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Bill to Strengthen STB Regulatory Powers. 1 2 3 by John_Perkowski - Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:24 am	42 Replies 2272 Views	by west point Fri Aug 12, 2022 2:03 pm
National Railroads Strike in September? 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:35 am	15 Replies 1637 Views	by BandA Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:34 pm
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Houston, Harvey Disaster Rail Updates 1 2 3 by STrRedWolf - Sun Aug 27, 2017 3:18 pm	31 Replies 69167 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 940 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 1897 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:24 pm
Graffiti Overload by bostontrainguy - Wed May 25, 2022 11:35 am	13 Replies 860 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:49 am
Greatest Rail Opportunity in 50 Years 1 2 3 by s4ny - Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:51 am	37 Replies 4221 Views	by west point Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:10 pm
Staggers Act - A Revisit 1 2 3 4 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:05 am	47 Replies 3021 Views	by JohnFromJersey Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:13 pm
North America - Oil Transport By Rail 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:23 pm	145 Replies 56172 Views	by JayBee Wed May 11, 2022 3:12 pm
Giving Railroads Access to Highway Medians? by JohnFromJersey - Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:21 pm	9 Replies 929 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun May 08, 2022 4:54 pm
Transport Canada proposes PTC system for Canadian railways by JayBee - Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:30 pm	1 Replies 250 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 306 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 1247 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 1375 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 469 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 1124 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:06 pm
So, how's that PSR working out? 1 2 by RRspatch - Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:08 pm	16 Replies 2301 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:42 am
Trackage Rights by John_Perkowski - Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:15 pm	3 Replies 531 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 926 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:14 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	2 Replies 419 Views	by RRspatch Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:17 am
Alternatives to Radio for Railfanning by Denver Dude - Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:56 am	6 Replies 694 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 1027 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 944 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 3210 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 358 Views	by eolesen Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:18 am
Bridge depth by Tallguy - Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:02 pm	4 Replies 578 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 580 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 436 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 1765 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 476 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 1165 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 42972 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 316 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 4491 Views	by Red Wing Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:23 pm
Update CREATE 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:58 am	15 Replies 5237 Views	by lpetrich Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:21 am
Desalination and rail by NRGeep - Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:12 am	1 Replies 395 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 1523 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 28249 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 2244 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 1021 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 3722 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 983 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 1281 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 3173 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 551 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 3162 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 460 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 671 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 1197 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 1305 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 925 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 3157 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 1552 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 3320 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 20050 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 651 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 448 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 355 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 1866 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 3893 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 474 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 392 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 444 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 4507 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 2455 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 87511 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 1282 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 6007 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:48 pm
Thermal Expansion by ConrailRailfan - Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:38 pm	4 Replies 2094 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 1301 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 1186 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 2179 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 1215 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 3951 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 3240 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 1395 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 1446 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 3778 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 11496 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 3893 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 2389 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 11853 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 2342 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 8547 Views	by Wayside Tue May 14, 2019 7:34 am
Basic signaling by Tdub - Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:17 pm	2 Replies 1949 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 43152 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 7453 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 8186 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Mar 07, 2019 11:20 am
Do Engineers mind Railfanners wearing vests? by marcusp81996 - Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:28 pm	13 Replies 6692 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 4186 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 2957 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 2660 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 3776 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 2586 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 4431 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 2889 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 2745 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 3708 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 3021 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 3123 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 3058 Views	by bellstbarn Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:24 pm
Coolant Recycling by jayson308 - Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:29 am	1 Replies 8304 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 5638 Views	by bellstbarn Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:59 pm

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