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Long gone Ironton Railroad
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Another short line/regional that hauled coal, iron ore, and limestone to steel mills in PA back in the 1930s-80s. They ran some interesting power, including Baldwin diesels. Co-owners Reading and Lehigh Valley saw the demise brought by the Conrail merger. That ended the Ironton by 1983. [url]htt...
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Good bye G&W (Genesee&Wyoming)
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The owner/operator of many short lines and regional roads, including an outfit in Australia, sells off its holdings. Portland & Western interchange partner of A&E (My shorty), UP, BNSF, leaves a few locals to wonder if they'll have jobs after the deal is finalized. [url]https://www.pro...
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Brazil 2008 film
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Strangely interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpzz-DbK_CE
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CN derailment in St Clair Tunnel Detroit
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A bit of history "The Reading"
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Long gone but never forgotten by folks living in Pennsylvania where the railroad had roots, branches, and other locales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9cQx6gPggE
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Australia
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Perhaps Mr. The Krink will find this clip of particular interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiR5nube33E I didn't know they ran stackers. Big surprise ra me They do, and what's more, they seem to haul a passenger car (relief crew?) behind the power. Since Oz is soooo...big, cr...
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Yeah there were kids aboard!
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recentlyhttps://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/school-bus-hit-by-railroad-crossing-arm-drives-over-tracks-ahead-of-train-video-shows/956034767 I think his/her career driving school buses came to a sc...
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NS derailment in MS due to flash flooding
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I wanted to post his last night but got derailed. Watching the Weather Channel and seeing this unbelievable weather crossing many important rail lines almost daily and I wonder why more events like this don't take place. This is a "super washout" as the tracks/ties/ballast swept away for it looks li...
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Winter Steam in Utah
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Another 'tourist' outfit running ex-UP 2-8-0s known as Heber Valley Railroad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TJZD_tu3BM
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Boeing 737 Fuselages stacking up in Wenatchee
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So when things were going great on the 737MAX project BNSF was sending specialized flatcars with 737 fuselages about 25-30 a week as a guess to Boeing Plant Everett/Mukilteo and some go on to Renton. So with the 737MAX project grounded until they finger it out the problem every unfinished 737MAX fus...
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Prairie Dog Central
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Interesting short line up north in Canuckistan. Manitoba to b e precise, outside Winnipeg. They run on an old section of CP rails. And do May to Sept. touristy stuff for steam fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVIn11az-mg Love the wooden coaches and cab...
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Another Paper Mill bites the dust!
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verso-announces-closure-of-paper-mill-in-luke-maryland-300839995.html
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UP plans old time excursion trains for 150th aniversary of Golden Spike
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Probably might cool ta ride behind the 4014 or the 844 across that stretch Ogden to the golden spike site. But UP doesn't run near that point today [url]https://www.standard.net/news/transportation/old-time-passenger-rail-excursion-being-offered-during-spike-celebrations/articl...
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And just ta shake things up...
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...here's one for Krink. Another mountain short line, or tourist-type outfit. Scenic, beautiful narrow gauge in Colorado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfxmBEqMLRw For more info check out their website:https://www.georgetownlooprr.com/ -- Edited by Uke on M...
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Jersey again...
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...seems like a lotta weird railroad schitt happens in the "Garden State" and ya gotta wonder why. I know I still do, ya know wonder why. Not that it matters really. Just an observation from an ex-Jerseyan [url]https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/passaic-city/2019/04/02/polic...
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Good news for 'two-person' crews
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And it's about time they had something favorable to report. This is sure to cheer members of the operating groups... https://www.progressiverailroading.com/federal_legislation_regulation/news/Rail-unions-endorse-two-person-crew-legislation--57186 I think this leg...
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Today's 'other' railroad news
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None. Nope! Nothing happening on the rails today. Perhaps one of our members (in good standing) has something of interest to reveal, and keep this forum ticking along.
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Sooner or later it hadda happen
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Musta been some misalignment in the nearest planets, Mars, Venus, the moon... Jupiter, maybe Neptune. Or Uranus. Guess we won't know till later when Krink opines eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btE-E83UoQA Right now Egypt's railway minister is sending thoughts and prayers...
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Amtrak. Sounds like "Plan B" ta me.
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In any case, it may not help increase ridership from point A ta point B for instance. Like Seattle to Chicago. The old "Empire Builder" train that Great Northern for years, until the BN merger. Santa Fe ran a few long distance trains that also disappeared with the advent of Amtrak too. [url]https://ww...
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For our "Bikenfuhrer" only!
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Please do not try this Albuquerque, NM crossing. First stop, dismount, walk over the tracks, but assure yourself no train is approaching from any direction. And watch, look, and listen! [url]https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/railroad-crossing-causes-bicyclists-to-wipe-o...
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Wait...what?
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A BIG merger of rail equipment companies? GE and WABTEC? https://www.barrons.com/articles/wabtecs-coming-merger-with-ge-unit-will-create-rail-equipment-powerhouse-51549657302?mod=mw_hpm
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What is it??
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What is it?? Can you guess what this is?
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Another Oregon short line
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Never heard of the Sumpter Valley Railroad either, but it is real. And here's the info if ya find yourself out this way sometime. https://www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org/about-us.html
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One more thing...
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...before i go. Who doesn't like old steam trains? This old Durango & Silverton was a branch of the D&RGW way, way b ack in history, when narrow guage was common. They were a mountain railroad moving silver and gold ore out of the mines for processing down in the flat lands. This little outfit is...
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Australia's autonomous train becomes world's largest robot...
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In Australia is a good place to try it out as the trains travels a route in the middle of nowhere with no people to harm/kill hauling iron ore or a non hazardous in any way if spills occur. Knowledge certainly will be ascertained with daily operations such as this. These mining railroads have a hard time f...
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