What railroads are in you hometown
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cascaderailroad
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Betcha cant name this place
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In Lenoir it was the Chester & Lenoir, then Carolina and Northwestern until the Southern Took over in the 1950s, then Norfolk Southern, now just the Caldwell County Railroad which is now cut back to my city limits.
My College still has NS going by it and now Amtrak just restored service by here!
My College still has NS going by it and now Amtrak just restored service by here!
FlyingScottmond
Rural Haul layout-1%
Tonnes, but the main one is QR National. We have Pacific National, Perth Rail, and the occasional South African Railway loco.
Being near a locomotive factory can be rather interesting...
Cookie for the person who can name which two companies operate here.
Being near a locomotive factory can be rather interesting...
Cookie for the person who can name which two companies operate here.
STATE RAILWAY OF THAILAND
http://www.railway.co.th/English/History.asp
jean :wave:
http://www.railway.co.th/English/History.asp
jean :wave:
qassaquyangli
The Flying Cloud
...where i used to live....
Las Vegas:Union Pacific EDit:Monorail here<
Ex-Amtrak used to go here....
Albany Missouri:Ex-Burlington Route
SITKA ALASKA.....none.....
Las Vegas:Union Pacific EDit:Monorail here<
Ex-Amtrak used to go here....
Albany Missouri:Ex-Burlington Route
SITKA ALASKA.....none.....
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I was born & raised in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. At one time, supposedly the logging capital of the world. Today I live a short distance from there.
Today, there are 2 RR lines in the Williamsport area. But when I was a kid, there were SIX lines that entered or passed thru there, tho a couple were inactive by then. In doing research on railroads in the area, I lost count of just how many there were over the years, that were actually in Williamsport, or were within 20 miles of it. And, to my knowledge, they were in two gauges. Most were standard, but at least a few were 3-footers. The 3-footers were the logging roads. In my walks thru the forests in the area, I have come across a number of the old 3-foot roadbeds, and at least one small section where there were still ties in the ground. Those ties were at least 10 miles from the nearest present day trackage, so I know those lines had very extensive trackage, most of which was never mapped.
It was those old beds and ties, that got me to switch from modeling HO standard gauge, to modeling HoN3. And to switch from no particular prototype, to modeling a fictional modern day prototype, that does what they did, but with a century of new knowhow on how to do things better.
And what I think is most impressive, is the number of lines over the years, compared to the population of the area. I can understand some city with millions of people having a lot of lines to serve it. But Williamsport is a small city, with an urban/suburban population then and now, of around 50 thousand people. I dont know of any other place with a population in that range, that had that many rails serving it.
Today, there are 2 RR lines in the Williamsport area. But when I was a kid, there were SIX lines that entered or passed thru there, tho a couple were inactive by then. In doing research on railroads in the area, I lost count of just how many there were over the years, that were actually in Williamsport, or were within 20 miles of it. And, to my knowledge, they were in two gauges. Most were standard, but at least a few were 3-footers. The 3-footers were the logging roads. In my walks thru the forests in the area, I have come across a number of the old 3-foot roadbeds, and at least one small section where there were still ties in the ground. Those ties were at least 10 miles from the nearest present day trackage, so I know those lines had very extensive trackage, most of which was never mapped.
It was those old beds and ties, that got me to switch from modeling HO standard gauge, to modeling HoN3. And to switch from no particular prototype, to modeling a fictional modern day prototype, that does what they did, but with a century of new knowhow on how to do things better.
And what I think is most impressive, is the number of lines over the years, compared to the population of the area. I can understand some city with millions of people having a lot of lines to serve it. But Williamsport is a small city, with an urban/suburban population then and now, of around 50 thousand people. I dont know of any other place with a population in that range, that had that many rails serving it.
My hometown railroad was the first train I ever witnessed in my whole life which is the Long Island Rail Road. I thought it was a elevated subway but then I go to understand the difference when I got to see the whole city at a young age. it was a Budd M3 and it use to fly pass on the Atlantic trestle in Brooklyn
I am posting again.
Class ones.
Amtrak
BNSF Railway
Norfolk Southern
CSX
Kansas City Southern
Canadian National
Class 3s
New Orleans Public Belt. (my Favorite)
Louisiana and Delta (Haven't seen a bit of power for this road.)
Misc
LASTA
City Park Railroad ( Yes I am Cheating a bit.)
Class ones.
