New Trainz Eastern Routes (TER) Fansite Is Gaining Popularity
Sunday, December 20th, 2009 Posted in Internet, News, Trainz | 7 Comments »Some of you may remember a news report I wrote back in March 2009 about the business practices of Trainz Eastern Routes (TER) and the morale character of its founder and CEO, John Bethuy (Grogstop65)... I am happy to report to you that a ...
Close Call For Rescuers In Croatia Rail Accident
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, News, Prototype, Video | 4 Comments »Many thanks to Stian Storengen from Norway, who sent this link to me; it is definately worth sharing! I'm a Firefighter and Paramedic, so it is difficult for me not to be critical of this railroad accident scene in Croatia. I understand they do ...
San Francisco Muni Crash Exposes Routine Policy-Failures
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype, Video | No Comments »New video of last Saturday’s (July 18 2009) collision between two Muni trains was released Wednesday, showing images that a Muni spokesman described as “flat-out disturbing.” The video of the accident from cameras mounted inside the West Portal Muni station where ...
Florida’s Disneyworld Is Site of Unlikely Fatal Train Wreck
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, News, Prototype, Video | 2 Comments »A monorail accident early Sunday morning killed a train operator at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., according to emergency officials. One train rear-ended another at about 2 a.m. EDT on the EPCOT track near the Disney World parking lot as ...
Proof That North Korea’s Pyongyang Is Also A Railfan
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | No Comments »1959 saw the debut of Lionel's #44 Army Mobile Launcher. This missile-laden locomotive gave electric trains a combative edge. Four small rockets could be fired from the back of the locomotive, either by use of a remote track, or by ...
Russia Prepares To Welcome “Sapsan”, First Ever High-Speed Train
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | 2 Comments »The fastest train in Russia is almost ready to welcome its first passengers. The high tech monster can travel at up to 300 km/h and will cut more than an hour off journey times between Moscow and St. Petersburg.A peregrine ...
Railfanning The WWW
Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | 2 Comments »Work and Mother's Day weekend have taken a heavy toll on my personal hobby-time. A few items did catch my attention when I finally got back online this afternoon, and I thought I would share them with you. Click on the site ...
Historic Colorado Ski Train Shuts Down After 69 Years
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | 1 Comment »The Ski Train that has run between Denver's Union Station and Winter Park for 69 years has come to an end, a spokesman for the Anschutz Co., the owner, has confirmed. The Denver Business Journal reported the equipment has been sold ...
Oktyabrskaya Railway Fails Hazmat Training Exercise
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | 2 Comments »I found this to be an interesting story about a collision in a Russian train yard that occured on April 6, 2009. DHayward brought the video to my attention only days after it happened, but I was unable to locate any news reports ...
BNSF Caught In Spy vs. Spy With Fatal Accident Evidence
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in News, Prototype | 17 Comments »The families of four train-car accident victims say Burlington Northern Santa Fe manipulated trial evidence. Burlington Northern Santa Fe destroyed, withheld, misplaced or manufactured railroad records last year during a trial involving four young adults killed in a horrific 2003 train-car ...
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