ATLANTA — Truck drivers in Georgia will now be routed around a troublesome railroad crossing, thanks to a near-collision last week between a Norfolk Southern freight train and a manufactured home stuck on the tracks. On March 8, a portion of a...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/03/14-ns-freight-train-nearly-hits-house-on-georgia-tracks
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
OK, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thought of this song when I saw the story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BYdTrkWoo
Ah, yes, Chuck. Back when trains ran on time, so you could know when not to go from one side to the other--or stand in the middle and sing.
And when the Esquimalt and Nanaimo was planning to extend itself to Victoria, it was discovered that there were houses in the planned right of way. There was a series of cartoons drawn which showed various difficulties along the way, such as a house being divided and people being trapped on one side or the other.
Johnny
Engineer: "Hello dispatcher. This is 9999 east. I just nearly hit a house."Dispatcher: "9999 east, what did you say?"Engineer: "I said I just nearly hit a house".Dispatcher: "What the heck are you talking about? Hit a house? Where? How?"Engineer: "The house is sitting across the tracks. I managed to stop a few feet short of entering the bedroom."Dispatcher: "9999 east, ok, very funny. Now tell me really what's going on".
And so on....
Deggesty Ah, yes, Chuck. Back when trains ran on time, so you could know when not to go from one side to the other--or stand in the middle and sing. And when the Esquimalt and Nanaimo was planning to extend itself to Victoria, it was discovered that there were houses in the planned right of way. There was a series of cartoons drawn which showed various difficulties along the way, such as a house being divided and people being trapped on one side or the other.
I had good roast beef au jus.
Sounds like another day at the office for MC...
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Gives a whole new meaning to the term “house track”.
It sould have been worse, like what happened to Buster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H__Oaka1vQQ
Buster's film illustrates perfectly a saying we had in the Marines...
"Close, almost, nearly, only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades!"
The crew on Buster's second train got it right!
NS take notice, try harder next time!
No green screens in those days or advanced technologies and those tedious computer generated images.
Great location so that we can see the oncoming train and I betcha they did this with one take only. Must have been a heck of a lot of fun doing this. A few crossed fingers too!
When I saw this thread it really made me think of the "Just Happened to be in the Neighborhood" photo inside the back cover of the April 2019 issue of Trains.
Talk about a cozy arrangement.
54light15It sould have been worse, like what happened to Buster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H__Oaka1vQQ
The making of a IKEA house!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
[quote user="Deggesty"]
Talk about confused memories--It was the Pacific Great Eastern that at last was able to enter North Vancouver and found people living right in the right of way. I at last got it right when I went down to what is called the "Main Meal of the Day." The next meal is the "Light Meal."
I had good roast beef au jus. [/quote]
Johnny (and others) -
That article - really, a compilation of the cartoons - was in Trains in the 1965 - 1966 time frame. I'd provide the exact issue but the "Magazine Index" function here returns a "Page Not Found" message when I try to use it. It's been doing that ever since the last alleged software "upgrade" . . .
The one cartoon pertaining to this showed the track running through a living room, with a couple looking on and talking, and an old lady knitting in a wing chair. The woman was saying something like "It's one thing to lengthen the railway, but Mother will be simply furious if they widen it!".
I'll try to get the citation later tonight.
Sorry about the omitted quotation 'rectangle'.
- PDN.
A railroad engineering acquaintance of mine - not someone known to this forum - with much experience speculated that the train probably stopped some distance away from the house. It then 'closed in' on the crossing so the crew wouldn't have to walk as far . . . cynic that he is.
I'm not responsible for his comment, just sayin'.
Paul_D_North_Jr The one cartoon pertaining to this showed the track running through a living room, with a couple looking on and talking, and an old lady knitting in a wing chair. The woman was saying something like "It's one thing to lengthen the railway, but Mother will be simply furious if they widen it!".
I started getting into Trains mid 1968 (first issue was June 1967) and persuaded myy parents to let me buy some back issues. I remember the carton series on the PGE extension, specifically the one about "Mother will be simply furious"...
The drawings of the trains looked like something out of a A.W.-N.U.T.S. panel.
Regarding the Buster Keaton film "One Week," it's on You Tube in it's entirety and well worth watching. It's about 20 minutes and yeah, I thought of Ikea myself, watch it and you'll see why.
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