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Architectural Digest Article: 6 Incredible Train Stations Turned Into Hotels by Jeff Smith - Sun May 28, 2023 6:54 am - In: Travel & Trip Reports	3 Replies 649 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:20 am
Who's Next on the Merger List? 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 16, 2023 8:35 am - In: General Class I and II Discussion	27 Replies 2308 Views	by NHV 669 Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:28 am
Classic Railroad Equipment of the Week! PV's Private Varnish(Ozark Mountain Rail Car and others) by Jeff Smith - Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:41 am - In: General Discussion: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment	8 Replies 3318 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:13 am
README: Forum Rules / Legal / Terms of Service by Jeff Smith - Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	0 Replies 5242 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:10 am
Railroad.net Announces Ad-Free Subscriptions by gprimr1 - Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:50 pm - In: News, Announcements, FAQ and Help	0 Replies 11398 Views	by gprimr1 Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:50 pm
California Commuter & Transit Forum Rules by lensovet - Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:09 am	0 Replies 11289 Views	by lensovet Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:09 am

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MUNI's Heritage Weekend by ebtmikado - Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:05 pm	0 Replies 4107 Views	by ebtmikado Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:05 pm
BART Time limit by jackintosh11 - Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:03 pm	3 Replies 5822 Views	by MACTRAXX Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:53 pm
Metrolink stations list with distances from LA by pparalikia - Wed May 18, 2016 9:37 pm	5 Replies 5563 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:46 pm
CalTrans Locomotive Roster by UKrailfan - Mon May 16, 2016 7:14 am	2 Replies 5401 Views	by Tadman Tue May 24, 2016 2:30 pm
BARTable hotels in East Bay area? by TomNelligan - Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:26 am	4 Replies 6309 Views	by Tadman Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:20 am
Metrolink operating contract up for bid by Firstout - Sat Mar 19, 2016 8:29 pm	8 Replies 6576 Views	by Backshophoss Fri Mar 25, 2016 9:15 pm
BART failures -- IEEE Spectrum by farecard - Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:49 pm	0 Replies 4683 Views	by farecard Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:49 pm
ACE commuter train derailment in Niles Canyon by kaitoku - Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:43 pm	8 Replies 6926 Views	by lensovet Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:23 pm
MetroRail Gold Line including Extensions 1 2 by pennsy - Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:15 pm	25 Replies 16694 Views	by The EGE Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:08 pm
Ferry Building by Tadman - Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:59 pm	3 Replies 5922 Views	by Tadman Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:29 pm
NJT cars in LA Union Station by hi55us - Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:32 am	10 Replies 25505 Views	by time Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:17 pm
BART to Northwest Contra Costa County? by lpetrich - Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:14 pm	7 Replies 8770 Views	by BART2PV Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:19 pm
Metrolink Derailment at Oxnard, CA 1 2 by Tom6921 - Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:35 am	22 Replies 28320 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:55 pm
BART seats replaced, floors next by lpetrich - Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:57 pm	11 Replies 8658 Views	by lensovet Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:13 pm
First Hyundai Rotem coaches discharge at LB - video by pjw1967 - Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:55 pm	0 Replies 6105 Views	by pjw1967 Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:55 pm
BART physical railroad connections by theseaandalifesaver - Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:19 pm	11 Replies 8904 Views	by lpetrich Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:44 pm
NCTD Sprinter suspends service by kaitoku - Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:48 pm	5 Replies 9231 Views	by dowlingm Sat May 09, 2015 7:20 am
San Diego U2 cars in Argentina by Paul1705 - Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:26 am	8 Replies 10310 Views	by electricron Wed Apr 08, 2015 11:49 am
Metrolink's leased ex GO F59PHs by Tom6921 - Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:45 pm	2 Replies 5913 Views	by Fan Railer Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:55 pm
San Diego Buffing by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050 - Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:42 pm	3 Replies 6630 Views	by gprimr1 Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:54 pm
