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  • A Crossing Gate is down with the lights blinking as a northbound CSX autorack goes through

    Discussion: Railroad Quiet Zones

    Posted on August 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
    There is something about hearing and seeing the lights and gates, the bells and the horn, but what if one of those elements is missing? You do see alot of places where there are no lights and gates but what about no train horn?  Communities...

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  • The old bridge in Trotwood, Ohio has been grown over by weeds

    Discussion: What are some of your memories of trains growing up?

    Posted on July 27, 2010 | 2 Comments
    I have a few memories, as my mom commented on in of my other posts, the family went to Boston when I was in 1st grade and we rode Amtrak from Bryan, Ohio up there and we took the subway around Boston. I vaguely remember...

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  • An Autorack with Ronald McDonald passes through Marion, Ohio

    Discussion: Why are you interested in trains?

    Posted on July 12, 2010 | 5 Comments
    I honestly can not remember what got me started liking trains. As long as I can remember whenever we would visit my grandmother in New Riegel, Oh, my dad would take me and Emily up to Fostoria to watch trains and I guess that is...

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