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Railroad Abandonment Process Resources by Jeff Smith - Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:29 am	1 Replies 6263 Views	by TDowling Wed May 17, 2017 8:27 pm
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Railroad Dining and Cafe Car Menus by Jeff Smith - Thu Nov 16, 2023 4:28 am	9 Replies 740 Views	by Jeff Smith Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:13 pm
Map Projection of Valuation Maps ("valmaps") using GIS by jimbarry - Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:13 pm	1 Replies 196 Views	by conductorchris Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:38 pm
Artifical Intelegence in Railroading... by STrRedWolf - Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:33 pm	6 Replies 501 Views	by dave1905 Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:39 pm
Railroad map software I can customize? by J611A1218 - Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:19 pm	4 Replies 277 Views	by RandallW Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:26 am
Railroads and Unclaimed Money by edbear - Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm	0 Replies 211 Views	by edbear Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:53 pm
Trainsim.Com Reference Library by eolesen - Wed May 17, 2023 12:19 am	0 Replies 303 Views	by eolesen Wed May 17, 2023 12:19 am
best source for railroad maps circa 1950-1960 by FANWOODGUY - Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:00 pm	4 Replies 499 Views	by FANWOODGUY Tue May 02, 2023 9:56 am
Least used lines in North America? by Myrtone - Sat Dec 17, 2022 5:49 am	1 Replies 513 Views	by jamoldover Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:26 am
Autonomous railcars by CharlieL - Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:11 pm	3 Replies 839 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:02 am
Why is a "Penalty Brake Application" Called a "Penalty" App by n2cbo - Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:17 am	14 Replies 7349 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:36 pm
Last manual grade crossings by Myrtone - Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:38 am	4 Replies 889 Views	by The EGE Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:22 am
ISO 4-track Water Level diagrams by ctclark1 - Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:02 pm	3 Replies 893 Views	by jamoldover Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:53 pm
Signalling and train control systems by Tallguy - Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:12 am	1 Replies 552 Views	by Erie-Lackawanna Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:29 am
Lake Michigan Ferry Traffic by Minneapolitan - Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:27 pm	1 Replies 722 Views	by edbear Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:19 pm
Clerks vs. Shippers: Who Decided Routing? 1 2 by Minneapolitan - Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:56 pm	25 Replies 11601 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Jun 10, 2021 9:23 pm
New Old USGS Maps by rmutter - Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:12 am	2 Replies 689 Views	by neman2 Thu May 13, 2021 12:05 pm
Horn blasts by Baxterdog - Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:36 pm	8 Replies 6164 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:09 pm
Railway time by Railway time - Fri May 18, 2018 9:45 am	8 Replies 6008 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:35 am
A question about max track capacity / max spot capacity by richardspitzer - Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:58 pm	1 Replies 749 Views	by Cowford Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:12 pm
Home Yard? 1 2 by richardspitzer - Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:04 am	16 Replies 6434 Views	by BAR Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:22 pm
Passenger or Freight: Who should have track priority? by MaRoFu - Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:03 pm	5 Replies 4871 Views	by dave1905 Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:44 am
PTC in track warrant territory? 1 2 3 4 by MattW - Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:08 pm	49 Replies 28701 Views	by dave1905 Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:35 am
Question about Signaling by l008com - Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:05 am	4 Replies 1207 Views	by dave1905 Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:25 am
Passenger trains in sections by BobLI - Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:00 pm	4 Replies 6126 Views	by dave1905 Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:40 am
Coupling in motion? 1 2 by CLamb - Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:42 am	24 Replies 8355 Views	by D Alex Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:09 pm
I just rediscovered my OG trainspotting spot. by NeoArashi - Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:39 am	2 Replies 1174 Views	by NeoArashi Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:56 pm
For Sale. 1913 schematics, maps, Technical drawing bound volume by jvr3 - Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:02 pm	0 Replies 2483 Views	by jvr3 Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:02 pm
Rail to Ale Trail by phillyrube - Tue May 14, 2019 9:26 pm	2 Replies 2142 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:05 am
Live MBTA Subway Mapping! by Zash - Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:57 pm	3 Replies 3171 Views	by DaWolf85 Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:53 pm
Toronto Interlocking by phillyrube - Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:53 am	0 Replies 1586 Views	by phillyrube Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:53 am
under ground rail road Questions. by surbris - Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:17 pm	1 Replies 1893 Views	by D Alex Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:47 pm
