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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 372 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:20 am
Metra v Surface Transportation Board by John_Perkowski - Thu May 18, 2023 12:11 am - In: Chicagoland Commuter & Transit	13 Replies 1373 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed May 24, 2023 6:36 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	23 Replies 1861 Views	by MEC407 Mon May 29, 2023 8:25 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	7 Replies 3143 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun May 21, 2023 3:57 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 5147 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 11349 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 11287 Views	by lensovet Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:09 am

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LA Metrolink -- Advance Purchase by ExCon90 - Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:52 pm	2 Replies 4246 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:39 am
BART board elections by pebbleworm - Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:28 am	1 Replies 3709 Views	by pebbleworm Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:58 pm
SJ Merc: Brown, Whitman on Opposite Sides of HSR 1 2 by umtrr-author - Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:06 am	15 Replies 7625 Views	by jb9152 Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:03 pm
China offering to build CA HSR 1 2 by kaitoku - Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:00 am	29 Replies 3902 Views	by george matthews Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:21 pm
Union looses bid to oust camera's by DutchRailnut - Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:02 am	1 Replies 3882 Views	by Eliphaz Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:51 am
BART News: Livermore Route Selected, etc. by lpetrich - Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:21 pm	3 Replies 3482 Views	by lpetrich Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:51 am
California visit Sept.-Oct. by ExCon90 - Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:37 am	0 Replies 3633 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:37 am
San Jose Airport PRT by modorney - Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:39 am	0 Replies 3534 Views	by modorney Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:39 am
computer malfunction on bart and la subway by rail10 - Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:47 pm	4 Replies 4001 Views	by electricron Tue May 25, 2010 11:17 am
Metrolink workers object to personality testing 1 2 by Bart78 - Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:53 am	28 Replies 10558 Views	by jb9152 Sat May 08, 2010 6:43 am
Rail Jobs in CA by UK Signaller - Sat Mar 27, 2010 10:28 am	2 Replies 3809 Views	by adinnhall Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:07 am
Metrolink/Amtrak by farmerjohn - Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:44 pm	2 Replies 3615 Views	by DutchRailnut Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:49 am
Metrolink retirements by andrethebusman - Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:23 pm	3 Replies 3951 Views	by Wattz Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:47 pm
Out of Service BART cars? by farecard - Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:04 am	3 Replies 3866 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:36 pm
Angels Flight by ExCon90 - Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:54 pm	0 Replies 3135 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:54 pm
CA HSR- Korea throws in its hat by kaitoku - Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:49 am	0 Replies 865 Views	by kaitoku Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:49 am
East Los Angeles Light-Rail Line Is Now Open by lpetrich - Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:47 am	6 Replies 3922 Views	by Spokker Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:52 am
Metrolink coach photos from the side? by computermodeler - Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:06 am	0 Replies 2558 Views	by computermodeler Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:06 am
Metrolink trip plan-doable? by kp5308 - Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:29 pm	4 Replies 3889 Views	by Fan Railer Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:15 pm
LRT for Monterrey? by Aselver - Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:44 pm	1 Replies 3264 Views	by umtrr-author Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:46 am
Traveling to LA/San Diego. Picture information please. 1 2 by Rail Boy - Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:32 pm	15 Replies 9116 Views	by Fan Railer Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:45 pm
SCAX: no more CUMBRES ? by ExCon90 - Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:44 pm	0 Replies 2706 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:44 pm
Caltrain "Baby Bullets" by subway41 - Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:39 pm	2 Replies 3358 Views	by ExCon90 Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:40 pm
San Diego Trolley Ride During Comic Con '09 by tabcourt - Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:43 pm	7 Replies 4011 Views	by neroden Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:24 am
MUNI Vintage Streetcar Wreck 8/3 by atsf sp - Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:41 pm	1 Replies 3909 Views	by Otto Vondrak Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:04 am
MUNI collision at West Portal - 7/18 by jwhite07 - Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:59 pm	9 Replies 3953 Views	by Adams_Umass_Boston Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:14 pm
Niles Canyon by kevikens - Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:35 am	0 Replies 2217 Views	by kevikens Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:35 am
Major NYT piece on Cal HSR Plans 1 2 by icgsteve - Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:31 pm	26 Replies 5828 Views	by 2nd trick op Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:17 am
Update on the Metrolink Crash 1 2 by WSH - Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:37 am	26 Replies 9792 Views	by DutchRailnut Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:43 pm
New BART car plans finally out (for 2 months) by Fan Railer - Mon May 18, 2009 3:37 pm	3 Replies 5119 Views	by lpetrich Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:30 am
caltrain VRE leased cars.. by superbad - Sun May 10, 2009 12:38 am	1 Replies 3187 Views	by DutchRailnut Sun May 10, 2009 7:41 am
