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Archive of items posted relating to past OTOL Rail Fests and other events.

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Windy City RailFest 2003

Items posted about OTOL Windy City RailFest 2003 in the Chicago area.

  • 6 topics
  • 14 replies
Kudos for a great Windy Cit... - last post by jis

Metro New York RailFest 2003

Items posted about OTOL Metro New York RailFest 2003, which took place in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Long Island, passing through New York City.

  • 4 topics
  • 25 replies
Metro New York Railfest 200... - last post by KevinKorell

Boston MiniFest 2003

Posts from Boston MiniFest held in November 2003.

  • 1 topics
  • 7 replies
Boston mini-Fest - last post by KevinKorell

New York MiniFest 2003

Informal MiniFest held in December 2003 in the New York City area.

  • 1 topics
  • 1 replies
NY miniFest - last post by KevinKorell

Philadelphia Area RaillFest 2004

Items posted from Philadelphia Area RailFest 2004 are archived here.

  • 5 topics
  • 26 replies
Philadelphia Area RailFest... - last post by KevinKorell

Philadelphia MiniFests 2004

Two MiniFests within a week in March of 2004.

  • 1 topics
  • 4 replies
Philly Mini-Fests - last post by KevinKorell

Toronto RailFest 2004

Toronto RailFest 2004 was held in the summer of that year. We rode many streetcar lines as well as subways and GO TRANSIT commuter trains.

  • 14 topics
  • 45 replies
Toronto Rail Fest - Tax Ref... - last post by jacorbett70

Big Apple RailFest 2005

OTOL Big Apple RailFest 2005, held in January of 2005 in New York City and New Jersey.

  • 9 topics
  • 9 replies
Big Apple RailFest 2005:  A... - last post by KevinKorell

Philadelphia Area RailFest 2005

March 2005 fest in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

  • 6 topics
  • 7 replies
Philadelphia Area Railfest... - last post by KevinKorell

Eagle RailFest 2005

Archive of items related to OTOL Eagle RailFest, which took place in mid-July of 2005.

  • 14 topics
  • 38 replies
Eagle RailFest 2005 report... - last post by KevinKorell

Washington Railfest 2005

Archive of all items pertaining to the OTOL Washington, DC RailFest that took place on August 26-27, 2005.

  • 10 topics
  • 4 replies
OTOL Washington RailFest 20... - last post by KevinKorell

Big Apple RailFest 2006

Archive of posts related to Big Apple RailFest 2006 (BARF 2006) which took place over the weekend of January 14-15, 2006 in New York City and Long Island.

  • 15 topics
  • 15 replies
OTOL Big Apple RailFest 200... - last post by KevinKorell

New Jersey Railfest 2006

Here is our series of posts from our one-day OTOL New Jersey RailFest 2006 event, held on March 18, 2006. We rode the rails within the state of New Jersey, including PATCO, the RiverLINE, NJ TRANSIT's Northeast Corridor, Newark City Subway, PATH, and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.

  • 9 topics
  • 8 replies
OTOL New Jersey RailFest 20... - last post by KevinKorell

Montreal RailFest 2006

Archive of all posts related to the OTOL Montreal Railfest, which took place in July 2006.

  • 15 topics
  • 13 replies
Montreal Railfest Day 5 - last post by KevinKorell

Mid Atlantic RailFest 2006

Archive of all posts related to the Mid Atlantic RailFest (MARF) 2006 event that took place in late August, 2006.

  • 7 topics
  • 7 replies
OTOL Mid Atlantic RailFest... - last post by KevinKorell

Big Apple RailFest 2007

Archive of posted items related to the OTOL Big Apple RailFest event held in January 2007.

  • 11 topics
  • 3 replies
BARF 2007 trip report now o... - last post by KevinKorell

Northern California RailFest 2007

All posts related to OTOL NoCal RailFest 2007 were posted here.

  • 27 topics
  • 62 replies
OTOL Northern California Ra... - last post by KevinKorell

Boston "T" Party 2007

Archive of all posts about the November, 2007 Boston "T" Party 2007 event.

