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    New record: World's Longest Passenger train

    Switzerland just set the new standard. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/swiss-narrow-gauge-railway-sets-record-for-worlds-longest-passenger-train/ Course I am sure somone will find a way to beat it virtually. :cool:
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    80s Train video game rereleased

    Best topic I figure for this. I noticed on my usual game platform, GOG so I also guess Steam, an old game from 1987 is available that is train related named The Train: Escape to Normandy. 1944, WWII setting, Germans plan to take a war train of plundered French Art to Berlin. You are in the...
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    Arson charges over fire at old Florida Station

    If you try to find this station on a map, it is just west of intersection ramps of I-95 and north of local highway 806 at the end of Depot Avenue.
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    Why NY Streetcars Were Destroyed

    Once New York City had streetcars in all boroughs. A short video I found on why they disappeared.
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    Before New York City had subways

    Had this come up on recommended videos. Doesn't show much and the only Ninth Avenue part is an S curve later on.
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    Trainz Logo Font

    What font is used for the Trainz logo as seen up top left?
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    Wiping a hard drive options

    Got nowhere else to ask. I have to wipe a hard drive for someone from an old XP machine. The disks for installing the original setup are gone. The drive is the only main drive so I cannot just format it in XP. Is it possible to either: 1 - Connect it to my Win10 machine and wipe it? 2 - Do a...
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    Trackless Trolley barn to be taken down

    Built for a system that was never made, now to be removed, probably razed as no one ever knew what it was for. Some history of the building and routes.
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    Vintage photos of Staten Island train stations

    And a few with old SI trains including a steam engine, SI steamers were exactly like B&O since they were the parent company, just one detail was changed. Photos in the linked article.
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    Train hits MARTA bus near Atlanta, GA, USA

    http://www.ajc.com/news/news/marta-video-shows-frighting-moments-for-passengers/nmHWW/ Video from different angles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIYap_2tmeA&feature=youtu.be I really do not know why the passengers did not just hit the floor and brace.
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    Why do companies modify video cards?

    Something I am trying to grasp. Recently got a video card but have to a it, did not check the power supply requirements. New computer has a 300 watt supply, card wanted 400. Was recommended to get a GT630 shown on NVidia's site as needing 300 watts except the place where I will do the exchange...
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    Possible unlimited video software

    While looking for video software, I came across a topic of suggestions and one mentioned a few times was Open Broadcaster Software, a free, open source recorder and live streamer program in Beta. Versions available for Windows 7 & 8 plus a multi-platform for OSX 10.8+ so far. Have not tried it...
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    Setting up Windows 8 computers, what to do?

    So now I am setting up these 2 Win 8 computers and trying to get mandatory things done. I am looking for a list of mandatory things I need to get done. So far, I have done these: 1 - Connected to router, need to call computer company about wireless devices built-in to computers to check if they...
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    Video & audio editing

    Been looking at software for recording video and editing after. Normally I used free programs like FRAPs & similar, edited in Windows Movie Maker. However due the limitations on these, I am considering something that allows unlimited video, possibly adding audio commentary afterward. The second...
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    More than 7,000 Metro-North defects found

    Search for: More than 7,000 Metro-North defects found associated press gets many hits like this one.
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    Crocheting a Locomotive in Lodz, Poland

    http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/olek-crochets-locomotive-in-lodz-poland/
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    Public Transit Discussion: Involved in other business areas?

    So I am doing research about public transit agencies. I know two that are also involved in other areas of business, so far I have not found any other transit agency that gets involved in anything other than trains and buses. Does anyone know of any transit agency that has dipped its interest in...
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    Why some people don't like subways

    This is one reason why some people just do not trust mass transit.
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    Mind the Gap - Video (London Underground)

    The crazy stuff I find without trying. :hehe:
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    Man Escapes SUV Stuck On Railroad Tracks

    Well someone had a brain. Man Escapes SUV Stuck on Railroad Tracks At least it is not a tragic end like we usually have!
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