Absent signal in yard service by amtbuff - Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:22 pm	2 Replies 2334 Views	by BR&P Thu Jul 18, 2019 8:50 pm
Protected rail crossings by SST - Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:41 pm	10 Replies 4705 Views	by daybeers Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:54 am
Spotlog by Lensmeister - Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:20 am	5 Replies 8479 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:22 pm
New Diamond Crossing by NYC27 - Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:37 pm	0 Replies 1965 Views	by NYC27 Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:37 pm
Firemen? by D Alex - Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:26 pm	6 Replies 4143 Views	by henry2018 Sun Oct 07, 2018 5:00 pm
How does grade crossing preemption work? by railfan1988 - Thu May 23, 2013 9:31 pm	8 Replies 7670 Views	by lstone19 Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:30 pm
Concrete vs Wood Ties 1 2 by Darien Red Sox - Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:05 pm	24 Replies 24274 Views	by CPSK Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:20 am
Signals - Approach Diverging for slow route by MattW - Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:20 pm	3 Replies 3491 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:55 pm
Trainset transformation of Indonesia train by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Sat Apr 14, 2018 8:48 am	2 Replies 3157 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:58 pm
New shortcut track project by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:58 am	0 Replies 2506 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:58 am
Speedometers on steam locomotives by ExCon90 - Sat Aug 13, 2016 2:11 pm	7 Replies 5992 Views	by Engineer Spike Fri Jul 20, 2018 4:08 pm
Train Equipment Technical Security by STrRedWolf - Mon Jul 09, 2018 7:08 am	4 Replies 2769 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:09 pm
Train 2 Name by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:50 am	0 Replies 2607 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:50 am
Trainboards name design in Indonesia by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:08 pm	1 Replies 2912 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:40 am
Indonesia crossing path security system by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Tue May 29, 2018 3:17 am	0 Replies 5035 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Tue May 29, 2018 3:17 am
Crossing Protection. by tdstedman - Wed Jun 16, 2004 7:00 am	8 Replies 4673 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Tue May 22, 2018 7:21 am
Station Announcements by vector_one75 - Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:35 pm	1 Replies 3250 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Mon May 21, 2018 9:40 am
Prambanan Ekspres assistant by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Fri May 18, 2018 8:57 am	1 Replies 2570 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Sun May 20, 2018 9:37 pm
Rules service in trainset by Ronal U18C Indonesia - Mon May 07, 2018 1:03 am	0 Replies 2681 Views	by Ronal U18C Indonesia Mon May 07, 2018 1:03 am
Route/speed signal interface-aspects? by MattW - Thu Nov 19, 2015 5:46 pm	5 Replies 5810 Views	by CRail Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:42 am
Cab Drivers by Engineer Spike - Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:44 am	0 Replies 2838 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Mar 27, 2018 3:44 am
Trackside Restaurants (was:Restaurants by the tracks) 1 2 3 4 5 by Noel Weaver - Wed May 30, 2007 11:23 pm	63 Replies 44501 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:10 pm
How Can I Calculate Total Miles of Track? by railfan1928 - Mon May 15, 2017 4:14 pm	3 Replies 3996 Views	by RussNelson Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:29 am
Grade crossing removal thread (public thourougfares) 1 2 by Myrtone - Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:34 am	22 Replies 10369 Views	by Myrtone Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:43 pm
What is a sidecar? (Personnel Clearance) by RenegadeMonster - Sat Sep 23, 2017 1:57 pm	2 Replies 5992 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Sep 23, 2017 4:38 pm
What is the Best Rail Map Setup? by railfan1928 - Mon May 15, 2017 4:18 pm	0 Replies 3109 Views	by railfan1928 Mon May 15, 2017 4:18 pm
Nick names 1 2 by Mitch - Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:15 pm	28 Replies 16586 Views	by Engineer Spike Sat Apr 15, 2017 6:01 pm
Yard Ops Question by NYC27 - Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:13 pm	2 Replies 3983 Views	by Minneapolitan Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:22 pm
New guy looking for Knowledge by TheDefiantPirate - Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:13 pm	6 Replies 9113 Views	by rovetherr Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:04 pm
Engineer Pay by Bigt - Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:18 pm	4 Replies 6135 Views	by Engineer Spike Wed Feb 08, 2017 9:23 pm
Building your own Solari split-flap display by STrRedWolf - Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:09 pm	3 Replies 8497 Views	by MissTheMEC Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:34 pm
Google Earth Timelapse by YamaOfParadise - Wed Nov 30, 2016 5:44 pm	1 Replies 3995 Views	by NorthWest Wed Nov 30, 2016 11:50 pm
How do Train Dispatchers track trains? by hgondilon - Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:00 pm	4 Replies 6958 Views	by BostonUrbEx Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:32 am
Yard Operations and other questions by BoilerBob - Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:27 am	2 Replies 4456 Views	by Engineer Spike Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:00 pm
