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More safety news
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Now the Feds have discovered something we've known about for a while. Railroad infrastructure. Out of date, worn out, desperately needing repairs, and maintenance. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/train-safety-provisions-included-in-us-transportation-bill-b99627382z1-...
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P&W nooze
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Oregon man survives after being hit... By Bryan Denson | The Oregonian/OregonLiv on November 28, 2015 at 1:27 PM, updated November 28, 2015 at 2:05 PM A 35-year-old man hit by a Portland Western train in the 18800 block of Southwest Boones Ferry Road survived the accident with scrapes and scratch...
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Westinghouse
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George (Jr.) filed more patents by the time he was barely 21, including a few we all know fairly well. Take one... The Automatic train air brake system... Watch this vid off line. It's damn near two hours, but covers several decades of this self-educated inventor/engineer/humanitarian who kept goi...
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The big spread...
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...of railroads across the USA. An actual animated map enlightens, and the link works! http://www.businessinsider.com/history-map-railroads-spreading-across-united-states-train-2015-11
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More PTC news, thanks Ed!
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http://www.politico.com/sponsor-content/2015/09/more-time-needed-to-develop-high-tech-safety-systems-for-railroads
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UP News, sorta. But the downturn in coal...
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...shipments hits all the bigs! http://www.npr.org/2015/09/02/436944868/fall-in-shipping-commodities-threatens-commercial-railroad-industry
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Tubing Mishap
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HOME>U.S. Pickup Truck Hit by Train Lands on River Tuber in CaliforniaBRENTWOOD, Calif. Aug 20, 2015, 9:04 PM ET Authorities say a woman floating on a Northern California river was seriously hurt when an Amtrak passenger train struck a pickup truck and knocked it into the water.The Co...
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Roller Coaster cell fone thingy...
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http://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2015/08/ohio_roller_coaster_strikes_ki.html
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Portland & Western trestle fire
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Timber trestle fully engulfed... http://www.oregonlive.com/sherwood/index.ssf/2015/08/crews_fighting_grass_fire_in_s.html -- Edited by Uke on Wednesday 12th of August 2015 07:20:26 PM
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Seen this one yet ?
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I don't think I really love'em yet I don't really seem to be able to leave 'em alone, either. http://tracks.lionel.com/
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Move over Trans-Siberian: China launches 'world’s longest' train route
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Think China sort of merged a bunch of railways to become the Worlds Longest train route. Moving the goods by rail out of China to Europe will be something to watch in years to come. Move over Trans-Siberian: China launches 'worlds longest' train route http://rt.com/news/207447-china-spain-lon...
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Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Amtrak stabbings
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Yes it appears you need to be wary of being stabbed to death riding Amtrak. Sure most of the action occurred in coach. When I rode the rails on a passenger train, I got a sleeper. Nobody with a knife even knew where I was. I had my own sliding door with a lock. Bail set at $1 million for suspect in Amtrak stab...
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CN 6&1 Waiver Suffers Body Blow?
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Train rides, just for shits and grins!
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http://www.fodors.com/news/photos/10-best-us-train-trips-to-take-this-fall#!1-intro ...and maybe take a few pichers ta share with the members. (Not Uke though. He is NOT a member!)
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Ex-SP SD-9 in 'original' livery...
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...and dead batts! Dammit! Tuesday night heard the horn blasting for several neighborhood crossings, and went trackside for a pic or three! And of schitt, batteries were dead! Not one shot. This SD is painted in the very last SP scheme with silver noses, black/dull greyish sides, and the 'fast lette...
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Western Railroad Discussion > Drone Foaming El Casco Beaumont Hill 8/24/14
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This has to be a dream come true for a foamer..I mean if I wanted to go that far to capture railroad pictures and videos and can afford toys like this..why not go with your gut. We are going to see video from drones coming forth for a long time. "Why not unbeliveable train videos?"Western Rail...
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Found Pic
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Did these guys used to be marked up somewhere?
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How many will Armchair Quarterback this one??
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http://youtu.be/dthq4WqBo0o
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Uh-oh... Obama's got an idea for oil trains!
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Tougher on trains: The Wall Street Journal reports the Obama administration will later Wednesday unveil new rules proposing stricter safety standards on trains carrying flammable fuels, including oil and ethanol. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will announce the rules, including sta...
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Youngstown, Ohio in the days when it was a happenin' city!
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Not what it's become in the 21st Century. It's a completely transformed city now. Obviously. But damn, is it better? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio
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The influence game: Shaping railroad safety rules
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The railroads say we got to have atleast "this much leeway" and its understood and then passed down to where the railroads can keep moving these trains despite the upheavals. I'm sure there must be 50 new tankcars built a day to replace the older cars so it will be just a matter of time before a...
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Yet another derailment
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http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/07/us/california-six-flags-roller-coaster-accident/
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Figure this one out.
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Sure looks like a double-ender...so why spin the damn thing? The turn-table don't work anyway! Run it the way it is! Headlight or no! Just get outa town!
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French railway operator SNCF orders hundreds of new trains that are too big
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/21/french-railway-operator-sncf-or...
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China signs mega east Africa rail deal
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Throughout history some country gets involved in railroad builing in places you never thought of before. Africa is ripe for the pickings and China is right there. Years ago it was the British doing the same thing in other unknown countries. I love the trust in railroads to get what you want done. The ne...
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