2 BRAND NEW! Metrolink F59PH by farmerjohn - Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:35 am	10 Replies 6071 Views	by Penn Central Sat May 09, 2009 8:10 pm
A Few Memorial Day Photos by fjcaron - Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:09 pm	2 Replies 4720 Views	by mexico-fg Fri May 08, 2009 8:25 am
Leased Comet coaches to Metrolink by superbad - Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:59 pm	8 Replies 4364 Views	by Spokker Thu May 07, 2009 6:54 pm
SP in Chatsworth CA by drewh - Fri Mar 27, 2009 10:16 am	6 Replies 3344 Views	by ExCon90 Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:50 pm
MP-36s how are they running? by CNW5022-A519 - Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:48 pm	12 Replies 4124 Views	by doepack Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:02 pm
Railfanning Caltrain by train 1 2 by ST214 - Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:21 pm	15 Replies 5933 Views	by ST214 Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:35 pm
AT&SF Routing in Pasadena by transit man - Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:32 pm	3 Replies 2707 Views	by timz Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:10 pm
Altamont Press Timetables by transit man - Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:54 pm	6 Replies 5568 Views	by railohio Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:56 am
Metrolink MPI unit 1 2 by uhaul - Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:59 pm	17 Replies 7918 Views	by jz441 Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:11 pm
Metrolink Crash in Chatsworth, CA - 9/12/08 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 by Frozen - Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:26 pm	566 Replies 83729 Views	by Otto Vondrak Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:49 pm
Those high level platforms... by WRMcI - Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:46 pm	5 Replies 4867 Views	by Disney Guy Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:34 am
Santa Claus Comes to The Coaster December 6th 2008 by coasterengineer - Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:47 pm	1 Replies 2605 Views	by pennsy Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:24 pm
Looks like lots of transit propositions passed by neroden - Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:41 am	3 Replies 2707 Views	by Spokker Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:41 pm
What kind of HEP in Coaster F40PHs? by mbta1051dan - Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:05 pm	7 Replies 3715 Views	by coasterengineer Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:12 pm
Positive Train Control Implementation Plan by ecouter - Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:55 am	6 Replies 3309 Views	by jb9152 Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:47 pm
Metrolink F59PHI horn location by mountie17 - Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:28 pm	2 Replies 2826 Views	by mountie17 Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:56 pm
movie filmed in LA Metro in danger by mattster - Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:15 pm	3 Replies 3177 Views	by lumpum Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:41 am
Pacific Electric #1510 Motor Power Car? by nydepot - Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:33 pm	5 Replies 5654 Views	by FCP503 Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:02 pm
Bakersfield-to-LA geography and railroads by bellstbarn - Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:55 pm	4 Replies 3804 Views	by gprimr1 Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:41 am
LA workers swap cars for subway by Dangerous-Boy - Thu May 22, 2008 4:20 pm	0 Replies 2520 Views	by Dangerous-Boy Thu May 22, 2008 4:20 pm
Sprinter Train Now Operational In San Diego North County by SURGEAHOLIC - Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:31 am	2 Replies 2398 Views	by pdman Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 pm
Rail Fanning in San Francisco 1 2 by scoopernicus_in_Maine - Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:50 am	16 Replies 5391 Views	by scoopernicus_in_Maine Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:08 am
Metrolink's ex Amtrak F40s by Tom6921 - Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:55 pm	7 Replies 3434 Views	by farmerjohn Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:57 am
Caltrans Boise Budds by GP40MC1118 - Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:29 pm	0 Replies 2562 Views	by GP40MC1118 Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:29 pm
San Diego, the forgotten trolley success story 1 2 by kaiserworks - Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:30 pm	15 Replies 7410 Views	by Head-end View Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:10 pm
The Metrolink Iron Triangle: Ticket Question by Spokker - Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:51 am	4 Replies 2846 Views	by farmerjohn Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:24 pm
San Diego Sprinter DMU's by kaiserworks - Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:23 pm	2 Replies 3718 Views	by kaiserworks Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:21 pm
Sprinter delay (San Diego) by SURGEAHOLIC - Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:26 am	0 Replies 2230 Views	by SURGEAHOLIC Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:26 am
Budd SPV in SF Caltrain yard by E-44 - Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:50 pm	4 Replies 2953 Views	by lensovet Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:07 pm
Metrolink cab car hits automobile in Burbank by Irish Chieftain - Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:51 pm	2 Replies 3592 Views	by uhaul Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:09 am
Sprinter train opens next week for VIP trip by SURGEAHOLIC - Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:05 am	1 Replies 2410 Views	by lensovet Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:12 pm
BART and LA Subway computers by rail10 - Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:32 pm	2 Replies 2197 Views	by rail10 Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:56 pm
Metrolink on Pacific Electric tracks by erielackawanna - Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:19 pm	4 Replies 3145 Views	by pennsy Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:19 pm
Metrolink has offered 4 SD60's for sale by DutchRailnut - Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:47 pm	8 Replies 5883 Views	by Jtgshu Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:40 pm
San Francisco ponders congestion pricing by Alco83 - Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:50 pm	0 Replies 2106 Views	by Alco83 Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:50 pm