BART begins some planning by lpetrich - Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:16 pm	6 Replies 9956 Views	by lpetrich Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:30 pm
Metrolink death (Riverside CA); unbelievable by amtrakowitz - Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:38 am	8 Replies 10143 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:22 pm
Attention Southern California rail photographers: Full Rotem by Metrolink - Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:01 pm	1 Replies 5992 Views	by Fan Railer Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:40 pm
Kinki Sharyo will keep plant in Palmdale, expand by kaitoku - Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:59 am	0 Replies 5509 Views	by kaitoku Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:59 am
The Oakland Airport Connector 1 2 by lpetrich - Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:58 pm	26 Replies 18634 Views	by lpetrich Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:53 pm
San Francisco to Sign Agreement Today for up 260 new cars. by ebtmikado - Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:48 am	0 Replies 5855 Views	by ebtmikado Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:48 am
Metrolink locomotive usage pattern by jt42cwr - Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:23 pm	0 Replies 5813 Views	by jt42cwr Thu Jul 17, 2014 1:23 pm
Why wasn't a BART like system ever built in SoCal? by tomj - Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:35 am	3 Replies 7149 Views	by lpetrich Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:04 am
Equipment cycles by jt42cwr - Mon May 12, 2014 3:50 pm	7 Replies 7346 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:15 pm
Caltrain interesting consist by Tadman - Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:57 am	7 Replies 8714 Views	by JediTev Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:44 pm
Metrolink:CTC allocates $27 million for locos & double track by beautifulplanet - Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:23 pm	0 Replies 6154 Views	by beautifulplanet Thu Feb 06, 2014 8:23 pm
ACE looking to switch to DMU's in the future? by kaitoku - Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:07 pm	9 Replies 8366 Views	by dowlingm Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:41 pm
Caltrain Extension San Francisco Downtown - Transbay Terminal by Thomas - Thu May 09, 2013 7:47 am	5 Replies 8807 Views	by tomj Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:32 pm
Metrolink conductor training by Tadman - Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:50 pm	1 Replies 7251 Views	by EM2000 Wed Jan 08, 2014 2:51 am
San Diego Double-Tracking, New Bridges, etc. by lpetrich - Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:27 pm	3 Replies 6815 Views	by lpetrich Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:03 pm
BART two workers killed and strike by BandA - Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:11 pm	1 Replies 6544 Views	by Freddy Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:50 am
ACE Name Change by NH2060 - Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:17 am	0 Replies 6407 Views	by NH2060 Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:17 am
Metrolink F59 question by WelshPete - Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:19 pm	1 Replies 6905 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:40 am
New LA Metro map released by kyleg - Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:41 pm	0 Replies 7065 Views	by kyleg Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:41 pm
LACMTA Planning Philosophy by joshg1 - Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:01 pm	2 Replies 6293 Views	by kaitoku Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:28 pm
Interesting Youtube video by sparkyhero - Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:16 pm	4 Replies 6783 Views	by sparkyhero Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:36 pm
California Job Wanted by rescuedfromthedeep - Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:41 pm	1 Replies 5977 Views	by lensovet Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:06 am
Possible Off Topic: Super Bowl Ad by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:12 am	9 Replies 8340 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:27 pm
Expanding Metrolink to Ontario Airport by Jeff Smith - Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:20 pm	0 Replies 5856 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:20 pm
Service to Del Mar Races by Ocala Mike - Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:42 pm	1 Replies 6408 Views	by COASTERSDRIDER Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:21 pm
Possible takeover of Amtrak San Joaquin by Altamont Regional by Jeff Smith - Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:54 am	10 Replies 9154 Views	by electricron Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:16 pm
Sumitomo - Nippon Sharyo Bi-Level Cars by Jeff Smith - Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:35 pm	4 Replies 7078 Views	by lensovet Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:29 pm
