Altamont Press Discussion Board

11-02-2024 - 18:18

Raygun

1. Re: Let's get rid of New York, 3001 can stay.

authorless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I bet Bob-two hasn't ever read about the project. > > > $4 million is a lot. I don't see the point in > having anot
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07-14-2024 - 12:55

Mr Equity

2. Re: What Railroads Serve Butler, PA? Is It on an Amtrak Route?

Mr. Inclusion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mr. Diversity Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Guess where Mexico gets their
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09-13-2023 - 14:05

Ohio Observer

3. 2023 Autumn Colors Express/ New River Train

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04-22-2022 - 21:14

PennDude

4. Dot/Trigger/Wokeness Monster is the Joke 2.0

"." wrote: -------------------------------------------------------------- >Did you not watch this video? Heck no. I once started watching a video you posted and stopped watching before it
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12-31-2021 - 19:44

Mayo Clinic Dish

5. Re: Harry Reid was SCUM!

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05-20-2021 - 07:08

Edd Fuller

6. A Return to Durbin

Jason Stamper combines family time with railfanning on a trip to Durbin, West Virginia, home of the Durbin and Greenbriar Railroad. Returning to black and white film for the first time in many years,
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05-03-2021 - 23:50

Ghost of Fred Weyerhaeuser

7. Mt Rainier Scenic... just pondering

Let's compare Mt. Rainier Scenic with Cass Scenic for a moment. About Cass, Wikipedia says: Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a state park and heritage railroad located in Cass, Pocahontas
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02-22-2021 - 15:28

Pedantic viewer

8. Gare Ceilhes-Rodonkadonk

This and the Nimes to Cleremont-Ferrand trains are always threatened with shutdown. Zero to little freight. Pretty mountains and rivers, like a cleaner West Virginia.
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01-06-2021 - 19:41

Russell Eugene Weston Jr.,

9. Re:I hate trains trains trains

When was the last time a person was shot dead in the Capitol? Allen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm from West Virginia. Not only am I ashamed of > the specta
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01-06-2021 - 19:29

Allen

10. Re: trains trains trains

I'm from West Virginia. Not only am I ashamed of the spectable in Washington, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates was actually stupid enough to livestream himself in the mob as they buste
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10-17-2020 - 09:27

Hillwilliam

11. Re: West Virginia Goes Back to the Future With Transit Technology

Yes, endless streams of cash have been poured into the effing PRT in Morgantown. I'm sure the state's taxpayers will take it on the chin for this project too (regardless of press releases about priva
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10-17-2020 - 02:25

WebDigger

12. West Virginia Goes Back to the Future With Transit Technology

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06-29-2020 - 02:46

Matthew

13. Moore Keppel Climax #9 at Cass

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05-24-2020 - 21:11

PennDude

14. Re: Create a Mount Rainier RR National Historic Site?

Alf Doten Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Never say never when it comes to the National Park > Service. Sites are often chosen for political > reasons as much as t
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01-24-2020 - 18:35

Beartooth Bob

15. Re: Trump's Pro Coal Policy Comes to Fruition

Rumor had it that Trump negotiated with Albanian authorities to bring this advanced coal extraction technology to West Virginia, thus saving thousands of Hillbilly jobs.
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11-14-2019 - 22:36

BOB2

16. Re: There's nothing odd about this intersection, and No Mouse is a useless lying sack of crap, as usual...

The only thing I know about you is that you're a lying piece of crap. Who's been caught red handed lying. And yet, you keep digging, and are now are pulling more of your usual "it is Cali" hating, "
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09-09-2019 - 19:17

Len Hartsville

17. Re: Rail Excursion Management Company

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07-08-2019 - 22:53

Joe Cullum

18. DeWine's projects for Amtrak in Ohio

More improvements look good, unlike Indiana, that flaked off the Hoosier State: http://allaboardohio.org/2019/07/08/what-rail-projects-may-be-on-ohios-radar/ Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania
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05-10-2019 - 17:07

states

19. Re: doesn't sound like you've done much rural existence

>there are a few entire states Amtrak doesn't serve or run through Actually, there are two states with no scheduled Amtrak service at all: Wyoming and South Dakota. That doesn't mean there's *good*
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12-21-2018 - 23:25

OPRRMS

20. Re: CSX and damage to GN FA1 #615

Santafeboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is it still a Septa unit ? Museum bound? Hopefully > going back to GN colors the new damage really > sucks but not as ba
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11-03-2018 - 20:44

Bruce Kelly

21. Re: Mr. Bruce Kelly, Five minutes of your time Sir?

Peter, this deserves much more than five minutes. Boy, did you strike a nerve and hit the nail on the head. CTC Board, Pac News, and Flimsies were about all we had back in those days (aside from wo
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04-04-2018 - 13:55

J

22. Caltrain Electrification - Recent Article

Some interesting developments: - Many catenary pole foundations already installed - Stadler already fabricating EMU bodies in Switzerland to be shipped to StadlerUSA's plant in Salt Lake City for as
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02-01-2018 - 21:27

WebDigger

23. Re: Real News - and a learning opportunity

I did a Google-search to see where else this item might have shown up, since it referenced CNN: [ "We have a local reporter, Bob Albert, on the air directly from the location of the Republican Train a
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02-01-2018 - 18:31

GP-9

24. Real News

I usually don't say much but this has to be heard. Just got this over the wire. Has to be the real deal. I can not divulge the author. This may be released by the FBI or someone that has had an a
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12-17-2017 - 13:24

That Bus Guy

25. Re: Elon Musk is an idiot

Pdxrailtransit: Although Elon Musk's comments are highly offensive to me as a public transit enthusiast, public transit patron and public transit professional, calling for someone's death is out of l
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12-15-2017 - 19:24

espee2472

26. Re: Would you like to operate the Cruz?

J.K. Trowling Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Contrary to the bike lobby's wishes, there are a > multitude of shortline operators that will be > happy to operate t
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12-15-2017 - 11:32

J.K. Trowling

27. Re: Would you like to operate the Cruz?

Contrary to the bike lobby's wishes, there are a multitude of shortline operators that will be happy to operate the Santa Cruz branch with Iowa Pacific's departure. There are companies out there wh
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04-06-2017 - 23:51

WebDigger

28. The World’s Least-busy Train Stations

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02-21-2017 - 14:43

Nature lover & foamer

29. Re: Our National Symbol

In West Virginia, the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad runs along the South Branch of the Potomac River. Bald eagles can be seen from the train. I rode this line in 2008. It was a slow ride, but the
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11-04-2016 - 03:39

The Odd Duck

30. Re: Presidents, Congress and the Railroads

BOB2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why would anyone spend a penny to make coal > "cleaner" (real expensive to do...) when you can > burn natural gas for electric
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