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Infrastructure package by Roscoe P. Coaltrain - Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:55 pm	4 Replies 1238 Views	by STrRedWolf Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:54 pm
Slide Show by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:27 pm	1 Replies 802 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jul 16, 2021 8:13 pm
European RRs by west point - Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:53 am	3 Replies 951 Views	by MACTRAXX Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:58 am
Waterbury button dies. Railroad? by udoittwo - Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:28 am	3 Replies 1322 Views	by BAR Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:25 pm
New Book - Lehigh & Hudson River, The Queen Village's Jewel, The Diesel Era by PeteB - Thu Jun 17, 2021 6:04 pm	10 Replies 3084 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:06 pm
Mexico City Metro elevated subway section collapses, 23 killed so far 1 2 by STrRedWolf - Tue May 04, 2021 6:39 am	25 Replies 3489 Views	by STrRedWolf Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:27 am
Best Passenger Railroad service in the United States by electricron - Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:37 am	1 Replies 1130 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:35 am
Post COVID - Passenger Rail 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:30 am	111 Replies 15078 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:04 am
Atlanta MARTA Tilford Northwest Line Extension by GojiMet86 - Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:19 pm	13 Replies 12659 Views	by west point Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:22 pm
? about old Erie Lackwanna MU car by udoittwo - Mon May 10, 2021 8:45 am	6 Replies 1545 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:42 pm
Reclining Seat Coach trains effects by urr304 - Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:20 pm	1 Replies 10770 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:05 pm
FY 2022 Us DOT Budget Proposal, including Transit and Amtrak by John_Perkowski - Mon May 31, 2021 12:42 pm	0 Replies 3146 Views	by John_Perkowski Mon May 31, 2021 12:42 pm
"Who Shot The Passenger Train?" Available On-Line by Gilbert B Norman - Sun May 16, 2021 9:25 am	4 Replies 1312 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sun May 16, 2021 1:33 pm
Guess while I'm asking questions, I have one about a PRR ticket by udoittwo - Mon May 10, 2021 11:51 am	2 Replies 843 Views	by udoittwo Fri May 14, 2021 9:00 am
Trolley Pole v. Pantograph 1 2 3 4 by Yellowspoon - Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:30 am	58 Replies 19845 Views	by Allouette Fri May 07, 2021 6:13 am
ADMIN ANNOUNCEMENT: REAL ID by John_Perkowski - Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:24 am	0 Replies 1504 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:24 am
Not in Biden's plan but we will lead the world in High-Speed Rail . . . yeah right! 1 2 3 by bostontrainguy - Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:56 am	31 Replies 4445 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:36 pm
Revenue sharing joint trains pre-Amtrak by urr304 - Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:39 am	8 Replies 10447 Views	by JimBoylan Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:05 pm
Triangle (North Carolina) Transit by Bob Roberts - Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:02 pm	10 Replies 11231 Views	by Bob Roberts Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:04 am
"Room With a View", Anyone? by Gilbert B Norman - Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:17 am	11 Replies 2914 Views	by Jeff Smith Wed Mar 24, 2021 10:27 am
FOR SALE: The Iowa Pacific Passenger Fleet by John_Perkowski - Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:51 am	2 Replies 1419 Views	by eolesen Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:05 pm
Abandoned Train Stations - Worldwide by Gilbert B Norman - Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:34 am	2 Replies 1124 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:33 pm
TWILIGHT RAIL: Grade School Project 1 2 by Gilbert B Norman - Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:44 am	16 Replies 2595 Views	by gp80mac Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:27 am
Nevada State Rail Plan by Pensyfan19 - Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:36 pm	3 Replies 1163 Views	by John_Perkowski Sun Feb 21, 2021 10:27 pm
Secretary Buttigieg speech to DOT 1 2 by John_Perkowski - Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:05 pm	27 Replies 5253 Views	by eolesen Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:59 am
The All Stops Local 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Wed May 06, 2020 12:34 pm	20 Replies 4153 Views	by electricron Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:18 am
Bernard or Schollhorn ticket punches by jsexton - Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:24 pm	0 Replies 665 Views	by jsexton Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:24 pm
New product idea- Passenger Rail Vehicle Safety Nets 1 2 by cododd - Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:06 pm	17 Replies 2934 Views	by D Alex Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:08 pm
Comparing UK to Amtrak's NEC by electricron - Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:16 am	3 Replies 1398 Views	by David Benton Mon Jan 18, 2021 12:41 am
Foreign High Speed Rail Companies in the U.S. 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:49 am	20 Replies 4376 Views	by ConstanceR46 Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:29 am
Pre-Amtrak: Long distance trains of many cars: employees taking tickets by JohnP - Sun Dec 13, 2020 5:55 pm	4 Replies 1387 Views	by urr304 Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:19 pm
Binghamton NY - New York City NYC Passenger Rail Discussion 1 … 36 37 38 39 40 by trainhq - Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:15 pm	591 Replies 89881 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:54 pm
Buttigieg nominee for Secretary of Transportation 1 2 3 4 by John_Perkowski - Tue Dec 15, 2020 2:58 pm	51 Replies 9488 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:13 am
Public Transportation in the U.S. by Pensyfan19 - Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:19 pm	9 Replies 1939 Views	by eolesen Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:13 am
