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I Love Railways

I love the pic that goes with this group. Western something. Those engines were so powerful. Now we have class 66. EWS engines. Sometimes I see one on the bridge when I go home from school. It's awesome power.

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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

Trains are very cool!!! I have the Amtrak Acela high speed train as well as numerous freight trains near me.

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Blodyn · 22-25, F

You have some serious trains. Acela? How high speed? Electric? In my country we don't have electric yet.

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

Yes ... it's electric. A lot of the commuter trains are.

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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: Washington DC to Boston in 3 hours... with stops. Faster then air travel

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Whoa. That is the nicest picture I ever got! Is it your station. It's like the trains they have in France. @Spokeskitty75:

Blodyn · 22-25, F

I love this train. @Spokeskitty75: @Spokeskitty75:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

My station is much bigger
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Blodyn · 22-25, F

Oh. Look at that train. It's awesome. I can't believe I can see something like that. Tell me where it's at.

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Station? Your station? @Spokeskitty75:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

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This is the Acela pulling out of 30th Street station, my station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Blodyn · 22-25, F

I can't believe what I'm seeing, it's awesome. My station has one small platform. The station is called Pontarddulais. The train is one coach. Your pic looks like Reading. When I go see my grandmother. @Spokeskitty75:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: well Philadelphia is a major US city and that is the main Station in the city. Lots of tracks. I guess the freight trains would blow your mind too!!

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Maybe. But we have lots of coal trains. @Spokeskitty75:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: we have a lot of those too!! 🙂... and intermodals

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Blodyn · 22-25, F

Thank you so much for your pics and your comments. Your trains look so different! I never took pics to send you back. We just have diesel trains. One coach. @blodyn:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: you are welcome. If you ever want to see more... just ask! 🙂

Blodyn · 22-25, F

What is intermodal? Your engine looks so powerful. @blodyn:

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Btw, I love your cat.

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

Intermodal are basically shipping containers that come off ships that are stacked two high on a special low train car.

This is a typical 4 km long intermodal train with 3 engines daisey chained together pulling this massive load

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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: thanks, his name is Pippin!
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Blodyn · 22-25, F

Whoa. What a pic! We don't have anything like that. We have a coal train once a week. Class 66. And five passenger trains a day. One coach!

Blodyn · 22-25, F

@Spokeskitty75: Pippin is lovely. His eyes! Blue like mine!

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

@blodyn: haha! Yep, it all depends on where you live. Sometimes 1 coach is all you need. The smallest passenger trains I see here are 4 coaches

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Do you live in Philadelphia? @Spokeskitty75:

Blodyn · 22-25, F

Sorry. I shouldn't have asked that. It's too personal. @blodyn:

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

No, that's fine, yes I do, just outside actually

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