The Nitroglycerin tanker said do NOT hump!

[Junctionfan]

Hello all, I thought I would start this for humour and to relieve stress for those reading. The topic is have anyone seen or done anything Homer Simpsonish on the railroad or even model railroad? Please tell.

[Anonymous]

I was doing some switching in the yard on my layout..... everything is fine until i heard a bang and my loco froze....turned out my train snagged a bumper track and tumbled over...D'oh!

[CShaveRR]

Oh, man, with the newbies and new methods (RCO), you see something goofy every day around my yard. How does the expression go...

"Just when you think you've seen everything...!"

Carl
(who probably has done more than his share of "D'oh" moves).

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Oh, man, with the newbies and new methods (RCO), you see something goofy every day around my yard. How does the expression go...

"Just when you think you've seen everything...!"

Carl
(who probably has done more than his share of "D'oh" moves).

Do share please; I could use some humour-bad and some what depressing day today I'm afraid.

[ericsp]

In a manufacturing process class that I took we were watching a video on making a Boeing 777. In part of that video they showed some of the rail cars that carry the 777 parts. When a couple of guys who know nothing about trains saw the "DO NOT HUMP" on the cars they got quite a kick out of it.

[UPTRAIN]

Some of my friends let their mind wonder way too far when they see the words..."DO NOT HUMP"...us damn poor teenagers...

[mvlandsw]

I heard of of an RCO job that rammed a train three times before finally derailing it. I saw a hostler pull up to a derail, get off the engine, unlock the derail, get back on the engine and run over the derail without throwing it .

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Oh, man, with the newbies and new methods (RCO), you see something goofy every day around my yard. How does the expression go...

"Just when you think you've seen everything...!"

Carl
(who probably has done more than his share of "D'oh" moves).

Do share please; I could use some humour-bad and some what depressing day today I'm afraid.

I extend my paw to you.....

Mook

[Junctionfan]

Thankyou Mookie. Not feeling to bad today other than tired from stupid neighbours fighting an inappropriate times at night.

[Anonymous]

Well this one should make you laugh-

One Saturday morning- I had bought my lottery ticket before arriving to head train #112 at 8:00 AM- So I stopped to buy my ticked at around 7:10- borded the train in the yard at 7:25- pulled out (not like that) at 7:45 and waited at the first station-.

there were the usual people who got on the train, and by 7:59 wanting to get a jump on the scedual we pulled out of the station at around 5MPH until it was 8- then we left for good-

No anyone who knows me or has ridden my trains knows i'm an airy person- like to have wind- So I don't usually close my door- sometimes i forget to close them all- Well anywyas we were pulling a rather fair clip (75 MPH) half way through our journey- I was satinding at the end of the train, My side door open- all the others closed- and my lottery ticket decided to fly out the open door- Now aggrivated- But I had an Idea of appoximately where it landed- Becuse i had to do a return trip- So no real biggie, slightly aggrivating but recoverable

the ticket had flown into a ditch, and it was sheltered from the wind so it was going no where fast-

On the return trip 2 hours later- we came up to the station where my ticket had fallen out (actaully it was a bit past that) so the plan was to exit the station at 5 MPh stop the train, run and pick it up, explain over the intercom that we had temporarily hit a REd signal, and it would be clear within 30 secondes.

WELL- we left the station at 5 MPH- only to discover a HOBO running off with my lottery ticket-

BOY WAS I ANGRY- I yelled at him as he ran across the paralel CN tracks-

Sure enough that night, 5 out of 6 of my numbers came up, making me a 3 thousand dollar aire, making me angry, making me even more angry now That i'm thinking of this now-

GGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Thats my story- Now I hide my tickets under somehting heavy- and still travel with the doors open.

[Anonymous]

Kevin,


Just think of it as an indirect act of charity!!! Let's just that hobo doesn't drink himself to death with it.[xx(]

[espeefoamer]

This dosn't deal with railroading,but is definately a D'oh.At work we were shown a safety film on forklift driving.In one scene,at a building along the docks the driver isn't paying attention.and drives off thedock.Afterwards,the man showing the film told us that when they went into the water to retrieve the forklift,They found ANOTHER forklift down there[:0].

[csxengineer98]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw

I heard of of an RCO job that rammed a train three times before finally derailing it. I saw a hostler pull up to a derail, get off the engine, unlock the derail, get back on the engine and run over the derail without throwing it .

that is just as good as an engineer i knew...he got on a train in a sideing and the conductor who was back at the rear end needed some room for something..and asked the engineer if he could pull up and watch for the derail..well the derail was right next to the wheels... so he pulled forward about 3 feet and whent on the ground...the funny thing is he saw the derail when he got on the power
it wasnt me by the way
csx engineer