r/railroading↗
Railroading: An ongoing discussion of the rail road craft.
A place for railroad professionals to gather and discuss the industry. Rail fans are more than welcome to ask questions and participate in discussion, however it is not a place for rail fanning. No model trains or railfan videos please. These will be removed. If you have questions about how to get hired, what the pay, job or hiring process is like, please use weekly thread. Your post will be removed if it's obvious you haven't tried reading from others first.
60k subscribers140 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)122 authors / mosince 2009
r/railroading has 60k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 140 posts a month from 122 people. Top topics: Rail Yards & Freight Operations, Train Accidents and Steam Locomotives.
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Topics and brands on r/railroading
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Rail Yards & Freight Operations0.7%
- Train Accidents0.6%
- Steam Locomotives0.5%
- Train Tracks & Cargo0.4%
- Train Signals0.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- World Socialist Web Site
- Union Pacific
- eCFR
- BNSF Railway
- CBC
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