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This thread is the sister to the one I started in Late March about Favorite Fallen Flag Railroads. I like Union Pacific because their engines and passenger fleet(especially the Big Boys and the challengers). I have more engines in 3 rail that are UP then anything. So what is your favorite railroads that is still active today?

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My favorite active roads:

  • PHL (Pacific Harbor Line). Branch line that services the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • ATSF and CNW. Being the self-appointed Information Minister of the Isle of Denial, ATSF and CNW live on.
  • Kansas City Southern is starting to grow on me, which is not a good thing because they happen to use diesels I like with a striking paint scheme.

No outstanding favorite RR but I like the NS, CSX, B&P because they are there and I take their picture. At one time the B&LE was my favorite until CN bought them. I have loads of video of Conrail around western Pa. Conway was a busy, busy place. Watched the B&P being hatched from CSX running rent-a -wrecks on spaghetti rails, working on their motley collection of engines outside in the winter, and followed P&LE coal trains on the Mon line rocking back and forth on the crooked track. All  a lot better now. I m impressed with the NS physical plant plus the people seem pretty nice.

Tim,

   My favorite active RR is the Small Union RR right here in East Pittsburgh/Turtle Creek, unfortunately I have not been able to find the original Green & White trimmed Switcher Engine & Caboose to add to my layouts.  I am thinking real hard on adding the more modern Blue & White that is available however.

PCRR/Dave

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Originally Posted by AGHRMatt:

Kansas City Southern is starting to grow on me, which is not a good thing because they happen to use diesels I like with a striking paint scheme.

If I can ever afford to have another road name KCS will be it. I also really like the color scheme and I live in the KC area. And I like their diesels as well. I live near two sets of BNSF tracks, though. Don't see many KCS around here. Gotta drive into KC to see those. I worked in their main offices in downtown KC, MO in the late '80s, but as an outside contractor just working on the building. Nothing RR related. I believe they may have  moved to another building since then. 

 

Anyway, good choice!

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