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How's My Driving? by Pensyfan19 - Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:00 pm	7 Replies 1101 Views	by eolesen Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:00 am
reduction in passenger trains durring 1918 plague? by NRGeep - Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:15 am	5 Replies 999 Views	by WhartonAndNorthern Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:14 am
Calgary northwest light-rail extension opens by lpetrich - Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:18 am	2 Replies 2731 Views	by lpetrich Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:02 pm
Edmonton Transit Service by lpetrich - Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:11 am	5 Replies 6909 Views	by lpetrich Thu Oct 01, 2020 11:44 am
Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Railrunner 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 by AmtrakPhill629 - Wed Jun 29, 2005 6:12 pm	158 Replies 81128 Views	by Backshophoss Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:29 am
New York Real Estate Woes - They Impact Rail by Gilbert B Norman - Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:56 am	9 Replies 1320 Views	by eolesen Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:25 am
Western Wild Fires by GWoodle - Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:11 am	6 Replies 3637 Views	by Backshophoss Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:33 am
Last passenger train to Casper, Wyoming? by railgeekteen - Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:49 pm	2 Replies 897 Views	by CarterB Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:16 am
Vote for the World's Ugliest Train - Just for Fun 1 2 3 by bostontrainguy - Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:04 am	38 Replies 6032 Views	by west point Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:00 am
Is Fluting Dead? by bostontrainguy - Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:01 am	13 Replies 1802 Views	by RRspatch Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:35 pm
Why no center platform at busy stations. 1 2 by David Benton - Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:24 pm	23 Replies 2856 Views	by electricron Mon Aug 31, 2020 1:51 pm
Tour of Cincinnati Abandoned Subway by bostontrainguy - Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:25 pm	12 Replies 4131 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Aug 24, 2020 12:02 pm
Historic Hyannis Roundhouse Saved by bostontrainguy - Tue Aug 11, 2020 6:31 pm	5 Replies 2244 Views	by Falmouth Secondary to Otis Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:38 pm
Massachusetts Bond Bill Provides 50 Million for East-West Rail Project by bostontrainguy - Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:22 pm	2 Replies 935 Views	by electricron Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:00 am
Scenic Attractions available by RAIL ONLY 1 2 by marco - Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:47 am	27 Replies 2652 Views	by bostontrainguy Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:37 am
What are your favorite and least favorite passenger rail experiences? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat May 02, 2020 6:14 pm	20 Replies 2966 Views	by electricron Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:00 am
Trip Report: Australia's Indian Pacific by Mollie - Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:40 am	1 Replies 548 Views	by David Benton Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:42 pm
The seating idea that will allow sleep AND social distancing in post-coronavirus travel by David Benton - Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:54 pm	6 Replies 1017 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:44 pm
Will we ever see another all-Pullman passenger train? 1 2 3 by Westernstar1 - Thu May 28, 2020 6:44 pm	30 Replies 4140 Views	by Alphaboi Mon Aug 03, 2020 10:37 am
India Railways Bids to Run Private Passenger Trains by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:40 pm	3 Replies 714 Views	by David Benton Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:14 pm
They Got Away!!! Trains discontinued before we rode 1 2 3 by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:16 pm	35 Replies 6139 Views	by GSC Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:56 am
Lincoln Funeral Train by GSC - Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:43 pm	3 Replies 684 Views	by bostontrainguy Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:56 am
Should Transit (and Amtrak) be Free to Use? by bostontrainguy - Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:55 am	13 Replies 1412 Views	by gprimr1 Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:59 am
Eau Claire - Minneapolis Passenger Rail Proposal 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:50 pm	21 Replies 5294 Views	by west point Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:39 pm
Why weren’t open-section sleepers replaced by private room cars sooner? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:29 pm	18 Replies 5285 Views	by Alphaboi Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:18 am
All Aboard Washington by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:59 pm	13 Replies 1781 Views	by eolesen Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:11 am
Barber shops on passenger trains? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:21 pm	15 Replies 6708 Views	by urr304 Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:41 pm
Article on LD cuts (Railway Age; RPA's New "House Organ"?) by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:30 pm	0 Replies 2546 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:30 pm
Parallel vs perpendicular sleeping berths by Alphaboi - Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:40 am	4 Replies 868 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:59 pm
Kansas City at Engineering Phase of Reintroducing Streetcars by John_Perkowski - Tue May 26, 2020 7:37 pm	2 Replies 1059 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:37 pm
Bills supporting Intercity Rail Service by Pensyfan19 - Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:39 pm	3 Replies 1055 Views	by dgvrengineer Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:48 pm
Why did the Soo run mixed trains as late as the 1980s? by SouthernRailway - Sun May 24, 2020 5:34 pm	14 Replies 2628 Views	by ohioriverrailway Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:39 pm
Another old timetable question by charlesriverbranch - Wed May 27, 2020 4:06 pm	3 Replies 1072 Views	by edbear Mon Jun 01, 2020 6:38 pm
