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Here's a picture of a Utah Transit Authority(UTA) TRAX light rail train in Downtown Salt Lake City. The train is running down Main Street(Zero Street East/West) at the intersection with 400 South(4th South) Street. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/377692/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a picture of a Westside Express Service(WES) commuter train in Beaverton, Oregon. The train is running down Southwest(SW) Lombard Avenue at the intersection with Southwest Canyon Road(Oregon Route 8). Tammies Hobbies model train store is a few hundred feet away from this intersection(www.tammieshobbies.com). Beaverton is a suburb of Portland. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/572080/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Thank you for posting the link to this magazine issue. Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a picture of a Metra commuter train in Chicago. The locomotive is in the "heritage" design honoring the former Chicago & North Western Transportation Company(green and gold). The John F. Kennedy Expressway(Interstates 90 and 94 combined) is in the foreground. Lake Michigan is in the background to the left. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/751056/ Wendell Idaho, USA

In the January 2021 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine, Fernando Bellini built a nice Inglenook-like layout in HO scale. The layout measures only 79 inches(200.66 centimeters) in length and 8 inches(20.32 centimeters) in width which amounts to a little more than four square feet. Bellini used only three turnouts on his shadowbox layout. You can get the online magazine for free at www.model-railroad-hobbyist.com. Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a beautiful picture of a Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner train in San Diego. The train is heading southbound towards Downtown San Diego via the Pacific Coast. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/755500/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a couple of pictures of a CSX Transportation train in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The train is running down Main Street in both pictures. West Brownsville is a suburb of Pittsburgh. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/470598/ https://www.railpictures.net/photo/471314/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Long live the Espee! Wendell Idaho, USA

Metrolink's San Bernardino Line runs in the median of the San Bernardino Freeway(Interstate 10 or I-10) for many miles on former Pacific Electric Railway trackage. Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a 1989 picture of a Santa Fe Railway piggyback train in Pasadena, California. The train is running in the median of the Foothill Freeway(Interstate 210 or I-210). The Super Chief, Southwest Limited, and Southwest Chief trains of the Santa Fe/Amtrak used to traverse this route back in the day. Today, the freeway median is double-tracked and the L.A. Metro L Line(formerly Gold Line) light rail trains run between suburban Azusa and East Los Angeles via Downtown Los Angeles. Happy New Year to all of you! https://www.railpictures.net/photo/190502/ Wendell Parks Idaho,

The present day Reading and Northern Railroad is a regional railroad that is a totally different company than the original Reading Railroad. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Blue_Mountain_and_Northern_Railroad#History Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a picture of a Union Pacific Railroad train in Golden, Colorado. The train had just passed Blue Mountain in the snow. Golden is a suburb of Denver. Merry Christmas to all of you! https://www.railpictures.net/photo/737845/ Wendell Parks Idaho, USA

Here's another picture of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Anaheim, California. This is a 1976 picture of a train running down Santa Ana Street. This street running trackage still exists today under the Union Pacific Railroad. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/734767/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a picture of a Morristown & Erie Railway train in Garfield, New Jersey. The train is running down Monroe Street. Garfield is a suburb in the New York City/Newark metropolitan area. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/752165/ Wendell Idaho, USA

Here's a panned picture of a CalTrain commuter train in San Francisco at night. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge(Interstate 80 or I-80) is in the background. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/377189/ Wendell Idaho, USA