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New Orleans cars on F-Market MUNI line by Tadman - Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:23 pm	3 Replies 3952 Views	by ebtmikado Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:25 pm
Caltrain cars not painted by Ryand-Smith - Thu Dec 07, 2017 6:50 pm	6 Replies 5202 Views	by Ryand-Smith Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:24 am
Siemens MUNI LRV deliveries to start by tommyboy6181 - Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:10 am	4 Replies 5371 Views	by The EGE Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:53 am
BART A & B car ratio by jackintosh11 - Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:51 pm	2 Replies 4594 Views	by Silverliner II Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:20 pm
Metrolink PTC Progress: Question by Silverliner II - Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:14 pm	0 Replies 3458 Views	by Silverliner II Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:14 pm
Diridon San Jose CA Station Renaming by ExCon90 - Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:02 pm	3 Replies 17829 Views	by ExCon90 Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:47 pm
Orange light on top center of BART car front by jackintosh11 - Wed May 31, 2017 2:19 am	1 Replies 4197 Views	by lensovet Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:12 pm
LA Siemens P2000 LRV Overhaul by tommyboy6181 - Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:14 pm	0 Replies 3779 Views	by tommyboy6181 Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:14 pm
New to the fourm - Quick question by Nesbittaudia4 - Thu May 04, 2017 1:14 pm	3 Replies 6415 Views	by Nesbittaudia4 Thu May 04, 2017 4:11 pm
History of LA streetcars, Pacific Electric, and their demise by Arborwayfan - Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:16 am	1 Replies 4082 Views	by CarterB Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:16 pm
Muni PCCs by Tom6921 - Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:15 pm	6 Replies 6649 Views	by Tom6921 Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:31 am
Pacific Surfliner 1 2 3 4 by Balerion - Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:22 am	52 Replies 13676 Views	by electricron Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:29 pm
San Francisco & San Jose Originators (Caltrain) by mackalex - Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:27 am	3 Replies 4619 Views	by doepack Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:27 am
Railfanning Sprinter and MTS Light Rail by njtmnrrbuff - Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:52 am	1 Replies 3927 Views	by ExCon90 Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:24 pm
Proposal to Convert Orange Line BRT to Light Rail by Jeff Smith - Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:12 am	6 Replies 4921 Views	by ExCon90 Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:47 pm
New CRRC Los Angeles subway cars by tommyboy6181 - Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:16 pm	0 Replies 4079 Views	by tommyboy6181 Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:16 pm
Senior fares on BART/Muni by Yellowspoon - Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:14 pm	2 Replies 4614 Views	by timz Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:27 pm
Re: Amtrak Quad Cities Service Proposal Chicago - Iowa City by gokeefe - Fri Nov 25, 2016 11:16 pm	9 Replies 6053 Views	by Woody Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:04 am
Metrolink to place locos in front of Rotem cab cars for now 1 2 3 4 5 6 by dowlingm - Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:56 pm	86 Replies 35405 Views	by Fan Railer Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:55 am
LACMTA selects Talgo to refurbish Red Line trains by tommyboy6181 - Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:45 pm	0 Replies 4183 Views	by tommyboy6181 Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:45 pm
Los Angeles Union Station BEFORE Metrolink by carajul - Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:14 pm	1 Replies 4699 Views	by ExCon90 Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:46 pm
MUNI's Heritage Weekend by ebtmikado - Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:05 pm	0 Replies 4176 Views	by ebtmikado Sat Oct 01, 2016 1:05 pm
BART Time limit by jackintosh11 - Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:03 pm	3 Replies 6688 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 5699 Views	by ExCon90 Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:46 pm
CalTrans Locomotive Roster by UKrailfan - Mon May 16, 2016 7:14 am	2 Replies 5611 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 6430 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 6725 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 4763 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 7161 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 17106 Views	by The EGE Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:08 pm
Ferry Building by Tadman - Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:59 pm	3 Replies 6048 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 25756 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 8905 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 28598 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 8865 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 6172 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 9085 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 9361 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 10448 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 6006 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 6767 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 10089 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 10373 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 6051 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 5594 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 19016 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 5916 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 5875 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 7262 Views	by lpetrich Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:04 am
Equipment cycles by jt42cwr - Mon May 12, 2014 3:50 pm	7 Replies 7464 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:15 pm
Caltrain interesting consist by Tadman - Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:57 am	7 Replies 8876 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 6202 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 8509 Views	by dowlingm Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:41 pm
Metrolink conductor training by Tadman - Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:50 pm	1 Replies 7356 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 6947 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 6601 Views	by Freddy Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:50 am
ACE Name Change by NH2060 - Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:17 am	0 Replies 6459 Views	by NH2060 Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:17 am
Metrolink F59 question by WelshPete - Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:19 pm	1 Replies 6976 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 7138 Views	by kyleg Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:41 pm
LACMTA Planning Philosophy by joshg1 - Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:01 pm	2 Replies 6382 Views	by kaitoku Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:28 pm
Interesting Youtube video by sparkyhero - Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:16 pm	4 Replies 6878 Views	by sparkyhero Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:36 pm
California Job Wanted by rescuedfromthedeep - Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:41 pm	1 Replies 6040 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 8507 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 5904 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 6463 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 9308 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 7167 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 4738 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 8759 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 6381 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 16144 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 6199 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 5784 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 6499 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 6451 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 5468 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 5368 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 22950 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 12082 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 23473 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 12083 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 16624 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 11126 Views	by Alloy Wed May 09, 2012 11:08 pm
MUNI Rollsign Quesiton by lilbluefoxie - Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:15 pm	3 Replies 5647 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 4971 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 4816 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 93996 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 13554 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 7915 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 5490 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 4610 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 5325 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 4809 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 4912 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 14229 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 6760 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 6002 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 11499 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 5644 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 7226 Views	by tommyboy6181 Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:28 pm

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