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Forum Announcements Help and Suggestions
Help on using the forum, posting messages and uploading photos. Also the place for comments and suggestions.
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Welcome Aboard
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Railroad Photography and Railfan Trip Reports Railroad photos and trip reports. If you have a related series of photos covering various subjects, this is the place to post them. Please note that photos may also be posted in any of the forums.
Railroad Photos - Eastern US
Photos of railroads in the eastern United States. (East of Chicago)
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Railroad Photos - Midwestern US
Photos of railroads in the central and mid-western United States. (Chicago to Denver)
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Railroad Photos - Western US
Photos of railroads in the western United States. (West of Denver)
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Railroad Photos - Canada
Photo of railroads in Canada
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Tourist Railroad and Railway Preservation Photos
Mainline excursions, tourist railroads, railroad museums, and railway historical societies.
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Railroad Roster Photos
Roster style railroad photos, close up photos of rolling stock and equipment, any location.
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Vintage Railroad Photos
Vintage and Historical Railroad Photos
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Railroad News and Information Railroad news, discussion, information, updates and press releases
Breaking Railroad News
Breaking news and information related to railroads. Please respect copyrights, and post links to news features rather than re-posting the entire article!
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Freight Railroads
Freight Railroads, Class 1's, Regionals, Shortlines and Industrial Railroads.
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Passenger Trains, Commuter and Transit
News and discussions of passenger trains, commuter trains and transit.
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Tourist Railways, Museums And Excursions
Photos and disucssions of tourist railways, museums, mainline excursions and railway preservation projects.
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Railroad History
Discussion of railroad history.
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Maintenance of Way, Track and Structures
Railway engineering, tracks, structures, bridges, tunnels, building and related items.
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General Discussion
General Railroad Discussion
General discussions about railroad. Can't find a topic that fits? Post here.
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Railroad Employment
Discussion of railroad employment. Questions, comments, job posting etc.
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Railroadiana, Collectibles and Software
Railroad antiques, collectibles. Train Simulators and other railfan related software.
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Railfan Hotspots
Railfan Hotspots - Information and locations for railfanning in a specific geographic area.
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ANPL Club Car (Humor and Chitchat)
The "off-topic" topic. Jokes, humor and non-railroad related chit-chat. Please keep it PG rated, this is a family friendly forum. No politics or religion.
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Railroad Videos Railroad and train videos. Share videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo and other sites.
Videos - Class 1 and Shortline Freight
Videos of mainline, class 1 and regional freight railroads.
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Videos - Passenger, Commuter and Transit
Videos of passenger trains, commuter trains and transit systems.
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Videos - Special Movements and Heritage Units
Unique and unusual trains. Business trains, private charters, unusual loads and heritage units.
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Videos - Tourist Railroads and Museums
Videos of railroad museums, excursion and tourist railways.
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Locomotive Cab Ride Videos
Loocomotive cab ride and on board train videos
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Videos - Vintage and Historical
Vintage videos from the classic era of railroading.
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International Railway Forum Railways and railroads outside of the United States and Canada
International - Railway Photography
Photos of railways outside of the United States and Canada
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International - Railway News and Discussion
Photos and discussion of railways in areas outside of North America.
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