  • 10 topics
  • 11 replies
Boston "T" Party 2007 trip... - last post by KevinKorell

Big Apple RailFest 2008

All posts about BARF 2008 in January, 2008 will be archived here.

  • 13 topics
  • 13 replies
Big Apple RailFest 2008 tri... - last post by KevinKorell

Florida RailFest 2008

Post all items related to this Fest in this thread.

  • 20 topics
  • 58 replies
Florida RailFest 2008 compl... - last post by KevinKorell

Garden State RailFest 2008

All posts regarding the OTOL Garden State RailFest 2008 event in August should be located here.

  • 9 topics
  • 5 replies
Garden State RailFest repor... - last post by KevinKorell

Boston "T" Party 2008

Another fest in the Boston area, this one will include rides on several MBTA commuter lines and 1 or 2 transit lines.

  • 8 topics
  • 15 replies
Boston "T" Party 2008 repor... - last post by KevinKorell

Metro New York RailFest 2009

All news related to Metro New York RailFest 2009, taking place January 16-17-18, 2009, is located in this forum.

  • 9 topics
  • 30 replies
OTOL Metro New York RailFes... - last post by BillMagee

Southern California RailFest 2009

This forum was for all posts related to the OTOL Southern California RailFest 2009 event that took place in July 2009.

  • 34 topics
  • 121 replies
SoCal Fest/OTOL Fest progress - last post by KevinKorell

Metro New York RailFest 2010

All posts related to the OTOL Metro New York RailFest 2010 event should be posted in this forum.

  • 20 topics
  • 80 replies
OTOL MNY 2010 Fest report n... - last post by KevinKorell

Pacific Northwest RailFest 2010

All posts related to the OTOL Pacific Northwest RailFest 2010 event should be posted in this forum.

  • 43 topics
  • 241 replies
PNW RailFest 2010 LITE trip... - last post by KevinKorell

Long Island RailFest 2010

All posts related to the OTOL Long Island RailFest 2010 event should be posted in this forum.

  • 9 topics
  • 13 replies
OTOL Long Island RailFest 2... - last post by KevinKorell

New York Area All Request RailFest 2011

All posts related to the OTOL New York Area All Request RailFest 2011 event should be posted in this forum.

  • 23 topics
  • 211 replies
NYAARRF 2011 Fest report no... - last post by KevinKorell

Southeast RailFest 2011


  1. SERF 2011: Fest reports and photo links

The big July event in 2011 is Southeast RailFest (SERF), including Atlanta, New Orleans, Memphis, and rides on the Crescent and City of New Orleans.

  • 49 topics
  • 382 replies
Restaurants in Memphis - last post by KevinKorell

Philly Area All Request RailFest 2012

This forum is for all posts related to the event that took place in the Philadelphia area in January 2012.

  • 12 topics
  • 21 replies
PAARRF report now available - last post by GG-1

Chief RailFest 2012

All postings regarding the Chief RailFest which happened in July of 2012 belong in this forum.

  • 26 topics
  • 190 replies
Chief RailFest 2012 report... - last post by KevinKorell

New England RailFest 2013

Items related to New England RailFest 2013 which took place in January 2013

  • 24 topics
  • 190 replies
New England RailFest 2013 r... - last post by KevinKorell

Atlantic Coast RailFest 2013


  1. Reports from ACRF

This forum is for posts related to the OTOL Atlantic Coast RailFest 2013, taking place July 14-19, 2013.

  • 40 topics
  • 393 replies
ACRF/Trip report now available - last post by KevinKorell

East Coast RailFest 2014

All items related to East Coast RailFest 2014 (ECRF), held January 18-19, 2014, should be posted here.

  • 22 topics
  • 122 replies
ECRF 2014 trip report now a... - last post by KevinKorell

Rockies RailFest 2014


  1. Reports from RRF

Items related to OTOL Rockies RailFest (RRF) 2014 are posted here.