Pre-Amtrak, Section era Ticket Agent / Pullman accommodation question. by JohnP - Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:41 pm	1 Replies 830 Views	by NS VIA FAN Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:57 am
Coupon Stations? by BAR - Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:29 am	7 Replies 1614 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:57 pm
pre-Amtrak railroads and how and when conductors "punched tickets" for coach passengers by JohnP - Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:53 pm	7 Replies 1401 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:40 pm
HR 8926 - American High Speed Rail Act by FatNoah - Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:42 am	4 Replies 1183 Views	by ziggyzack1234 Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:57 pm
X-Train: Las Vegas Railway Express / United Rail 1 2 3 4 5 by goodnightjohnwayne - Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:42 am	64 Replies 37192 Views	by BandA Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:05 pm
Italy high-speed-rail construction continues by lpetrich - Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:11 am	1 Replies 2797 Views	by lpetrich Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:47 pm
Last passenger train to a particular city 1 2 3 by Anthony - Tue Mar 27, 2018 10:45 pm	41 Replies 18473 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:05 am
Biden administration: "Build Back Better" and transit by mtuandrew - Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:09 pm	12 Replies 2728 Views	by David Benton Tue Nov 17, 2020 6:59 pm
The Defense Production Act and rail infrastructure. by STrRedWolf - Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:41 am	11 Replies 1710 Views	by scratchyX1 Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:41 am
Saved by a Whale -- Dutch subway train derails... caught by 20 yr old whale tail sculpture by STrRedWolf - Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:40 pm	5 Replies 1551 Views	by Cycnus Sat Nov 14, 2020 10:10 am
Pullman bedrooms vs compartments? by Alphaboi - Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:01 pm	3 Replies 1145 Views	by John_Perkowski Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:53 pm
New TSA Rules Could Affect Railfanning 1 2 by Pensyfan19 - Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:11 am	15 Replies 3089 Views	by Literalman Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:46 am
Australia's West Coast Wilderness Railway by Mollie - Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:59 am	5 Replies 1165 Views	by Gilbert B Norman Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:17 pm
How's My Driving? by Pensyfan19 - Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:00 pm	7 Replies 1289 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 1175 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 2865 Views	by lpetrich Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:02 pm
Edmonton Transit Service by lpetrich - Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:11 am	5 Replies 7125 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 85222 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 1552 Views	by eolesen Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:25 am
Western Wild Fires by GWoodle - Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:11 am	6 Replies 4090 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 1088 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 6907 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 1990 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 3458 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 4382 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 2602 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 1033 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 3329 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 3474 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 656 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 1144 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 4876 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 822 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 6995 Views	by GSC Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:56 am
Lincoln Funeral Train by GSC - Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:43 pm	3 Replies 787 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 1768 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 5789 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 6231 Views	by Alphaboi Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:18 am
All Aboard Washington by Pensyfan19 - Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:59 pm	13 Replies 2028 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 7584 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 3508 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 1075 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 1182 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 1191 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 3359 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 1249 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 5084 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 3462 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 870 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 41190 Views	by Jeff Smith Thu May 28, 2020 1:40 pm
Why do "open-access operators" (private companies) run passenger trains in Europe by SouthernRailway - Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:31 pm	13 Replies 1738 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 28925 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 2744 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 2738 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 1327 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 32254 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 3739 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 1031 Views	by mtuandrew Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:25 am
AMTRAK, MTA, NJ TRANSIT & PORT AUTHORITY LAUNCH #SOUNDTHEHORN CAMPAIGN by ThirdRail7 - Tue Apr 14, 2020 3:42 pm	3 Replies 1211 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 4549 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 1720 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 1772 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 2653 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 1722 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 7602 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 2920 Views	by electricron Wed Mar 04, 2020 3:08 am

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