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I received an newspaper article today from my Grandmother in New Jersey. It is an article about how a few members here have built lasting friendships through train travel. Imagine my surprise when I started looking through the article and recognized all of you fine folks. Some of you may...

I stumbled upon this website showing a animated map of the Metra system and found one for New Jersey Transit, MBTA, LIRR, WMATA, and SEPTA. Each train is represented by a dot traveling across the map on a schedule. So basically it is a 24 hour representation of train movements across the system...

I have created some rail related quizzes for the buzz tv quiz game for the ps3... you can play them on line at mybuzzquiz.com or on your ps3 if you have the game. click the links to play the quizzes online. Railroad vocabulary: quiz All aboard amtrak: quiz Amtrak routes: quiz amtrak...

Hey keep a look out for me and glenn. For those not sure what i look like.... there i am!

Let us all take a minute to remember the 47 souls that lost their lives on Big Bayou Canot in Alabama 15 years ago!!!

Saw a video on youtube critizing Sen. Joe Biden and what he can do for amtrak. I have provided the link to the video, and it raises some questions.

I just created a group on the photo sharing site Flickr for AU members!!!! For those who dont use flickr, it is a very user friendly site and you only need a Yahoo ID to join flickr! Flickr Homepage Our group is exclusive for AU members which means only AU members can join and have to be invited...

On Friday I had to take a friend to Kalamazoo to catch a train and I got talking to the station attendant about train manifests. So he started looking some up and he saw that f59 459 was leaving chicago that night on the outbound capital limited. The engine was on its way out there for Display...

Just got the new trains magazine and was skimming through, and i just happened to see Robert (rtaburn) pictured in a article about the National Park's trails and rails program. He is pictured on page 55 standing next to a fellow guide John Kelly preparing to board the eastbound empire builder. I...

Where was everyone last night (Sunday 12/9)!?!?!

I found a site that shows Amtrak train locations of certain trains in the east. Amtrak Train Locations

I started a Facebook Group called Amtrak Unlimited Forums, so Join me on Facebook!

Well a few nights ago, I boarded the Pere Marquette (CHI-GRR) at St Joseph, MI to come home from a relaxing week at grandmother's. After the Conductor took my ticket, I headed to the Cafe' Car to see if my favorite attendant was working this run, and indeed he was!!! As I walked in he was...

Well our trip there was long (About 36 Hours!). We had a lot of fun, and saw pleanty of interesting things. This part will be our entire trip to new Jersey and a part two will be our trip home. I want to thank Gregg for updating you on our progress as we do not have a laptop. TRAIN 371-07...

our travelogue can be found here: http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=18258#18258

I am Surprised most of you have not heard yet but the cap limited and the lake shore detour through michigan yesterday Here is some of the details . I will post a video of them on youtube later today! :) For more info from michigan railfan's read this thread...

As we all know Julie can be a bad girl. And I guess this is why this guy is attracted to her. She teases us all with transfiering us to an agent or giving us the wrong train information. Well this video is for all of those who love, hate and use Julie everyday.

Here is a link to my train pictures. My Webpage

Check out the new horror action film Snakes on a train. Check out the MSTS special effects

Here is a link to the story I scanned from a local paper. It happened in st. joseph, mi on august first. http://www.railroadfan.com/gallery/display...cat=0&pos=0