BART In Earthquake Conditions by rail10 - Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:46 pm	1 Replies 4680 Views	by kaitoku Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:48 pm
BART escalators in downtown SF plagued by human waste by amtrakowitz - Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:45 am	11 Replies 8624 Views	by neroden Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:40 pm
LA Metrolink to San Diego? by lpetrich - Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:12 am	6 Replies 6272 Views	by electricron Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:03 am
Railfanning San Diego? 1 2 by diburning - Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:41 pm	22 Replies 15820 Views	by diburning Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:12 pm
Downtown Pomona station Safety by usroadman - Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:05 am	2 Replies 6123 Views	by usroadman Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:59 am
Railfanning and Riding MTS Light Rail by njtmnrrbuff - Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:59 pm	1 Replies 5726 Views	by Patrick Boylan Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:23 pm
Caltrain punctuality question by Tadman - Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:57 pm	7 Replies 6387 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:30 pm
San Diego Green Line at Old Town by Wingnut - Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:18 pm	6 Replies 6342 Views	by diburning Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:00 am
Altamont Commuter Express Trains (Videos) by Fan Railer - Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:21 pm	0 Replies 5412 Views	by Fan Railer Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:21 pm
Railfan View of the Caltrain Corridor From Northbound Trains by Fan Railer - Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:09 pm	0 Replies 5313 Views	by Fan Railer Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:09 pm
CalTrain EMU proposal 1 2 3 by cpontani - Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:22 am	33 Replies 22511 Views	by Fan Railer Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:51 pm
BART Welcomes You To San Francisco With Amazing Acceleration 1 2 by Fan Railer - Sat May 26, 2012 9:04 am	17 Replies 11828 Views	by Fan Railer Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:08 am
Concept drawings of new Metrolink cab cars 1 2 3 by superbad - Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:58 pm	31 Replies 22987 Views	by Fan Railer Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:01 pm
The finalists for the new BART railcars 1 2 by tommyboy6181 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:10 pm	17 Replies 11863 Views	by lpetrich Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:43 pm
Metrolink to Victorville 1 2 by gprimr1 - Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:28 pm	22 Replies 16207 Views	by jstolberg Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:34 pm
Railfanning Caltrain 1 2 by njtmnrrbuff - Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:02 pm	17 Replies 10718 Views	by Alloy Wed May 09, 2012 11:08 pm
MUNI Rollsign Quesiton by lilbluefoxie - Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:15 pm	3 Replies 5453 Views	by 3rdrail Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:17 pm
Caltrain upgrades a step toward high-speed rail by Forest Glen - Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:52 am	0 Replies 4912 Views	by Forest Glen Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:52 am
LA: Angels Flight fare goes up from 25¢ to 50¢ by amtrakowitz - Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:52 am	0 Replies 4771 Views	by amtrakowitz Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:52 am
An Indictment of American Rail Travel?? 1 2 3 4 5 by Jeff Smith - Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:49 am	62 Replies 92877 Views	by Steampunk Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:59 pm
Muni's Boeings 1 2 by Stephen - Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:17 pm	16 Replies 13406 Views	by Disney Guy Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:57 am
A daily passenger train between LA and the Coachella Valley? by Jeff Smith - Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:48 pm	4 Replies 7805 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:39 pm
New definition for intermodal Man drives into Subway tunnel by Jeff Smith - Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:07 am	4 Replies 5431 Views	by Patrick Boylan Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:36 am
BART/MUNI Fare Payment Question by wots hater - Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:49 pm	3 Replies 4546 Views	by lensovet Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:28 am
Bart Track Guage And Third Rail Voltage by rail10 - Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:25 pm	2 Replies 5283 Views	by Fan Railer Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:34 pm
BART preliminary bids are in by tommyboy6181 - Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:15 pm	0 Replies 4765 Views	by tommyboy6181 Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:15 pm
