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Also includes discussion of Illinois Central and Grand Trunk Western and other subsidiary roads (including Bessemer & Lake Erie and the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway). Official site: WWW.CN.CA Moderators Ken V, Komachi 173 1219 Sun May 04, 2008 5:22 pm nickleinonen Canadian Pacific Railway Discussion relating to the past and present operations of CPR. Official web site can be found here: CPR.CA. Moderators Ken V, Komachi 123 645 Thu May 08, 2008 7:18 pm trainiac Conrail - 1976 to the Present Discussion related to the operations and equipment of Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) from 1976 to its present operations as Conrail Shared Assets. Official web site can be found here: CONRAIL.COM. Moderators keeper1616, charlie6017, TAMR213 219 1556 Fri May 02, 2008 6:18 am Noel Weaver CSX Transportation Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM. Moderators MBTA F40PH-2C 1050, charlie6017 868 7490 Fri May 09, 2008 8:00 am videobruce Florida East Coast Discussion relating to the FEC operations, past and present. Official web site can be found here: FECRWY.COM. Moderator GOLDEN-ARM 68 417 Sat May 03, 2008 7:34 pm Noel Weaver Guilford Rail System/Pan Am Railways Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control). Official site can be found here: GUILFORDRAIL.COM. Moderator MEC407 564 6677 Fri May 09, 2008 7:46 am Mattydred Kansas City Southern and Affiliates Discussion related to the past and present operations of Kansas City Southern Lines, including affiliates Texas Mexican Railway, Grupo Transportation Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM), and Panama Canal Railway Co. Official web site can be found here: KCSOUTHERN.COM. Moderator GOLDEN-ARM 49 177 Tue May 06, 2008 5:02 pm PSNOUS Montreal, Maine & Atlantic (Bangor & Aroostook) Discussion relating to MM&A/BAR operations, past and present. Moderator CNJ 129 847 Sat May 03, 2008 6:57 pm mwhite Norfolk Southern Discussion relating to the NS operations. Official web site can be found here: NSCORP.COM. Moderator Schuylkill Valley 443 2198 Thu May 08, 2008 9:18 pm ThePointyHairedBoss Susquehanna Discussion related to NYS&W operations past and present. Official web site can be found here: NYSW.COM. Moderators charlie6017, NJ Vike, GOLDEN-ARM 515 4366 Sat May 03, 2008 11:27 pm Noel Weaver Union Pacific Discussion about the Union Pacific operations past and present. Official site can be found here: UPRR.COM. Moderators GOLDEN-ARM, UPRR engineer 404 2354 Thu May 08, 2008 10:42 am b372_xt04 VIA Rail Discussion of VIA Rail and connecting common-carrier passenger services across Canada. Official web site can be found here: VIARAIL.COM. Moderator Ken V 250 1200 Mon May 05, 2008 8:43 pm marquisofmississauga Short Lines and Industrials   General Discussion: Short Lines, Industrials, and Military A general discussion about shortlines, industrials, and military railroads Moderators Aa3rt, usa4624 216 1003 Sun May 04, 2008 9:08 pm G&Fman Arcade & Attica Railroad All about the Arcade & Attica Railroad. Official web site can be found here: http://www.arcadeandatticarr.com/. Moderator Benjamin Maggi 110 788 Fri May 09, 2008 8:29 am pablo Genesee Valley Transportation Family Discussion about shortline operator Genesee Valley Transportation, operator of the Deleware-Lackawanna; the Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern, the Falls Road Railroad; Depew, Lancaster & Western; and the Lowville & Beaver River railroads. Official site can be found here: http://www.gvtrail.com Moderator metman499 85 737 Fri May 09, 2008 8:21 am Zog Livonia, Avon, & Lakeville Family Discussion pertaining to the past and present operations of the LAL, the WNYP, and the B&H. Also the official discussion forum of Luther Brefo's LALRAILFAN.NET. Official LAL web site can be found here: www.lalrr.com. Moderator Luther Brefo 279 2689 Wed May 07, 2008 10:57 pm Luther Brefo Morristown & Erie Rail Operations Discussion about the M&E, RVRR and SIRR lines of New Jersey, and also the Maine Eastern operation in Maine. Official web site can be found here: www.merail.com. Moderators mikec, cjl330, GOLDEN-ARM 258 3730 Thu May 08, 2008 2:14 pm Douglas John Bowen New York & Atlantic Railway Discussion related to NYAR operations on Long Island. Official web site can be found here: www.anacostia.com/nyar/nyar.html. Moderator mike38-2 368 5357 Thu May 08, 2008 10:27 pm jayrmli Commuter/Transit & Trolley/Interurban   General Discussion: Commuter and Transit General discussion of commuter rail and rapid-transit operation not otherwise covered in the specific forums in this category.     