Reducing head way to less than stopping distance by zerovanity59 - Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:31 pm	3 Replies 6364 Views	by ExCon90 Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:47 pm
How much UPS goes by rail? by carajul - Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:55 pm	12 Replies 27024 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Sep 01, 2016 4:55 pm
BART -- how to quiet noisy rail by lpetrich - Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:26 pm	1 Replies 4408 Views	by lpetrich Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:19 am
3 letter station codes by Winkopp - Thu Aug 18, 2016 2:17 pm	2 Replies 5524 Views	by STrRedWolf Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:25 pm
Parallel Tracks on a Curve by spokes32 - Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:08 pm	2 Replies 4459 Views	by JWilson Sun Aug 07, 2016 12:49 pm
farm crossing by mikecoast - Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:02 pm	3 Replies 6171 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:39 pm
Operation of yard next to automobile plant by bobmayo56 - Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:36 pm	3 Replies 4708 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Jul 14, 2016 7:38 pm
Railway buildings? by Rasmus - Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:17 am	9 Replies 7671 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:44 pm
Slow Approach And Approach at Leaman by Lackawanna565 - Mon May 09, 2016 12:07 pm	1 Replies 4362 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu May 12, 2016 5:25 pm
Restricting aspect question by MattW - Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:17 pm	13 Replies 8968 Views	by ExCon90 Mon May 09, 2016 4:24 pm
PTC Question by ExCon90 - Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:48 pm	1 Replies 4419 Views	by Train Detainer Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:36 pm
Locomotive Train Bell by cornishbell - Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:04 pm	0 Replies 6546 Views	by cornishbell Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:04 pm
Federal Rail Agency Steps Up Campaign: Crossing Accidents by Jeff Smith - Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:21 pm	6 Replies 11975 Views	by CRail Fri Aug 12, 2016 1:29 pm
What If Protesters Shut Down A Class I Railroad? 1 2 by Jim1348 - Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:16 pm	18 Replies 10641 Views	by NorthWest Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:30 am
Flag protection for stopped train in ABS territory? by Arborwayfan - Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:56 am	7 Replies 6596 Views	by lstone19 Thu Feb 04, 2016 4:54 pm
Intermodal Billing by BobLI - Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:51 pm	2 Replies 4788 Views	by Backshophoss Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:29 pm
What Is the Signal Progression to Restricting? by MoPac - Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:04 pm	6 Replies 6268 Views	by Engineer Spike Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:54 pm
Is posting certain information on trains illegal? 1 2 by Lackawanna565 - Tue Sep 02, 2014 11:01 pm	17 Replies 12833 Views	by RRCOMM Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:45 pm
Greenhorn questions by Gone2long - Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:55 am	6 Replies 8700 Views	by Engineer Spike Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:12 am
Car Hire by Passaic River Rat - Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:13 pm	2 Replies 4742 Views	by BR&P Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:59 pm
Dispatching by Timetable and Tain Order -- A Lost Art by 2nd trick op - Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:46 am	12 Replies 9042 Views	by rovetherr Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:13 pm
Watch Time Register / Comparison by Bigt - Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:20 pm	3 Replies 5049 Views	by Engineer Spike Sat Nov 21, 2015 8:51 pm
Electrified industrial switching by ExCon90 - Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:44 pm	12 Replies 7954 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:07 pm
Signalling and ways of tracks by Fearguy1234 - Sat Aug 22, 2015 10:18 pm	6 Replies 7895 Views	by ctclark1 Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:34 pm
Tie Life? by KSmitty - Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:49 pm	6 Replies 6787 Views	by JWilson Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:13 pm
CBTC train to train? by CLamb - Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:40 am	2 Replies 4563 Views	by rovetherr Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:44 pm
Weird Track Names 1 2 3 4 by RearOfSignal - Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:40 pm	53 Replies 31041 Views	by nyandw Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:57 pm
Level island platform that is high-level on one side only? by BostonUrbEx - Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:43 pm	5 Replies 5898 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:29 pm
Law or not? New grade crossings. by hando401 - Tue May 19, 2015 10:23 am	7 Replies 6921 Views	by scharnhorst Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:54 am
Grade Crossing Accidents. 1 2 3 by railfan365 - Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:30 am	31 Replies 24378 Views	by railfan365 Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:58 pm
Pondering an idea that might've saved some lives.. 1 2 by DJ700R4 - Fri May 15, 2015 10:22 am	22 Replies 15005 Views	by BR&P Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:31 am
When is a grade crosing an official grade crossing by maddoxdy - Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:54 am	10 Replies 7624 Views	by Statkowski Thu Jun 04, 2015 2:45 pm
A question for the really old, "old heads." by jg greenwood - Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:03 pm	8 Replies 8540 Views	by Desertdweller Tue May 19, 2015 6:13 pm