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Upcoming BNSF schedule tweakage...
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The horns of Metra
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2010 Snowflake Special fantrip: Sunday, March 28th
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CTA routing question
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Original 1982 fleet undergoing repairs
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Metra hiring conductors?
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Metra Executive Director Commits Suicide
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A little fun and pictures today at CUS - 4/6/10
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Is Metra Falling Apart?
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To the Racetrack!
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question about the new 5000-series cars
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Need location help please!
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First Shots of 5000s Testing
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Chicago/Milwaukee traction model railroad
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Does anyone make CSS&SB line poles in HO scale?
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Delay due to mechanical failure?
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Metra's 'New' Site
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Entire UP NW Line a Quiet Zone??
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Guesstimate... on the MED.
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Harvard Long-Term Parking?
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I ride the odd couple 3200's now!
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Two Different Heralds
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Great Hobby Shop off MD-N
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Trip Report and Musings - 4/27/2010
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VIDEO Posted New CTA AC 5000 L Cars
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New 300 Bi-Levels to be produced.
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Blue lights on sticks
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Why Are Some Metra Loco's Nicknamed Dinkies?
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Does anyone on here model Metra?
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CTA historic fleet
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Metra Special Runs
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BNSF Railway Passenger Car #757
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Amtrak trains coming to MD-W?
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Valpo Local
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Ogilvie - Union Station Passenger Walkway?
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Experimented with bi-levels way before the 300s?
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Kensington Interlocking Rebuild
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Fare Hike in 2010? (and scheduling comments)
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Invisible Ban of Photography
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Route 59 Metra Station (BNSF Racetrack)
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CTA ran freight? Do they have a Junction w/another railroad?
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Gary Passenger Yard Operations
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2400-Series Door Relay Issues
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Wabtec ETMS System on Metra's RI Line
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Doubleheading/F40's at home...
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Need numbers, Please :)
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Food and Hotels at South Bend?
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old Gary Depot
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Bilevel Cars Restricted to Off-Peak Runs
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Switch signals
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CSS Freight testing EMD unit?
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Open house this year?
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Who is metra owned by or operated by?
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North Central Service
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Equipment Onboard The Metra Trains?
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Metra featured on Railfan & Railroad web site
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Nortbound trains running on Southbound Tracks
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What's in a name?
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An overnight train from Chicago?
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Metra and snow storms
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Train 106 Anulled at DP on 2/9
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CTA Rail Engineer/Conductor?
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MP36PH-3
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Passenger, freight or both?
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Codes for CTA stations?
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What is the status of the Gary gantlet bridge?
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Line Car 1100 move
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2009 IRM Snowflake Special
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Train strikes car in South Bend, driver serious
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Rough weekend
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A Few Questions about the Metra System
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Politics And Metra
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Wreck-replaced cars
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'Departing Passenger Trains' Sign
by metraRI  - 
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I got my Morning Sun Volume 2
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Browser-based Metra game
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NOTICE: LOOKING FOR NEW SOUTH SHORE FORUM MODERATOR(S)
by MikeF  - 
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NEW CO-MODERATOR NEEDED
by Otto Vondrak  - 
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Mixed Metra - WSOR pinch hits
by Tadman  - 
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Metra Electric: Most Scenic station for photography?
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CTA Holiday Train operations
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Incoming train automated announcements at Clinton / Lake
by Passenger  - 
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The conductor was a Grinch?
by ohioriverrailway  - 
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14 injured in Green Line derailment
by JLJ061  - 
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Metra Gensets?
by metraRI  - 
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Skokie Shops - On Google Maps
by Tadman  - 
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Ding? (Question for Eric, Bones, or any other engineer...)
by doepack  - 
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 by F40CFan
 
Metra's 'Big' Station Rehab Plan
by metraRI  - 
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Consist and set breakdown...
by doepack  - 
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Santa Safety Trains??
by metraRI  - 
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It is so-o-o-o-o-o French.
by Passenger  - 
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Buried Steeplecab
by Tadman  - 
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MTH 800 Class Little Joes
by jlaroccoii  - 
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Favorite memories on the CSS&SB
by jlaroccoii  - 
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New signals east and west of Roselle
by lstone19  - 
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Tower 18 R.I.P.
by Chicagopcclcars  - 
12 Replies 
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Announcement voice?
by Kangaroo_of_72  - 
0 Replies 
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Is there a Easy and Fast way to get to Millenium Station?
by Littleredcaboose  - 
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 by justalurker66
 
What do UP/W, MED (So Chgo), and the Rock have in common?
by doepack  - 
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