WFH and Passenger Rail (Throw In Airlines) 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Mar 19, 2020 7:57 pm	26 Replies 4505 Views	by STrRedWolf Thu May 28, 2020 5:07 pm
Gwinnett County, GA: MARTA, Doraville to Gwinnett Place Mall / Jimmy Carter Blvd, Other Transit by Jeff Smith - Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:52 am	5 Replies 3327 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 2:03 pm
Atlanta Light Rail: Greenbriar Mall to MARTA’s Oakland City station by Jeff Smith - Thu May 28, 2020 1:58 pm	0 Replies 755 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 1:58 pm
Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale, AZ: Valley Metro Light Rail 1 2 3 4 by NJTRailfan - Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:09 pm	48 Replies 40224 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 1:40 pm
Seattle South Lake Union Streetcar Proposal by railfanofewu - Wed Mar 23, 2005 3:57 am	2 Replies 1908 Views	by RRspatch Mon May 25, 2020 11:40 pm
Why do "open-access operators" (private companies) run passenger trains in Europe by SouthernRailway - Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:31 pm	13 Replies 1466 Views	by kato Sat May 16, 2020 1:21 am
DART - Dallas Area Rapid Transit 1 2 3 4 by electricron - Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:27 pm	45 Replies 28161 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri May 15, 2020 1:04 pm
Las Vegas Monorail by DutchRailnut - Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:18 am	8 Replies 2599 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri May 15, 2020 1:01 pm
Favorite Locomotive 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Wed May 13, 2020 3:36 pm	15 Replies 2257 Views	by D Alex Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:10 pm
Take the Central to the Fair! by charlesriverbranch - Wed May 13, 2020 11:00 am	1 Replies 1125 Views	by edbear Thu May 14, 2020 6:28 am
General US High Speed Rail Discussion 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 by max - Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:50 pm	424 Replies 28916 Views	by scratchyX Mon May 04, 2020 3:06 pm
What was the best pre-Amtrak passenger railroad and what did it offer that Amtrak doesn’t? by SouthernRailway - Sun Jan 05, 2020 6:44 am	14 Replies 3451 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:13 am
Travel & Leisure Mag: 13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World by mtuandrew - Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:25 am	0 Replies 921 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:25 am
South Carolina and Passenger Rail 1 2 by Bob Roberts - Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:19 pm	22 Replies 7237 Views	by SouthernRailway Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:32 am
AMTRAK, MTA, NJ TRANSIT & PORT AUTHORITY LAUNCH #SOUNDTHEHORN CAMPAIGN by ThirdRail7 - Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:42 pm	3 Replies 1116 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:15 pm
What was the worst pre-Amtrak passenger railroad and why? by SouthernRailway - Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:26 pm	13 Replies 4193 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:55 pm
Ye Olde Auto-Train by bdawe - Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:52 am	2 Replies 1625 Views	by Patrick Boylan Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:41 pm
Seat 61 by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:22 pm	0 Replies 1705 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:22 pm
American RegioSprinter tour 1997 by Pensyfan19 - Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:00 am	4 Replies 2483 Views	by wigwagfan Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:39 pm
Esch-Cummins Act anniversary by Pensyfan19 - Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:08 pm	4 Replies 1588 Views	by John_Perkowski Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:14 pm
Train To The Plane 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:42 am	29 Replies 7112 Views	by wigwagfan Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:29 am
Atlanta - Birmingham - Dallas High Speed Rail by Jeff Smith - Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:19 pm	13 Replies 2542 Views	by electricron Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:08 am
Philadelphia Area (General) by chewchewcharli - Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:23 am	3 Replies 2403 Views	by chewchewcharli Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:30 pm
Berths on buses and sleeper planes 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:52 pm	15 Replies 2839 Views	by David Benton Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:31 pm
Minnesota regional rail proposals by Pensyfan19 - Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:12 pm	1 Replies 1009 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:19 pm
Salt Lake City, Utah: Frontrunner 1 2 3 4 5 6 by PRRGuy - Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:35 pm	77 Replies 32061 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:28 pm
Alternative fuels for rail transport by Pensyfan19 - Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:26 pm	11 Replies 2713 Views	by D Alex Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:27 pm
Talgo Coach vs. Turbo Train Coach by bostontrainguy - Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:28 pm	14 Replies 3132 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:11 pm
Transit Starts 2020 by Jeff Smith - Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:11 pm	2 Replies 1195 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Feb 07, 2020 1:23 pm
Engine car comes within 1" of falling off bridge today 1 2 by Tadman - Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:09 pm	19 Replies 4346 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:59 pm
Need info on Normandy Marshalling yards in 1944 by JimM - Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:03 pm	7 Replies 2006 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Mon Apr 27, 2020 4:06 pm
Private Corporations should run passenger trains in America 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:24 pm	26 Replies 4212 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:10 pm
Hydrogen is the future! 1 2 3 4 by Pensyfan19 - Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:10 pm	50 Replies 7164 Views	by mtuandrew Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:19 pm
Cuomo proposed High Speed System in NY 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:56 am	108 Replies 23522 Views	by ctclark1 Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:47 pm
My thoughts on the current state of high speed rail in America by Matt Johnson - Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:10 pm	13 Replies 3715 Views	by Pensyfan19 Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:28 pm
