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Railroad.net Upgrades It’s Widely Popular Forum 27 May 2013 | 05:15 am
The Railroad.net forum is one of the strongest and longest standing Railroad communities in the world. The forum has over 76,000 topics which have accrued over 1.06 million posts. Over Memorial Day we...
CSX Double-TRacking 1998 Part 1 25 Mar 2013 | 10:10 am
In 1998, I again followed CSX’s mainline across northern Indiana and Ohio to record the double-tracking and upgrading. Wellsboro, Indiana, where the GTW and C&O crossed had been simplified; the C&O di...
CSX Re-Double-Tracking 1997 Part 3 7 Mar 2013 | 10:56 am
In Part 3 of our 1997 trip along CSX’s Cumberland mainline, we come to Greenwich, Ohio, where CSX crossed Conrail’s ex-Big Four “Bee Line” from Cleveland to Terre Haute, Indiana. No connecting tracks ...
CSX Re-Double-Tracking 1997 Part 2 27 Feb 2013 | 03:29 am
Continuing our trek along CSX’s ex-B&O mainline, we come to Hamler, Ohio. Here CSX crosses the former Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR, that has just been transferred to the Indiana & Ohio Railway. The tra...
CSX Re-Double-Tracking in 1997 11 Feb 2013 | 02:51 am
In 1997, CSX was re-installing the second track on their former B&O mainline between Chicago and Deshler, Ohio. They were anticipating freight traffic to double after the Conrail break-up. Sadley, th...
Iowa in Danger of Losing Passenger Rail Grant 4 Jan 2013 | 12:48 am
According to local Iowa sources, the coming year is an important time for the future of Iowa’s passenger rail system. In 2010, more than $200 in federal funding was approved for a project which would ...
Seattle to Everett is Finally Back 3 Jan 2013 | 11:54 pm
Two weeks ago, a vicious mudslide in south of Everett, Washington caused havoc along with Seattle to Everett line. The popular route for travelers coming into and out of Seattle from Everett couldn’t...
China Speeding Ahead With High-Speed Rail 29 Dec 2012 | 02:06 pm
China today unleashed its most aggressive high-speed rail initiative, covering over 1400 miles in just 8 hours. Pretty amazing, and it shows how exciting high-speed rail can actually be. Weather.com n...
Final F40PH in RTA Baby Blue paint scheme! 29 Dec 2012 | 01:40 pm
In 1973, the Regional Transportation Authority was formed to fund Chicago’s commuter operations, but it was not until 1977 that the first new locomotives were ordered-16 F40PH’s for the Rock Island. T...
Amtrak Makes A Significant Step Towards High Speed Rail 27 Nov 2012 | 05:42 am
Amtrak has launched a 110 MPH service between Chicago and St Louis. These are speeds which many say will help to show that high-speed rail in this country can be an reality one day. As reported in Bus...