  • 41 topics
  • 312 replies
Rockies RailFest 2014 trip... - last post by KevinKorell

Washington Area RailFest 2015

Use this forum for all discussion about the Washington Area RailFest 2015 event, taking place January 16-17, 2015.

  • 17 topics
  • 256 replies
Washington Area RailFest 20... - last post by KevinKorell

Midwest RailFest 2015


  1. Reports from MWRF

This forum is for all posts about Midwest RailFest 2015, taking place July 15-21, taking place in Pittsburgh, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Chicago.

  • 34 topics
  • 370 replies
MWRF Minneapolis/St. Paul m... - last post by KevinKorell

New York Area RailFest 2016

This forum is for items related to the New York Area RailFest (NYRF) 2016, to be held over the third weekend of January.

  • 21 topics
  • 165 replies
NYRF 2016 trip report now a... - last post by KevinKorell

Pacific Coast RailFest 2016


  1. PCRF Reports

Pacific Coast RailFest 2016, taking place July 11-20, 2016, will feature re-visits to Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles.

  • 36 topics
  • 362 replies
PCRF Trip Report now available - last post by KevinKorell

Virginia RailFest 2017

All posts related to Virginia RailFest 2017, weekend of January 14-15, 2017, should be placed here.

  • 19 topics
  • 112 replies
VRF 2017 trip report - last post by KevinKorell

Missouri-Texas RailFest 2017


  1. MTRF Reports

All items pertaining to Missouri-Texas RailFest 2017 event, July 15-22, 2017, should be posted in this forum.

  • 39 topics
  • 106 replies
MTRF 2017 trip report now a... - last post by KevinKorell

New York Area RailFest 2018

Items related to the New York Area RailFest 2018 will be posted here.

  • 17 topics
  • 75 replies
NYRF AGR points - last post by steve4031

Louisiana-Texas RailFest 2018


  1. LTRF reports

This forum is for all information and discussion relevant to the Louisiana-Texas RailFest (LTRF) taking place in July 2018.

  • 30 topics
  • 224 replies
LTRF Amtrak Mileage - last post by BillMagee

New York - Massachusetts RailFest 2019

This forum is for all posts related to the New York - Massachusetts RailFest 2019, taking place March 23-25, 2019.

  • 14 topics
  • 125 replies
NYMA RailFest Amtrak Mileage - last post by BillMagee

Toronto RailFest 2019


  1. TRF Reports

All items pertaining to Toronto RailFest 2019, taking place July 15-20, 2019. This includes trips to & from there, stopping at points in Upstate New York.

  • 18 topics
  • 86 replies
Announcing Toronto RailFest... - last post by KevinKorell

Denver RailFest 2019


  1. DRF reports

Denver RailFest 2019 will take place officially September 16-19, 2019 as a round trip between Chicago and Denver on the California Zephyr, and parts of 2 days riding RTD light rail and commuter rail lines in the Denver area. Some extra activities might take place out of Chicago before and/or after this period.

  • 14 topics
  • 54 replies
DRF/Getting home from the Fest - last post by Long Train Runnin'

Blue Ridge Roanoke Excursion 2021

This forum is for the Blue Ridge Roanoke Excursion 2021 event, which will take place over the weekend of July 10-11.

  • 15 topics
  • 105 replies
Post- BRRE thoughts & h... - last post by KevinKorell

Silver Star Raleigh Excursion 2022

This forum is for all posts related to the Silver Star Raleigh Excursion (SSRE) taking place over the weekend of March 26-27, 2022.

  • 5 topics
  • 7 replies
SSRE report - last post by steve4031

BACE/SAVE 2022

This forum is for discussion of the Birmingham Alabama Crescent Excursion (BACE) and the St. Albans Vermonter Excursion (SAVE), both of which took place in July of 2022.

  • 1 topics
  • 15 replies
Discussion of Vermonter tri... - last post by KevinKorell

Boston RailFest 2023

The Boston RailFest event, originally scheduled to take place March 28-30, 2020, had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We finally did it over the weekend of April 21-23, 2023.

  • 22 topics
  • 107 replies
Forum archived:  Boston Rai... - last post by KevinKorell


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