a great Friday in Bryan Ohio

[JoeKoh]

Today was a great day.Not only was a historic marker placed in Bryan for the Nyc Jet train but we got to meet the engineer of the train.I also got to meet some other nice people and people from the forums but there was a lady holding a cat there.It wasn't mookie(was it?) The real interesting part is when a camera crew came down from toledo.The news cameraman set up his camera about 5 ft away from a busy mainline!he moved after we said hey theres a train down the line!Can high speed rail be a success?I think it can with all the congestion to get in the airports Yes it can work.
like the ns cop, trainmaster and myself say
stay safe
Joe

[Mookie]

Well smell you Joe! Sounds like a great day for you!!!! Anybody we know from the forums? And - no you wouldn't find Mookie outside unless she is bottled up going to see her doctor! She wouldn't let people come that close to her!

Glad you got to have an entertaining Friday - especially while the rest of us have to work!

Mookie

[ironhorseman]

That part about the camera man next to the tracks reminds me of a clip from the old bloopers and pratical jokes show. I think this was back in the 1980s, a reporter thought it would be cool to stand right next to the rail, (but not on the rail) as train goes by him while he talks. He starts talking and the train coming is behind the cameraman. The reporter stops in mid sentence and dives out of the way when he realizes that trains are wider than the rails.

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Well smell you Joe! Sounds like a great day for you!!!! Anybody we know from the forums? And - no you wouldn't find Mookie outside unless she is bottled up going to see her doctor! She wouldn't let people come that close to her!

Glad you got to have an entertaining Friday - especially while the rest of us have to work!

Mookie

yes mookie
mikeygaw and hank morris who posted on the forums about this event.They had a bus load of people from the cleveland area but I'm surprised they didnt take the train.
and by the way while you get your beauty sleep [:X] I'm at work[:0]
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ironhorseman

That part about the camera man next to the tracks reminds me of a clip from the old bloopers and pratical jokes show. I think this was back in the 1980s, a reporter thought it would be cool to stand right next to the rail, (but not on the rail) as train goes by him while he talks. He starts talking and the train coming is behind the cameraman. The reporter stops in mid sentence and dives out of the way when he realizes that trains are wider than the rails.

I saw that too. That train was a UP freight to be exact. When will people ever learn?

That sounds like a great day you had. I'd have liked to have been there myself. Hopefully high speed rail will become more common and the general public will become more aware of it.