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Youtube video re-uploaded
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Red Line on L at Chicago Ave, 2200's
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IRM's CNW bilevels need help
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Farewell to highliners trip?
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Bad night for South Shore - 11/14/12
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Inside Metra's busiest interlocking...
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Metra - Through-routed Trains
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Signal problems on all UP lines today
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Union Station
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NICTD/AMTRAK
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South Shore truck accident
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Metra F40C In Joliet?
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Odd A-2 Routing
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3340/3341
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CTA signals
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50 years of Chicago 'L' graphics...
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North Shore/South Shore in Railfan & Railroad Jan. 2013
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Elgin-OHare Expy Approved
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Oakton/Skokie Station - Magazine Article
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Metra conductor assignments
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CTA and the concrete jungle...
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Metra Electric / ICG Catenary Replacement
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Looking for photos of CTA 2600s being delivered
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CTA State/Lake - painted?
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South Shore - Insull Cars retirement date?
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Happy Holidays, Guys! CTA Santa train video.
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Interesting announcements on the CTA
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Metra frustrations
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Metra Light packages
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Metra Electric South Chicago Branch
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Weird-Sounding Bell On Metra Cab Car
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CSS Gary Station - Black Sheep?
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Vintage railcars to connect Dunes, visitor center?
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Aurora Station - Old
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CLASSIC METRA C&NW cars!!
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Long platforms on the Loop
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1972 IC Electric Accident
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Heritage Corridor time lapse...
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New Highliners - In Eola
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Interesting CTA 6000 Trivia
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No more booklet schedules?
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CB&Q 700-series - oldest cars regularly used?
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Pay attention, race fans! Metra/Amtrak race
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Some Ways Metra Can Erase Its Current Budget Deficit
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Chicago Trip-November 2012
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Kedzie Brown Line - Cop Car runs gates, bad news
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Metra Ryder Cup service
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Is It Trespassing? Standing At "Closed" Metra Stations
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Union Station pedestrian access mess
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C&NW in Calumet River Terminals
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Trackwork on SWS?
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South Bend South Shore Station
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dead man switch
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Logan Square Shops
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Best Places To Film Trains
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Federal safety standards and the Chicago "L"
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Looking for a couple of links to maps
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East Troy Railroad - South Shore Weekend
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Speed Zone in Park Ridge on Metra UP NW line?
by zmuzak  - 
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Metra's "Rail-Time Tracker"
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CTA charter derailment
by lstone19  - 
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Article on BNSF operated Metra service
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NICTD Passing at Olive
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Open Unattended Stations
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Metra soot problems, electrification possibilities
by saml  - 
27 Replies 
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Milwaukee Road and C&NW Commuter rail to Wisconsin
by Prairiefire  - 
10 Replies 
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Metra Heritage line Joliet storage
by lstone19  - 
2 Replies 
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UP livery old passenger cars like new
by Passenger  - 
6 Replies 
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Stealth dispatching (MD-W confusion 6/16)
by lstone19  - 
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That siding on the south bound side just south of Armitage
by Passenger  - 
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Guten MORGAN, Chicago!
by Pacific 2-3-1  - 
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 by justalurker66
 
NATO Summit costs NICTD $100k
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
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Chicago Union Station underground taxi stands
by Jenner  - 
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Former Rock Island Commuter Trains
by TB Diamond  - 
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Future of Joliet
by metraRI  - 
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Turning South Shore and MED trains
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
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Transportation Issues G8/NATO Summit
by justalurker66  - 
40 Replies 
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A little fun, French-style.
by Tadman  - 
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Metra Locomotive Rebuild Status
by metraRI  - 
0 Replies 
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Suburban commuter sues Metra over unused rides
by lstone19  - 
1 Replies 
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South Shore near Ogden Dunes - What is that hut on stilts?
by Tadman  - 
0 Replies 
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Slightly OT: The Great Train Story
by virtualchuck  - 
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 by virtualchuck
 
NICTD Signals - WTF?
by Tadman  - 
3 Replies 
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CTA Historic Cars 4271/4272 On Display Apr. 28
by Chicagopcclcars  - 
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NICTD South Shore Changes 2012
by justalurker66  - 
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What is that structure just south of Clybourn station?
by Passenger  - 
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Taking pictures at Joliet
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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Abandoned junction at 83rd Street?
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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NICTD 2011 Temporary Weekend Construction Outages
by justalurker66  - 
102 Replies 
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Skokie Swift gets a new station...
by doepack  - 
31 Replies 
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$tarbucks@North/Clybourn Red Line
by Pacific 2-3-1  - 
2 Replies 
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2247 takes the Bloomingdale
by lstone19  - 
6 Replies 
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South Shore Interchange with CSX(B&O)
by Tadman  - 
1 Replies 
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 by spatcher
 
Electircal outlets?
by Gare_NY  - 
4 Replies 
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 by ryanbytes
 
South Shore Freight in monster CSX derailment - Miller
by Tadman  - 
2 Replies 
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