Amtrak
BNSF Railway
Norfolk Southern
CSX
Kansas City Southern
Canadian National
Class 3s
New Orleans Public Belt. (my Favorite)
Louisiana and Delta (Haven't seen a bit of power for this road.)
Misc
LASTA
City Park Railroad ( Yes I am Cheating a bit.)
kittycraft
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My area....
Main:
Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific
New York Susquhanna & Western
(Possibly)Amtrak
Shortline:
Owego & Hartford
Main:
Norfolk Southern
Canadian Pacific
New York Susquhanna & Western
(Possibly)Amtrak
Shortline:
Owego & Hartford
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An old interurban (beneath me, removed 80-90 years ago)
Michigan Shore (10 miles north) 14 miles owned, 7 operated in Muskegon
Mid-Michigan (10 miles north to 30 miles south) connects MS and CSX
CSX (30 miles south) Holland, Waverly Yard
NS (40 miles west) Grand Rapids, Wyoming Yard
Coopersville & Marne (20 miles west) 3-4 mile tourist, INTERSTATE parrallels IT, not the other way around!!!!
Amtrak (GR, Holland and all points elsewhere, now boarding!)
Steamers:
PM 1223 N1 Berkshire in Grand Haven
Unknown 4-6-0 In Coopersville, very sad condition
I have also seen GR Eastern locos, but don't know where that is.
Marquette Rail runs from at least GR all the way up to Traverse City. Manistee is biggest shipper for them.
EDIT: BNSF has trackage rights to run coal 15 miles north of Holland to powerplant.
Recently, folks met to discuss reviving passenger service to Muskegon. Some want to send it all the way up to Ludington and farther! I'm all for it, but this smells like the Holmann loco.... One can hope....
Historical roads:
Pere Marquette
Grand Trunk Western
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Cheasapeake and Ohio
and other smaller roads before mergers
Don't forget that interurban!
Michigan Shore (10 miles north) 14 miles owned, 7 operated in Muskegon
Mid-Michigan (10 miles north to 30 miles south) connects MS and CSX
CSX (30 miles south) Holland, Waverly Yard
NS (40 miles west) Grand Rapids, Wyoming Yard
Coopersville & Marne (20 miles west) 3-4 mile tourist, INTERSTATE parrallels IT, not the other way around!!!!
Amtrak (GR, Holland and all points elsewhere, now boarding!)
Steamers:
PM 1223 N1 Berkshire in Grand Haven
Unknown 4-6-0 In Coopersville, very sad condition
I have also seen GR Eastern locos, but don't know where that is.
Marquette Rail runs from at least GR all the way up to Traverse City. Manistee is biggest shipper for them.
EDIT: BNSF has trackage rights to run coal 15 miles north of Holland to powerplant.
Recently, folks met to discuss reviving passenger service to Muskegon. Some want to send it all the way up to Ludington and farther! I'm all for it, but this smells like the Holmann loco.... One can hope....
Historical roads:
Pere Marquette
Grand Trunk Western
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Cheasapeake and Ohio
and other smaller roads before mergers
Don't forget that interurban!
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gavinfalconer
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I live in Port Augusta, South Australia. Any freight/passenger trains that wanted to go from East(NSW, Qld) -West(WA) and North(NT) - South(Vic) have to go through Port Augusta. So about 10-20 odd trains a day. some times 5 trains a day. only Standard gauge tho.
gavinfalconer
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WA - Western Australia
Qld - Queensland
NSW - New South Wales.
Vic - Victoria
NT - Northern Territory
Qld - Queensland
NSW - New South Wales.
Vic - Victoria
NT - Northern Territory
In my "real hometown" (where I was born and where I still live during holidays) Nivala: two westbound and two eastbound government subsidy-supported regional trains daily operated by VR-Group and eight freight trains haulin' lumber, chemicals, and ore (those also VR-Group's).
In the town where I currently study; Kokkola: 15 passenger trains (regional trains, InterCity, Pendolino, night trains) and probably over 40 freight trains (steel coils, ore, trailers on flatcars, containers, lumber, paper, scrap metal, pulp, and chemicals, just to list a few) every day, all operated by VR-Group.
In the town where I currently study; Kokkola: 15 passenger trains (regional trains, InterCity, Pendolino, night trains) and probably over 40 freight trains (steel coils, ore, trailers on flatcars, containers, lumber, paper, scrap metal, pulp, and chemicals, just to list a few) every day, all operated by VR-Group.