Post your Opinoin...What is the Greatest Railroad on Earth?
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whistlehead
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Maybe you should change your signature to 'new york central for life'!
illinoiscentral
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Last thread? Oh yeah, wow thats been awhile ago.
whistlehead
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There's so many ways of choosing, which one had the most engines, which one had the best engines, which one carried the most, which one made the most money...
cascaderailroad
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Best
The Cog Railway in NH, and the Glacier Express in Europe are my favorites, as to: "How in the world did they do that" ?
The PRR, because they were had army of genius's, of master RR builders, and scientists. PRR the "Standard of the World".
Trans Canadian railroads really amaze me how they did it ! Kicking Horse Pass-Spiral Tunnels totally Rules !
Right now in China they are building one whopper of a cross country route !
Lets not forget the "Long Straight" in Austrailia ! The line runs for 309 miles (497 km) without a curve. This is the longest straight and level railway anywhere in the world. This, and the Great Wall of China are two land features visible from space shuttle missions (using binoculars).
The Cog Railway in NH, and the Glacier Express in Europe are my favorites, as to: "How in the world did they do that" ?
The PRR, because they were had army of genius's, of master RR builders, and scientists. PRR the "Standard of the World".
Trans Canadian railroads really amaze me how they did it ! Kicking Horse Pass-Spiral Tunnels totally Rules !
Right now in China they are building one whopper of a cross country route !
Lets not forget the "Long Straight" in Austrailia ! The line runs for 309 miles (497 km) without a curve. This is the longest straight and level railway anywhere in the world. This, and the Great Wall of China are two land features visible from space shuttle missions (using binoculars).
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hpoznanski
Splat, I hit alps!
ATSF or BNSF. I always have had an attraction to those long western railroads... something about them. Too bad i'm stuck here in MI.
DrivingPark
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Pennsylvania Railroad for me. It was one of the largest US railroads ever, and was brilliantly managed. It ran like clockwork and had some of the nicest paint schemes in my opinion. It also was home to some of the greatest locomotives, including the GG1s and the K4s. And I always loved their steamers, as well as the herald.
My vote goes here too ....
The broad gauge is one of the Greatest railways ever built.
But I do love so many different narrow gauges from all over the world that could have got my vote, they are all so amazing but the broad gauge was one of the big railways that started it all and was just so amazing.
Tom
The broad gauge is one of the Greatest railways ever built.
But I do love so many different narrow gauges from all over the world that could have got my vote, they are all so amazing but the broad gauge was one of the big railways that started it all and was just so amazing.
Tom
Hmm, i'd have to go for the Metropolitan Railway.
A world first, and of course gave us the term "The Metro". Can anyone imagine big city life without the subway??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_and_Metropolitan_District_Railways
P.S Re; Post above - of course originally built to Brunels' broad gauge too.
A world first, and of course gave us the term "The Metro". Can anyone imagine big city life without the subway??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_and_Metropolitan_District_Railways
P.S Re; Post above - of course originally built to Brunels' broad gauge too.
illinoiscentral
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I also liked the Chicago & Northwestern. But the Illinois Central was still the best.
amigacooke
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Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway.
CSXT...Chessie, Seaboard, X stands for Family Lines, and of course T stands for Transportation.
Chessie was made up of the old B&O, C&O, WM, and NW.
As far as I know, Seaboard was just Seaboard.
And Family Lines was a very short lived jumble of small RRs that merged together.
My favorite paint design is the new YN3 or "Dark Future".
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=165965&nseq=12
Chessie was made up of the old B&O, C&O, WM, and NW.
As far as I know, Seaboard was just Seaboard.
And Family Lines was a very short lived jumble of small RRs that merged together.
My favorite paint design is the new YN3 or "Dark Future".
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=165965&nseq=12
jadebullet
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The X in CSXT stands for the union of Chessie and Seaboard systems actually. Also, I hope that you don't mean the Norfolk Western when you are talking about NW, because they merged with Southern to create Norfolk Southern.
MidMichigan24GP9
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Milwaukee Road.
Acually, I don't know if that's what I mean or not, all I know is that I've seen Chessie System engines with the letters NW painted on them in the same spot that you see B&O, C&O or WM on other units.
Oh, and if X doesn't stand for Family Lines, then where does it come into play? Or does it?
