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UP HAZMAT wreck in Albert Lea, MN by John_Perkowski - Sat May 15, 2021 9:57 pm - In: Union Pacific	0 Replies 166 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat May 15, 2021 9:57 pm
ADMIN ANNOUNCEMENT: REAL ID by John_Perkowski - Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:24 am - In: General Discussion - Passenger Rail	0 Replies 766 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:24 am
INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH GUILIETTI, CTDOT COMMISSIONER by Jeff Smith - Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:27 pm - In: MTA Metro-North Railroad and CtDOT Passenger Rail	1 Replies 1181 Views	by NH2060 Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:52 pm
CANADIAN NATIONAL ENTERS BIDDING WAR WITH CANADIAN PACIFIC FOR KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 by johnpbarlow - Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:38 am	199 Replies 15893 Views	by JayBee Sun May 16, 2021 4:50 pm
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Houston, Harvey Disaster Rail Updates 1 2 3 by STrRedWolf - Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:18 pm	31 Replies 63735 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:20 am
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Class I Stock Discussion by Jeff Smith - Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:56 am	2 Replies 1567 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:24 pm
m/v Ever Given 1 2 3 4 by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:55 am	52 Replies 3233 Views	by kitchin Tue May 11, 2021 4:42 am
Mr Harriman ... errr ... BUFFETT discusses American Railroading by John_Perkowski - Mon May 03, 2021 1:04 pm	2 Replies 735 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 3447 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:32 am
Regulatory requirements of Class Is vs Class IIs by MattW - Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:25 pm	7 Replies 567 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Apr 07, 2021 11:23 am
History Behind Broken Type-F Coupler Found Along Rail Line by jfdturbo - Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:36 am	7 Replies 427 Views	by toolmaker Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:08 pm
"DO NOT HUMP" boxcar by D Alex - Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:08 am	3 Replies 354 Views	by D Alex Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:26 pm
advent and evolution of new freight alternatives to rail by NRGeep - Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:48 pm	14 Replies 2386 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 377 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:02 pm
Staggers Act - A Revisit by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:05 am	6 Replies 658 Views	by bdawe Thu Feb 18, 2021 2:53 pm
North America - Oil Transport By Rail 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:23 pm	142 Replies 44961 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:56 am
Cab signal suppression by MattW - Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:26 pm	11 Replies 2617 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 288 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 405 Views	by Rockingham Racer Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:27 pm
Small lights on locomotives. by Tdub - Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:35 pm	4 Replies 476 Views	by urr304 Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:41 pm
Do crew members talk to dispatchers? by Tdub - Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:03 am	7 Replies 731 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 940 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 667 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 2672 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 1286 Views	by bostontrainguy Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:30 am
High Speed Freight on the NEC. 1 2 3 4 by frequentflyer - Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:53 pm	57 Replies 20602 Views	by John_Perkowski Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:09 pm
Freight Running Under Catenary by rcthompson04 - Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:15 pm	6 Replies 1770 Views	by west point Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:21 pm
Autoracks dragged under bridge (video question) 1 2 by ctclark1 - Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:27 pm	19 Replies 1974 Views	by lvrr325 Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:54 pm
Impact of Precision Scheduled Railroading on the Industry 1 2 3 by Shortline614 - Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:21 am	40 Replies 12908 Views	by urr304 Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:32 pm
Rail Guide app has new map of early owners by PortKent - Fri May 01, 2020 2:47 am	2 Replies 417 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 277 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 183 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 1678 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 2837 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 283 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 240 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 289 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 3391 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 1379 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 82502 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 1030 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 5715 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:48 pm
Thermal Expansion by ConrailRailfan - Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:38 pm	4 Replies 1771 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 1066 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 1005 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 1791 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 1017 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 3730 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 2840 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 1237 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 1259 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 3180 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 10521 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 3245 Views	by CarterB Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:16 pm
The End of the Freight Train by bostontrainguy - Tue May 28, 2019 11:03 am	10 Replies 2085 Views	by spRocket Fri Jun 07, 2019 9:38 am
PANAMAX - Effect Upon US Roads 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Apr 30, 2016 11:24 am	29 Replies 10835 Views	by Cowford Mon May 27, 2019 6:52 pm
Question about Pre-Amtrak Tariffs by JohnP - Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:19 pm	6 Replies 2137 Views	by ExCon90 Tue May 14, 2019 4:28 pm
Class 1 Merger Speculation by Shortline614 - Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:20 pm	6 Replies 3831 Views	by Wayside Tue May 14, 2019 7:34 am
Basic signaling by Tdub - Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:17 pm	2 Replies 1731 Views	by Tdub Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:29 am
Effect of Coal and Competition on Railroading Industry 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:37 am	109 Replies 38937 Views	by QB 52.32 Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:53 am
Excessive horn penalties?? by D Alex - Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:42 pm	13 Replies 6668 Views	by Engineer Spike Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:53 pm
Signal System Design by rr503 - Sun Dec 30, 2018 3:04 pm	6 Replies 3540 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:20 am
