgfdc3 - Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:51 am	2 Replies 1469 Views	by jwhite07 Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:46 am
Rail from 1885 found. Need help identifying. by xmartel - Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:38 pm	3 Replies 6196 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:48 pm
Thermal Expansion by ConrailRailfan - Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:38 pm	4 Replies 2294 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:34 pm
Canadian Rail Strike Over by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:32 am	1 Replies 1421 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:48 pm
The man (railroads) sticking it to THE MAN (banks) by Roscoe P. Coaltrain - Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:35 pm	1 Replies 1308 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:41 pm
Amazon Uses Rail by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:36 pm	6 Replies 2427 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:46 pm
Peak season by Roscoe P. Coaltrain - Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:47 am	1 Replies 1339 Views	by RRspatch Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:35 am
WOW! Don't DO that! by Gadfly - Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:08 pm	3 Replies 4082 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:20 am
Interstate Commerce Commission by eolesen - Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:03 am	4 Replies 3477 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:58 pm
Price Fixing; The Industry Comes Full Circle by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:53 am	0 Replies 1495 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:53 am
All Scale Rails Issue #23 2019 by All Scale Rails - Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:26 pm	0 Replies 1548 Views	by All Scale Rails Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:26 pm
CN, CSX announce new intermodal service by Jeff Smith - Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:31 am	2 Replies 3998 Views	by johnpbarlow Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:48 am
BNSF and UP PTC letters to Congress 1 2 by JayBee - Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:42 pm	20 Replies 11903 Views	by mmi16 Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:24 pm
Thebes Bridge by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:28 am	14 Replies 4262 Views	by CarterB Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:16 pm

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