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Just wondering if anyone was going to "TRAINFEST"? It is at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds in West Allis WI November 12th and 13th. It's a great show!

I am at Indianapolis at the NMRA Train show. Are any other AU'ers here?

Penny are you in Washington yet?

Metra Commuter Service on the BNSF From Chicago Union Station to Aurora has been shutdown due to a double fatality near Union Station. The incident occurred at 4:15 CDT when an inbound express train struck the male and female. The train appeared to be running on the center main of the three...

NASCAR Express Offers Train to NASCAR in Sonoma: For the second consecutive year, NASCAR fans can get on board the NASCAR Express train to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sprint Cup Series event at Sonoma Raceway. The raceway will partner with Key Holidays to offer an express train that will transport...

Today (June 3rd) was the first day of My and Mrs. oldtimer's full retirement. It is also an end of almost 170 years of railroading between our generation and our parent's generation. Her father started for the CB&Q in 1938, my mother started on the PRR during WWII as a fireman and oiler at the...

The Chicago Fire Department reported that Amtrak Locomotive # 71 was on fire near the Chicago 16th St locomotive shop. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8716963

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMTRAK   Today is # 41! Hope there are at least 41 more to look forward to.

Two Semi's collided and one ended up in front of 303 southwest of Chicago! http://www.chicagobr...story?track=rss PS I have always gotten a bang out of the road crossing name!

I just heard from a family member is south central Iowa that in Ottumwa some of the low lying areas are being evacuated. I know that the BNSF line that trains 5 and 6 operate on is very close to the river. This was announced after todays train 5 left. Will this cause a possible detour? If...

I am mobility impaired. I suffer from two different "Invisible Handicaps". I had worked for 41 years in the transportation field 36 years with Amtrak, 1 with the PennCentral, and 4 years in the aviation field. All of these jobs were based in Chicago and the weather and working conditions took...

TRENTON, N.J. — Authorities say four people were fatally struck by trains in the Northeast. The first death occurred in Mercer County in New Jersey on Thursday morning when Amtrak's Keystone 642 train hit a person near the Hamilton Township station. The second accident occurred in New York...

February 5, 2010 (WLS) -- An Amtrak train reportedly hit pedestrians at Conway Road just north of the Lake Forest station. ABC7 Chicago is not told how many people have been injured. There is also no information on their conditions. ABC7Chicago.com will continue to update this developing story...

I was wondering if any non-Amtrak Railroad honors Amtrak employee passes? Some Amtrak employees are planning a trip to the UK and Europe and use of passes would be great. PS moderators of this is in the wrong place please feel free to move it.