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First launched in 1996 - Railroad.net is one of the oldest and most trusted internet destinations for the railroad enthusiasts. The website boasts one of the
top railroad forums in the world with over 11,000 members and 900,000 posts.
Railroad.net also serves as an online railroad museum with historical photos and articles which can't be found anywhere else on the world. A portion of our archives were contributed by some of the people that actually helped to build some of the nation's railroads in the early 1900's. Railroad.net also serves as a leading source for real time news and commentary about what is happening right now in the railroad industry. The news is organized in 5 relevant categories which include: Amtrak, Freight Rail, High-Speed Rail, Railroad Events, & Passenger Rail. Our railroad news and commentary contributors are enthusiasts whom have exhibited a great deal of passion for the railroad industry. Below we have highlighted them:  Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith is a life-long rail fan originally from the New York City area whose first train ride was on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. His favorite rail memories include a trip to the 1964 World's Fair on the New Haven and the Flushing Line via Grand Central Terminal, trips to Katonah with his mother and father to see the Budd RDC's on the Upper Harlem line of the New York Central or to Grand Central to eat at the "automat". He has been a member of railroad.net since 2006 and a moderator of the Amtrak forum and site administrator since 2010. Jeff publishes upcoming railroad events along with commentary on important railroad issues to the Railroad.net news section. Jeff also serves as the Railroad.net editor and he seeks out and screens potential contributors from the Railroad.net forum.  Christopher Mahoney
Christopher Mahoney is a recent graduate from UCLA with a degree in Sociology. Christopher has written for several internet websites where he has applied his superior writing skills with his education and interest in social activity. Christopher has traveled through the United States and as a featured writer for Railroad.net, he focuses on quality commentary about what is going on right now in the railroad industry. You can view Christopher Mahoney's author archive to review previous stories that he has contributed.  Gary Dubola Memi
Gary has fond memories of taking train trips as a kid, and to this day it is far and away his favorite way to travel. Living in New York, and frequently traveling to Boston, Gary talks with conductors and fellow commuters about his interest in railroads. Gary created a railroad poetry blog as a way to take advantage of his time on the Long Island Rail Road and writes from the inspiring place that railroads can be. Gary contributes posts to the passenger rail section of Railroad.net. He adds articles and stories surrounding how news, policies, events, changes, and innovation are affecting the everyday rail passenger. As a result of having a love for railroads, combined with a genuine interest in how they affect passengers in their everyday lives - Gary is able to offer a unique perspective and helpful information concerning railroad commuting."  Evan Britton
Evan is a 12+ year internet marketing veteran who has always had a burning passion for railroads. Having a lifelong fear of flying always heightened Evan's interest in the railroad industry and he has traveled by rail throughout the East and West Coast of the US, Canada, Argentina, and throughout Europe. Evan adds breaking railroad news stories along with his unique perspective on key issues the industry faces. You can view Evan Britton's author archive to review previous stories that he has contributed.  Devon Ritchie
Devon Ritchie is double majoring in English and Economics with a minor in Business Institutions at Northwestern University. Devon has studied the field of transportation along with recent trends within the travel industry. Devon publishes stories discussing public companies in the Railroad space along with recent developments within passenger rail.  Greg Primrose
Greg Primrose is a Baltimore, Maryland native whose interest in trains grew in 2006 when he got a DSLR camera and began photographing trains. During that same time period, Greg became a frequent contributor and moderator to the Amtrak and High-Speed rail forums on Railroad.net. Today, Greg publishes news stories and opinions about Amtrak and High-speed rail while sourcing what the 10,000+ Railroad.net forum members are discussing within these key railroad topics. Greg also mixes in featured articles detailing some of his experiences and successes in railroad photography. Gabrielle Gurley Gabrielle holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a MA in Political Science from Boston College. Gabrielle has worked as a freelance journalist/writer specializing in public policy issues for a variety of outlets including The Boston Globe, State House News Service, and PublishersWeekly.com  Danielle Germain
Danielle Germain is majoring in Sociology at UCLA where she has become interested with how society travels and commutes. Living in Los Angeles, which is widely regarded as the most traffic congested city in the world. Danielle longs for the day whereby the railroad system will bail out Southern California commuters. Danielle adds stories, commentary, and opinions regarding news in passenger rail. Mark Egebrecht Mark Egebrecht's interests include diesel locomotives, railroad junctions and routes, Amtrak,Norfolk Southern, Conrail, CSX, and Metra. He has over 400 videos on Youtube that I have filmed over the years. Robert Sullivan Robert Sullivan adds articles and commentary from the perspective of a Railroad Manager. Robert retired after working 42 years, from Union Pacific, As Senior Manager Intermodal Terminal Operations Global III, Rochelle Illinois. He started with PRR as a clerk in 1966, started into management in 1972, with Penn Central subsequently Conrail, and left Conrail to work for Chicago & Northwestern. He had a tremondous career in the Railroad industry.  Tyler Trahan
Tyler Trahan is a freelance writer and photographer from Worcester, Massachusetts. He fell in love with railroads at age 5 after inheriting his great-grandfather's HO scale models, and since then has been soaking up anything train-related in books, magazines, and the internet to put together a broad spectrum of railroad knowledge. He writes a blog about commuting by train and brings that experience and an interest in the human drama of railroading to the Railroad.net news team. ......... Please feel free to contact us if you have any specific questions or if you are interested in applying to become a featured contributor on Railroad.net We have a news widget which allows blogs and websites to display the title and link for each of our Railroad news articles. The widget updates on its own - so each time a new article is added to Railroad.net it will be highlighted at the top of our widget. The links open up in a new window so that the user never leaves the website or blog that they are on. The width is 170. Copy and paste the following code into your website or blog to try it out: |