Discussions - alt.railroad

	Another piece of discontinued railway
	A small piece of dual gauge track of a railway discontinued in the late 30’s, another heritage remnant from the industrial epoch. [link] /M By Marcus Marcusson - Jun 7 - 1 new of 1 message

	House panel rejects Obama budget cutting plan
	[link] for get full and more news visit now Defying President Barack Obama, lawmakers on Thursday saved a program that helps states with the cost of incarcerating criminal illegal immigrants as the House began the annual process of crafting the legislation to fund the government.... more » By sana - Jun 5 - 1 new of 1 message

	Crossing question
	Is this kind of railway crossing, where the wheels are running on the flanges, common in other countries? Here in Sweden it's quite rare, though it can be seen now and then in industrial environments as in this retired example. [link] /M By Marcus Marcusson - Jun 3 - 3 new of 3 messages

	Bridges and Buildings
	Our new forum, please come check it out and help us build up the community. [link] By SF Lights - May 30 - 1 new of 1 message

	Experiened North American railroad historians needed -- who can also write well!
	THE CLASSIC WESTERN RAILROAD ROUTES Bookcraft Ltd, a UK-based book packager, is looking for up to 10-12 experienced writers to work on this important illustrated history project, to be published by Chartwell in Spring 2010. This book is for the general intelligent reader, but must also have enough substance... more » By bookcraftjohn - May 23 - 1 new of 1 message

	long LATimes story of dead freight train rider
	latimes.com [link] From the Los Angeles Times COLUMN ONE On the run from everything but each other On freight trains, Adam and Ashley found a gritty hide-out from adulthood. Only one thing could separate the young lovers as they... more » By tarkanian.1.ra...@spamgourmet.com - May 17 - 1 new of 1 message

Saif Durbar on the New African Railway Project

So, how are you going to finance this project? Saifee Durbar: Well, it’s simply a viable project. All the ships that go by the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal dream of a railway that would provide access to the farthest reaches of the continent. Travel time would be reduced by 14 days for freight being sent to the Central... more »

By saif.dur...@yahoo.com - Apr 26 - 1 new of 1 message

	For Sale: Out-of-print RAILROAD and TRACTION books
	Selling 40+ year collection. Many of the books are in like-new condition with dust jackets. For a list with descriptions & prices please e-mail me at hew...@aol.com and specify: RAILROAD or TRACTION or BOTH. Thanks, Harlan Wilson, hew...@aol.com I also have many of the books available thru Amazon.com:... more » By hwilson - Apr 16 - 2 new of 2 messages

Famous south African steam train futures hangs in the balance

Latest news from South Africa, is that the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe - one of the last few operational steam trains in South Africa will run for another 3 months until a viable business solution can be attained,as Transnet are selling off or rather ridding themselves of all non profit and non core business divisions. Running costs $80k per month.... more »

By kilos - Mar 28 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Unwanted New Castle Train
	[link] [link] [link] By William J. Meyerbeck - Mar 24 - 1 new of 1 message