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A certified lover of trains! 🚂🛤️ What more could you ask for? 😌😉

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Railfan & Railroad Magazine @railfanandrailroad.bsky.social · 9h
Union Pacific 844 will return to the rails, double-heading with Big Boy 4014 to Denver in November. railfan.com/union-pacifi...
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Union Pacific 844 to Double-Head With Big Boy 4014 to Denver
Union Pacific 4-8-4 844 will double-head with Big Boy 4014 in November from Cheyenne, Wyo. to Denver, Colo. for a holiday fundraiser trip.
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Ben Benson Studios @benbensonstudios.bsky.social · 8h
Thomas and the Not So Difficult Bend. September 26th, 2026. “NC Transportation Museum: Day Out With Thomas (2026)” is out now on YouTube! Go give it a watch if you haven’t yet! #thomasandfriends #dayoutwiththomas #trains #northcarolina #photography
North Carolina Transportation Museum. Spencer, North Carolina.
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 10h
Morning Work
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 11h
Trolleybuses: all those ugly overhead wires interfering with the aesthetics of neighborhoods, am I right? 🚎🍁🏡 (Photo source: TransLink BC, Vancouver’s regional transit provider)
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nyc5265.bsky.social @nyc5265.bsky.social · 11h
Now bring her East so we can see her without a bunch of normies in the way!
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Ben Benson Studios @benbensonstudios.bsky.social · 11h
Now all UP needs to do is put her back in Greyhound and put the mars light back on.
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SOU_railman @southernrailman.bsky.social · 11h
AAAAAAAAA SHES FINALLY BACK
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nyc5265.bsky.social @nyc5265.bsky.social · 11h
844 is going to run again for the first time in six years.
Screenshot of an e-mail showing a photo of Union Pacific 844 and text saying that she will doublehead with 4014 in November.
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KorraDaTrainBuff @thelokrailfan.bsky.social · 13h
Watching The Polar Express this Christmas is gonna be awkward… 😬
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KorraDaTrainBuff @thelokrailfan.bsky.social · 13h
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SOU_railman @southernrailman.bsky.social · 15h
Someone is getting a lump of coal in their stockings for Christmas this year
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 16h
Have a great breakfast with Frisco with my Railroad placemats. I am at the St LouisUnion Station Hotel at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Fall Super Regional Conference.
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Some toots
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Mike and a Hudson
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Night run with an F&A Mike
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Maybe Train Enthusiast @cobramerciless.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hello Lima.
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Fall Super Conference. When I saw the railroad artwork on the wall of my room at the hotel, I said to myself, “Hey, that artist is familiar!!!” 🧑‍🎨🚂😀👍
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metalheadrailfan 🔞 @metalheadrailfan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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anthonyf2024.bsky.social @anthonyf2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
46447 firms my last service train of the day before heading off to get a special shot! This lovely loco was a perfect gala visitor - a delight to have on my local line!
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Interurban Era @interurbanera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Some of the highlights of the Green Bay railroad museum, a thread:
A very unusual lineup of a big boy, a GG1, and a USATC "Pershing" 2-8-0 Interior of a Pullman tourist sleeper, beautifully restoredLNER A4 Dwight Eisenhower Backhead of a SOO 4-6-2
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Interurban Era @interurbanera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh yeah, I really needed reference for the drumhead for ALTA related reasons.
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Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Union Pacific is trying to merge/buy Norfolk Southern, if it happens it will be the biggest railroad merger in history, and will make UP the first to have a true Transcontinental railroad from East to West Coasts. I talk about all of the details here:
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America's First *Real* Transcontinental Railroad might Happen
YouTube video by Alan Fisher
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A bit of news on the NJ Transit Andover extension / Lackawanna Cutoff restoration via a $500k federal security grant...
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Long-overdue N.J. train station project just got a $500K boost
A $500,000 federal grant will fund security upgrades at the future train station, part of a $112.5 million project to restore passenger rail service to the area by 2031.
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Have a great breakfast with my Wabash Railroad Placemats. I am headed to St Louis for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Fall Super Regional Meeting. See You In St Louis!
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donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
lotta people out here bragging about "training models" but why do that when you can model trains
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metalheadrailfan 🔞 @metalheadrailfan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Ben Benson Studios @benbensonstudios.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New YouTube video out now! youtu.be/oBS_ATMNnLM #dayoutwiththomas #thomasandfriends #trains #youtube #video
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NC Transportation Museum: Day Out With Thomas (2026)
YouTube video by Ben Benson Studios
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metalheadrailfan 🔞 @metalheadrailfan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another day of fundraising for 3463.
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Matt 🇺🇦 (PLZ SUB TO MY YOUTUBE) @mike-studioz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Summer Railfanning Journey Day 2 Part 2 (June 2026)
YouTube video by Mike Studioz
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KorraDaTrainBuff @thelokrailfan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If they rename Knott’s Berry Farm I’m gonna be livid
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This Conrail train moves carloads of freight from St Louis to Pittsburgh. See you in St Louis for the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Conference and Pittsburgh for NEARS .ORG!
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I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO WORK @algoestowork.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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SOU_railman @southernrailman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Mean Girls: It's October 3rd
ALT: Mean Girls: It's October 3rd
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anthonyf2024.bsky.social @anthonyf2024.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Double header next - 41312 leads 46447 on my next journey! This photo was taken of the two beauties yesterday.
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Have a great breakfast with Burlington Northern with my Railroad placemats. Customtrains.org
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🚂 🏳️‍⚧️ I R M A 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼 @ironirma103.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rainbow era
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Maybe Train Enthusiast @cobramerciless.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I finished a drawing of RJ Corman Railroad Company’s America’s 250th Locomotive #1776. RJ Corman is a member of American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association. I look forward to the ASLRRA Fall Super Regional Conference next week! See You in St Louis!
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Interurban Era @interurbanera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Woah, I'm really impacted by these percentages already; I had a hunch, but it still feels ominous... youtube.com/post/Ugkxuvn...
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Poll from Interurban Era - YouTube
How has the evaporation of purchasing power for most people this year affected your hobby?
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Commentary by Amit Bose and John Putnam: "CoCo demonstrates that the United States can take a strong corridor, assemble the right partners, put trains on tracks in a way that benefits passengers, and makes the system better over time."
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Opinion: Colorado is the model for the next generation of passenger rail - Trains
Trains Turntable: Commentary by Amit Bose and John Putnam For anyone interested in the future of intercity passenger rail in North America, Colorado is the state to watch this fall. On Election Day, Colorado voters will decide whether to provide a dedicated, permanent source of funding for the Colorado Connector, or CoCo. CoCo is an [...]Read More...
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nyc5265.bsky.social @nyc5265.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Running some O Gauge today.
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PENNSY!
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Juniata Jewel
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SpookyLaggy @idiotlaggy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Now i have two steam excursion stars in my collection
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RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To be clear: an authority no less than Metallica envisions electrified, modern high-speed rail in California, as seen in their debut at the Sphere last night. Take note you puppets (especially Gavin Newsom and state Democrats) and obey your master!
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Railfan & Railroad Magazine @railfanandrailroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cleanup efforts continue after two Norfolk Southern trains derail in Alabama Thursday. railfan.com/clean-up-con...
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Two NS Trains Derail in Alabama
Cleanup efforts continue in Central Alabama after two Norfolk Southern freight trains were involved in separate derailments Thursday.
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Maybe Train Enthusiast @cobramerciless.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Andy Fletcher @andyfletchertrains.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With October, time for an orange placemat for breakfast . Have a great breakfast with Elgin, Joliet & Eastern! Customtrains.org
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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Friday at last…
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