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Group Name and Description Members Activity
A list devoted to railroad and railway passenger cars, both prototype and model.   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Welcome to the Passenger Car List, or PCL. This forum is devoted to railroad and railway passenger cars - past, current and future. Modeling and prototype discussions are welcome! ...
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steam locomotives and technologies    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
This list intends to be a starting point for the exchange of information about steam locomotives, specially from the technical point of view: this technology is disappearing but at the ...
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Canadian National Railways discussions   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
For discussion of Canadian National Railways (CN/CNR); its history, its present existence and its expanding future This includes: all predecessor lines and current CN operations in ...
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Sponsored by the Canadian National Lines Special Interest Group. Discussion of past and present CN family of railways.   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
CNLines-CNet is a moderated, electronic mailing list service open to the general public and brought to you by the Canadian National Lines Special Interest Group (CN Lines SIG). ...
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brush47   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
For all Class 47 sightings, allocations, news, stories, questions, and everything Class 47 related!
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The Backshop Sales List   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
A list for those persons who wish to buy, sell or trade railroad related articles of either a prototype, model or railfan nature. The posting rules are as follows: COMMERCIAL ...
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The Diesel Preservation Gen List    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Preservation Gen is a list intended to help promote workings of Preserved Diesel traction. The postings should be information regarding preserved diesels running at heritage railways, ...
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Australian Locomotive discussion list   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
• A forum for discussing past, present and future Australian and New Zealand motive power trends, whether it be withdrawn, in service or future motive power. • A means to allow ...
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Hand Laid Track    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
A forum for discussing handlaying track in all scales. Bring your questions about everything from 56.5" gauge to Zn3. Moderator handlays in N and Nn3 code 40.
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SooLineHistory    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Interested in the Soo Line Railroad in its golden years, before it lost its corporate identity? SooLineHistory@yahoogroups.com is the place to discuss it. The topic of discussion is the ...
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Canadian Pacific / Soo District    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
This list is the most modern of the Soo Line-related lists and is dedicated to the post-1992 Midwest USA operations of CPRail System/Canadian Pacific Railway. The purpose of this list ...
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NZ Locomotive & Rail Operations Forum   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
PHOTO: A 'sneak preview' of the former DFT 7254, now classified and numbered as DFB 7348, photographed by Reid McNaught on Tuesday 5th December. 7348 features an entirely brand new cab ...
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miniature railways - 7¼" to 15" gauge   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
A discussion group for miniature railways between 7¼" and 15" gauges in the UK.
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General discussion and notices concerning Great Central Railway, Loughborough, Leicestershire.    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
General discussion and notices concerning Great Central Railway, Loughborough, Leicestershire. With the members of Main Line Steam Trust, Friends of Great Central Railway, its ...
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A group dedicated to the discussion of past railroad operations in the San Francisco Bay Area.   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Bay Area Rail History is an e-mail forum dedicated to the discussion of past railroad operations, in and around the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Topics which are acceptable for ...
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Recreating the Pennsylvania Railroad   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Created by Bill Strassner, (PRR hire date June 10, 1965; PRRT&HS Member #851) to expedite discussing and sharing information for modeling the late, great Pennsylvania Railroad, ...
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North West Gen   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Rail gen about the North West area mainly focused on Manchester, Liverpool, Carlisle, Chester, Bangor/Holyhead and Crewe. Gen can be trains in, or coming through the North West. Woady ...
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A group for Victorian Railways News, both Trams and Trains in Victoria, Australia   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
Vicrail-News (VRN) is a group for Victorian railway news, including trams and trains, and other modes of transport PROVIDING it has direct relevance to railways. As a broad guide, ...
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Louisville & Nashville and Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroads   
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
This list is devoted to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N), and the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad (NC&StL). Topics welcomed include history, preservation, ...
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N&W Railroad Newsgroup    [Recent Messages]
[ in Recreation & Sports / Travel / Train Travel ]
NW 611 Norfolk and Western Newsgroup Dedicated to discussions about... Modeling the N&W Norfolk and Western Historical Information Current N&W news Any and All Topics or Questions ...
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