189 1267 Wed May 07, 2008 1:21 pm Gilbert B Norman General Discussion: Trolley and Interurban Lines General discussion about fallen trolley and interurban lines in North America, past and present. Moderator Aa3rt 133 839 Mon May 05, 2008 7:43 pm walt California Commuter & Transit Discussion related to commuter rail and transit operators in California, past and present. Moderator lensovet 112 588 Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:34 pm vreenthusiast01 Chicago South Shore & South Bend Discussion related to the Chicago South Shore & South Bend (Indiana). Official web site can be found here: www.nictd.com, freight operations can be found here: www.southshorefreight.com. Moderator MikeF 196 1592 Thu May 08, 2008 1:22 pm cpontani Chicago Transit Authority Discussion about the Chicago Transit Authority rail operations. Official web site can be found here: www.transitchicago.com. Moderator JamesT4 152 961 Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:26 pm keithsy Long Island Rail Road Discussion of the past and present operations of the Long Island Rail Road. Official web site can be found here: www.mta.info/lirr. Moderator Liquidcamphor 2345 32319 Fri May 09, 2008 8:31 am Sir Ray MARC and VRE Discussion related to MARC and the Virginia Railway Express Washington, D.C. area commuter rail services. Moderator therock 117 848 Tue May 06, 2008 10:27 pm chuchubob MBTA Rail Operations Discussion relating to the commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.mbta.com. Moderator sery2831 2091 39647 Fri May 09, 2008 8:45 am Gerry6309 Metra Discussion related to Metra commuter rail operations (Chicago Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.metrarail.com. Moderators metraRI, MikeF 557 7257 Thu May 08, 2008 9:41 pm qboy MTA Metro-North Discussion relating to the operations of MTA Metro-North Railroad. (New York Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.mta.info/mnr. Moderator Terminal Proceed 1834 23210 Thu May 08, 2008 11:37 pm brnxvill MTA NYC Subway Discussion relating to the past and present operations of the NYC Subway system, including the Staten Island Railway (former SIRT) and the South Brooklyn Railway (SBK). Official web site can be found here: www.mta.info/nyct. Moderator arrow 608 4387 Fri May 09, 2008 12:03 am Trainlawyer NJT Rail Discussion related to New Jersey Transit rail operations, except Light Rail Operations. Official web site can be found here: www.njtransit.com. Moderator nick11a 3398 68839 Fri May 09, 2008 8:42 am henry6 NJT Light Rail Discussion related to Hudson-Bergen, Newark Subway, and the new River LINE. Official web site can be found here: www.njtransit.com/sf_lightrail.shtm.     346 2884 Sun May 04, 2008 8:59 pm lensovet PATH Discussion about the Port Authority Trans-Hudson system (New York Metro Area).     183 1194 Tue May 06, 2008 3:45 pm wasKFC SEPTA (and PATCO) Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/. Moderator AlexC 1506 22683 Fri May 09, 2008 6:50 am PopeDX Tri-Rail Discussion about the Tri-County Commuter Rail Authority in southern Florida. Official site can be found here: www.tri-rail.com. Moderator Kurt-Trirail 63 324 Thu May 08, 2008 6:25 am darkcurves Washington MetroRail Discussion relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Rail System (Washington D.C. Metro Area) Moderator Robert Paniagua 206 1587 Thu May 08, 2008 4:05 pm WMATAGMOAGH Museums, Tourist Lines, and Clubs   General Discussion: Museums, Tourist Lines, and Clubs General discussion related to all railroad clubs, museums, tourist and scenic lines. Generally this covers museums with static displays, museums that operate excursions, scenic lines that have museums, and so on. Check out the Tourist Railway Association (TRAIN) for more inforation. Moderators Miketherailfan, rob216, Christian S. 208 1109 Tue May 06, 2008 3:44 pm Anthony RMLI Fallen Flags   General Discussion: Fallen Flags This forum is for discussion of "Fallen Flag" roads not otherwise provided with a specific forum. Fallen Flags are roads that no longer operate, went bankrupt, or were acquired or merged out of existence. Moderators Otto Vondrak, Nicolai3985 160 692 Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:02 pm umtrr-author Baltimore & Ohio/Chesapeake & Ohio/Western Maryland Discussion relating to the B&O up to it's 1972 merger into Chessie System. Visit the B&O Railroad Historical Society for more information. Also discussion of the C&O up to 1972. Visit the C&O Historical Society for more information. Also includes the WM up to 1972. Visit the WM Historical Society for more information.     