What causes high-pitched wheel noise at some high speeds? by SouthernRailway - Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:56 pm	4 Replies 1816 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:57 pm
Israel to open fast rail line 30 March 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:07 am	20 Replies 11503 Views	by Train322 Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:27 am
Texas Hyperloop Proposal 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:28 pm	16 Replies 4245 Views	by ConstanceR46 Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:01 pm
Any all-room overnight trains left in Western Europe or North America? by SouthernRailway - Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:47 pm	13 Replies 2935 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:22 pm
Minimum distances for coach travel: why? by SouthernRailway - Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:06 pm	2 Replies 1832 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:22 pm
Ohio Proposals: Ohio 3C Corridor, All Aboard Ohio, Other 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 by jonmurr - Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:52 pm	150 Replies 40860 Views	by gokeefe Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:29 pm
Germany's DB and ICE trains by STrRedWolf - Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:03 am	11 Replies 6217 Views	by RRspatch Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:26 am
Last heavyweight car in regular intercity service? 1 2 by SouthernRailway - Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:46 pm	19 Replies 12858 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Nov 30, 2019 10:29 pm
Louisiana Limited - NYC to NOLA, June 2020 by therudycometh - Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:26 pm	1 Replies 2107 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:25 am
Pakistani Train Fire by John_Perkowski - Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:04 am	8 Replies 3443 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:28 am
Railway Age passenger train opinion (Now Passenger Train Journal?) 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:23 am	28 Replies 6683 Views	by djlong Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:26 am
Pittsburgh Commuter Rail - PATrain 1 2 by gt7348b - Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:03 pm	24 Replies 27853 Views	by rcthompson04 Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:21 am
Ticket question by charlesriverbranch - Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:26 pm	12 Replies 3613 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:02 pm
Interstate Commerce Commission by eolesen - Thu Oct 10, 2019 5:03 am	4 Replies 3213 Views	by mtuandrew Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:58 pm
FTA grants - how long is the obligation? by Paul1705 - Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:26 pm	9 Replies 3010 Views	by electricron Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:51 am
Vacation Guilt (vacation travel by train) by Gilbert B Norman - Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:45 pm	12 Replies 3798 Views	by mtuandrew Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:45 am
Congressional Restrictions on CRRC Transit Cars? 1 2 3 by John_Perkowski - Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:47 am	39 Replies 11862 Views	by Triaxle Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:28 pm
Nashville TN: Music City Star 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 by Scotty Burkhardt - Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:50 pm	123 Replies 69303 Views	by GWoodle Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:26 pm
Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail by dgvrengineer - Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:03 pm	12 Replies 4310 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:28 pm
Privately Run Montreal - New York Overnight Service via CP and Amtrak 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 21, 2019 8:23 am	16 Replies 5216 Views	by mtuandrew Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:55 pm
Your New "Station Wagon" - Uber by Gilbert B Norman - Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:58 am	7 Replies 2530 Views	by John_Perkowski Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:07 am
When will passenger RRs have incidents like United/American? 1 2 3 by SouthernRailway - Sat Apr 22, 2017 5:53 pm	33 Replies 11923 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:35 pm
Portland, Maine - Commuter Rail via Mountain Division 1 2 by markhb - Sat Aug 03, 2019 10:33 am	26 Replies 4726 Views	by gokeefe Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:11 pm
Oklahoma DOT: Stillwater Central won't launch passenger-rail pilot by Jeff Smith - Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:35 am	2 Replies 2940 Views	by Rockingham Racer Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:59 pm
Tacoma Dome Line by Jeff Smith - Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:54 am	0 Replies 1475 Views	by Jeff Smith Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:54 am
Cascadia Rail High-Speed-Rail HSR Vancouver-Eugene-Spokane 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:23 pm	24 Replies 7345 Views	by wigwagfan Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:47 pm
Serious Talk of a Monorail Line in Florida 1 2 by bostontrainguy - Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:22 pm	15 Replies 4814 Views	by RRspatch Mon Jul 20, 2020 11:45 pm
American Solidarity Party and Rail Legislation by Cameron Wolk - Thu Apr 26, 2018 9:21 pm	13 Replies 5901 Views	by Rbts Stn Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:48 pm
MARTA Atlanta, GA East Extension (Dekalb/Stonecrest) by Jeff Smith - Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:14 am	12 Replies 8734 Views	by Jeff Smith Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:41 am
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: Metro Transit light rail 1 2 by Jeff Smith - Tue May 15, 2012 10:57 am	25 Replies 18906 Views	by mtuandrew Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:54 pm
Colleges by Rail (split from Eau Claire Rail) 1 2 3 by Gilbert B Norman - Wed May 29, 2019 12:45 pm	33 Replies 5815 Views	by Launcher Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:36 pm
Protected rail crossings by SST - Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:41 pm	10 Replies 3983 Views	by daybeers Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:54 am

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