Update CREATE by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:58 am	4 Replies 3871 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:30 pm
Do Engineers mind Railfanners wearing vests? by marcusp81996 - Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:28 pm	13 Replies 6037 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:28 pm
Big Brother's Latest Plaything by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Mar 15, 2018 7:07 am	3 Replies 3916 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:03 am
LPG Graziano 1075 Unit Train by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:51 pm	2 Replies 2741 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:46 pm
Hurricane Michael Derailments by phillyrube - Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:18 pm	0 Replies 2520 Views	by phillyrube Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:18 pm
Why no Expedia for freight shipping? by SouthernRailway - Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:46 pm	1 Replies 3607 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:15 pm
Hurricanes and railroad damage by D Alex - Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:27 pm	0 Replies 2463 Views	by D Alex Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:27 pm
Oldest Railroad Cars by theseaandalifesaver - Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:04 pm	7 Replies 4098 Views	by CarterB Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:08 pm
proposed steel and aluminum tariffs by NRGeep - Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:47 pm	2 Replies 2704 Views	by MCL1981 Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:50 am
What's going by you today? by D Alex - Sun Feb 25, 2018 6:39 pm	1 Replies 2594 Views	by Jon06066 Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:57 pm
Why is a shuttle service needed to transport crews (PTI)? by SouthernRailway - Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:53 pm	4 Replies 3483 Views	by Gadfly Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:07 pm
Acting Chief of FRA Resigns by mtuandrew - Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:04 am	1 Replies 2812 Views	by mtuandrew Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:48 pm
TRAINS Top Ten by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:55 am	1 Replies 2916 Views	by Engineer Spike Sat Feb 10, 2018 1:01 am
100 years ago: Fast food trains by bellstbarn - Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:24 pm	0 Replies 2869 Views	by bellstbarn Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:24 pm
Coolant Recycling by jayson308 - Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:29 am	1 Replies 3628 Views	by DutchRailnut Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:53 am
Accident in shepherdsville ky derailed train. by Jkstasel - Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:23 pm	2 Replies 5365 Views	by bellstbarn Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:59 pm
Historic Ford Motor Company rail car size by mjmeneley - Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:28 pm	2 Replies 2985 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:07 pm
Scanner Antenna Help by DC Railfanner - Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:55 pm	0 Replies 2899 Views	by DC Railfanner Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:55 pm
Railroads - "Smelling Like A Rose" by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:26 pm	1 Replies 3557 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:39 pm
CSX Engineer Story From My Childhood by scje953 - Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:51 am	2 Replies 4039 Views	by scje953 Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:44 pm
Teen sues after losing legs in train accident by Denver Dude - Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:17 pm	9 Replies 4811 Views	by Gadfly Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:19 pm
Best places for railfanning in the Northeast by SeanW - Sun Sep 03, 2017 9:16 pm	1 Replies 2938 Views	by rr503 Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:20 am
National Railway Equipment by Drone by Stoft63 - Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:57 pm	0 Replies 3527 Views	by Stoft63 Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:57 pm
How many Regional Railroads by Genesee & Wyoming - Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:08 am	1 Replies 3126 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:22 am
A "Real Railroader" To FRA by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:36 pm	0 Replies 3077 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:36 pm
CSX line through Amsterdam NY by mr buffy - Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:49 pm	4 Replies 6009 Views	by ST214 Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:31 pm
Best budget scanner by DC Railfanner - Wed May 31, 2017 7:42 pm	0 Replies 2974 Views	by DC Railfanner Wed May 31, 2017 7:42 pm
Export Grain by Gilbert B Norman - Mon May 15, 2017 6:08 pm	1 Replies 3250 Views	by JayBee Sun May 28, 2017 7:08 pm
Carload Freight -- Does it Have a Future? 1 2 by rr503 - Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 pm	16 Replies 9978 Views	by QB 52.32 Sat May 06, 2017 10:35 am
"Why Trains Crash" - PBS "Nova" by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:04 am	0 Replies 3238 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:04 am
New guy looking for Knowledge by TheDefiantPirate - Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:13 pm	6 Replies 8086 Views	by rovetherr Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:04 pm
Railroad Re-regulation 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:26 pm	16 Replies 10302 Views	by Jeff Smith Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:35 am
Lumber traffic by rr503 - Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:43 pm	2 Replies 4190 Views	by rr503 Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:02 pm
Railway Ace 1931 by philipmartin - Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:10 pm	0 Replies 3116 Views	by philipmartin Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:10 pm
Railway Age 1931 by philipmartin - Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:06 pm	0 Replies 3036 Views	by philipmartin Sat Dec 24, 2016 10:06 pm
Local Railroad Safety Regulation? 1 2 by SCB2525 - Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:51 pm	16 Replies 11471 Views	by AgentSkelly Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:08 am
Introduce Xinfeng Rail Yard, China by uniway - Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:50 pm	3 Replies 3583 Views	by toolmaker Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:08 pm
Grade Crossings - the real tragedy in railroading 1 2 3 4 by Tadman - Wed May 18, 2016 8:49 pm	46 Replies 19966 Views	by GOLDEN-ARM Fri Dec 16, 2016 11:15 am
Great Lakes Basin Transportation llc by captplaid - Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:04 am	1 Replies 3356 Views	by JayBee Sat Dec 10, 2016 4:53 pm
Proposed Norfolk Southern NS Canadian Pacific CP Acq/Merger 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 by s4ny - Mon Nov 09, 2015 2:01 pm	240 Replies 89269 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:37 am
Freight Coupler Systems [Video] by DanFoxx - Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:16 am	1 Replies 4877 Views	by John_Perkowski Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:21 pm
Automation of Train Routing by hgondilon - Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:49 am	1 Replies 3549 Views	by mmi16 Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:37 pm
Worst abandonments 1 2 by Conifer - Tue May 26, 2015 12:24 pm	28 Replies 13135 Views	by mmi16 Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:39 pm

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