Bay Area Yards by kevikens - Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:50 pm	4 Replies 3305 Views	by kevikens Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:03 pm
Caltrain Millbrae question by modorney - Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:20 pm	1 Replies 2482 Views	by lensovet Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:31 pm
filming on BART by aocon - Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:53 pm	5 Replies 3403 Views	by transitteen Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:46 pm
LACMTA is proposing fare gates and distance based fares by Easy - Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:00 pm	3 Replies 2257 Views	by Easy Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:22 pm
California commuter expansion projects? by NJTRailfan - Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:08 am	7 Replies 5372 Views	by lensovet Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:40 pm
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal by LI Loco - Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:48 am	11 Replies 4938 Views	by Easy Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:47 pm
conductors in bart and la subway by rail10 - Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:07 pm	6 Replies 3452 Views	by Easy Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:43 pm
BART by farmerjohn - Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:12 pm	2 Replies 2288 Views	by farmerjohn Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:28 pm
Request for commuter agency inter-station mileage by dmclement - Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:07 pm	1 Replies 1921 Views	by timz Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:46 pm
Caltrain kicks off paying passenger due to internal problems by lensovet - Thu May 24, 2007 3:30 am	5 Replies 3439 Views	by Nasadowsk Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:04 pm
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose rail transit - confusion! by CHIP72 - Thu May 10, 2007 9:41 pm	3 Replies 2537 Views	by CHIP72 Mon May 14, 2007 3:10 pm
Who knows Northern Bay area transportation that well? by farmerjohn - Wed May 02, 2007 12:35 pm	1 Replies 2461 Views	by modorney Thu May 10, 2007 12:25 am
Today's use of public transportation by harryguy082589 - Tue May 01, 2007 12:25 am	3 Replies 2918 Views	by lensovet Sat May 05, 2007 12:27 am
New Muni Line by kevikens - Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:46 am	1 Replies 2640 Views	by jwhite07 Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:54 pm
Federal Railroad Administion (FRA) car on Caltrain property by aocon - Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:02 am	3 Replies 3896 Views	by DutchRailnut Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:45 pm
BART fare system by rail10 - Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:47 pm	11 Replies 6597 Views	by Sand Box John Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:26 am
los angeles subway signals by rail10 - Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:07 pm	1 Replies 2660 Views	by Sand Box John Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:30 pm
Metrolink Trainset #300? by farmerjohn - Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:35 pm	6 Replies 3548 Views	by farmerjohn Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:57 pm
40 Minutes - Caltrain 4th & King - San Francisco, CA. by fjcaron - Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:55 am	5 Replies 4541 Views	by MACTRAXX Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:23 pm
freight on the SF San Jose route by kevikens - Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:36 pm	2 Replies 2641 Views	by Alloy Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:34 am
BART third rail voltage by rail10 - Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:26 pm	5 Replies 4118 Views	by pennsy Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:27 am
question about the Capital Corridor Route by alex45 - Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:31 am	3 Replies 2837 Views	by alex45 Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:35 am
Expand forum to cover all California Commuter & Transit? by Otto Vondrak - Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:52 pm	4 Replies 2742 Views	by lensovet Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:54 pm
Caltrain Track Maps by busgrouches - Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:37 am	2 Replies 2648 Views	by timz Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:14 pm
San Francisco historic PCC's restricted from N Line? by Septaman113 - Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:23 pm	2 Replies 2824 Views	by jwhite07 Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:21 pm
Oakland area info please by truman - Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:10 am	5 Replies 3246 Views	by Septaman113 Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:10 pm
San Francisco trip 1 2 by njtmnrrbuff - Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:50 pm	15 Replies 7310 Views	by Septaman113 Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:57 pm
SJ Mercury Article on Caltrans Holiday Train by umtrr-author - Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:00 pm	0 Replies 2331 Views	by umtrr-author Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:00 pm
Photos: San Francisco Cable Cars by LandDownUnder - Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:36 am	2 Replies 2588 Views	by kevikens Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:39 am
End of Line Cable Car Line Lights. by 3rdrail - Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:20 pm	0 Replies 2856 Views	by 3rdrail Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:20 pm
LA - House lifts tunneling ban on Red Line extension by BigRock - Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:53 pm	2 Replies 2792 Views	by KANDYMAN Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:47 am
California to cut greenhouse gases, improve transit by themallard - Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:55 pm	6 Replies 3380 Views	by modorney Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:50 am
Anything going on in west Richmond, CA? by lensovet - Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:21 pm	7 Replies 3938 Views	by lensovet Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:00 am
BART and Capitol Corridor to test wireless Internet by themallard - Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:32 pm	1 Replies 2423 Views	by lensovet Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:01 am

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