Caltrain hires VRE's Director of Operations by davinp - Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:50 pm	0 Replies 4874 Views	by davinp Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:50 pm
Chatsworth, Three Years Later 1 2 3 4 by NellieBly - Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:43 am	48 Replies 13885 Views	by 25Hz Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:37 am
PCCs return to San Diego by jwhite07 - Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:23 am	13 Replies 6664 Views	by jwhite07 Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:38 pm
Northbound Afternoon Baby Bullet Trainset Info by Jersey_Mike - Tue Nov 08, 2011 2:15 pm	8 Replies 5921 Views	by Head-end View Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:11 pm
Los Angeles Metro lines and modes 1 2 by Patrick Boylan - Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:54 am	18 Replies 11280 Views	by neroden Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:52 am
Caltrain Chooses New Operator to Replace Amtrak by jstolberg - Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:42 pm	4 Replies 5600 Views	by lensovet Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:29 pm
BART partnering with BMW to design new railcars by tommyboy6181 - Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:58 pm	14 Replies 7075 Views	by tommyboy6181 Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:28 pm
Pacific Surfliner now available to Coaster customers by Jeff Smith - Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:18 pm	3 Replies 5886 Views	by eaglestar Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:21 pm
SP Commute delay notice--1955 by ExCon90 - Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:09 am	2 Replies 15438 Views	by Tadman Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:37 pm
Switch installation by mgbcab - Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:29 pm	0 Replies 4803 Views	by mgbcab Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:29 pm
Need Trip Info Help by Lady Penelope - Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:04 pm	1 Replies 3826 Views	by kaitoku Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:18 am
Amtrak SoCal Radio Channels by sixty-six - Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:06 am	2 Replies 5071 Views	by sixty-six Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:24 am
No seats on BART trains anymore... by doepack - Tue May 05, 2009 1:35 am	8 Replies 7155 Views	by kaitoku Wed May 11, 2011 7:22 pm
BART and Earthquakes by Disney Guy - Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:55 am	3 Replies 5089 Views	by drewh Thu May 05, 2011 2:44 pm
Bakersfield - Los Angeles hsr. by David Benton - Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:45 am	9 Replies 3064 Views	by lpetrich Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:11 pm
BART West Dublin-Pleasanton Station to Open by lpetrich - Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:19 pm	1 Replies 4704 Views	by lpetrich Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:24 pm
Photography and Light Rail by Spokker - Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:46 am	4 Replies 5239 Views	by gprimr1 Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:30 pm
Transfer from San Joaquin to Sacramento RT? by transit man - Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:41 pm	1 Replies 4772 Views	by Patrick Boylan Sun Feb 13, 2011 1:01 pm
A good week on Caltrain ! by Head-end View - Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:41 pm	4 Replies 5101 Views	by jb9152 Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:07 pm
San Francisco cable cars 1 2 3 by rail10 - Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:50 pm	35 Replies 17518 Views	by 3rdrail Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:31 am
BART Parking at Millbrae by Head-end View - Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:46 pm	8 Replies 6020 Views	by lensovet Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:21 pm
Metro Red Line - Bridge in Tunnel by phllax - Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:14 pm	0 Replies 4168 Views	by phllax Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:14 pm
Report: Metrolink Most Dangerous Rail System in U.S. by jersey_emt - Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:40 am	14 Replies 7562 Views	by Wattz Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:15 pm
Oceanside Reconfiguration by sixty-six - Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:40 pm	9 Replies 5092 Views	by sixty-six Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:48 pm
Visiting, looking for lodging near a Metrolink station by WelshPete - Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:05 pm	3 Replies 4331 Views	by WelshPete Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:50 pm
BART Police shooting incident 1 2 by Milwaukee_F40C - Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:33 pm	17 Replies 8897 Views	by 3rdrail Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:54 pm
Santa Clara Light Rail 1 2 by Head-end View - Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:42 pm	17 Replies 7734 Views	by Head-end View Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:16 pm

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