137 604 Wed May 07, 2008 8:40 pm motor Boston & Maine/Maine Central Discussion relating to the pre-1983 B&M and MEC railroads. Moderator MEC407 288 1826 Wed May 07, 2008 10:40 pm citystation1848 Burlington Northern, GN, NP, CB&Q, SP&S, SL-SF Discussion relating to the BN, and its predecessors GN, NP, CB&Q, SP&S, SL-SF, and their subsidiaries. Visit the Friends of the Burlington Northern for more information. Moderators BN7151, UPRR engineer 58 236 Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:48 pm Engineer Spike Central of New Jersey and Lehigh & New England Discussion relating to the CNJ and its subsidiaries up to 1976. Also includes discussion of the Lehigh & New England, purchase in 1961. Visit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society for more information. Moderators David, metman499 157 965 Sun May 04, 2008 9:19 am GSC Chicago & North Western Discussion relating to the C&NW, including the M&StL, CGW, and others up to 1995. Visit the C&NW Historical Society for more information. Moderator UPRR engineer 43 197 Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:50 am tk48states Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Discussion about the RI, up to its abandonment in March 1980. Moderator Komachi 52 251 Thu May 08, 2008 1:01 pm Zephyr Rocket Delaware & Hudson Discussion relating to the D&H. For more information, please visit the Bridge Line Historical Society. Moderator DelawareHudson 181 1029 Fri May 09, 2008 4:18 am mikeexplorer DL&W, Erie and Erie Lackawanna Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/. Moderator JoeG 340 2611 Thu May 08, 2008 6:07 pm mikeexplorer Lehigh & Hudson River Discussion relating to the L&HR up to 1976. Visit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society for more information. Moderator David 66 483 Tue May 06, 2008 5:11 pm Paul Miller Lehigh Valley Discussion relating to the operations of the LV up to 1976. Visit the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society for more information. Moderators keeper1616, scottychaos 254 2355 Fri May 09, 2008 7:28 am kemay59 New Haven Discussion relating to the NH and its subsidiaries. Visit www.nhrhta.org for more information. Moderator charlie6017 194 1016 Fri May 09, 2008 5:38 am Noel Weaver New York Central Discussion relating to the NYC and subsidiaries, up to 1968. Visit the NYCS Historical Society for more information. Moderator charlie6017 538 3481 Sun May 04, 2008 8:58 am jentel Norfolk & Western, VGN, WAB, NKP, P&WV, ACY, IT Discussion related to the Norfolk & Western, up to 1982. Also includes discussion of the Virginian Railway (1959); Wabash; Nickel Plate; Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway; Akron, Canton & Youngstown Raiload (all 1964); and the Illinois Terminal (1981).     44 189 Thu May 08, 2008 9:24 pm ThePointyHairedBoss Penn Central Discussion relating to the Penn Central, up until its 1976 inclusion in Conrail. Visit the Penn Central Railroad Historical Society for more information. Moderator JJMDiMunno 100 1074 Wed May 07, 2008 9:22 pm BR&P Pennsylvania Railroad Discussion relating to the PRR, up to 1968. Visit the PRR Technical & Historical Society for more information. Moderator Schuylkill Valley 277 1404 Sat May 03, 2008 3:42 am The Man Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Discussion relating to the PRSL Moderators JJMDiMunno, prt1607j 194 1514 Fri May 09, 2008 4:56 am lv414 Reading Company Discussion relating to the RDG, up to its 1976 inclusion into Conrail. Visit the Reading Company Historical & Technical Society for more information. Moderators Franklin Gowen, metman499 176 999 Thu May 08, 2008 9:59 am glenonoko Regions and States   Canadian Railfan Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Canada Moderator Ken V 106 531 Thu May 08, 2008 8:42 pm chrismears DelMarVa & Washington, D.C. Railfan Discussion pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. 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For specific railroad topics, please see the Fallen Flags and Active Railroads categories. Moderator Komachi 168 812 Wed May 07, 2008 8:38 pm tapper13 Worldwide Railfan Discussion about railroad topics everywhere outside of North America. Moderators David Benton, Komachi 431 2555 Thu May 08, 2008 8:02 pm David Benton Computers & Internet   General Discussion: Computer Gaming & Simulations General discussion of computer gaming and railroad simulations. Topics include MS Train Simulator, Auran Trainz, Railroad Tycoon and more... Moderators AEM7AC920, dti407 181 927 Wed May 07, 2008 6:54 pm firthorfifth06 Employment   General Discussion: Employment General discussion about working in the railroad industry. DO NOT post jobs here. Post job listings in the Job Postings forum. Moderator thebigc 1780 16201 Fri May 09, 2008 8:26 am Xponder Job Postings Listings for JOB OPENINGS ONLY in the railroad industry. Oldest postings are periodically deleted. 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