A new definition of stupidity (maybe soon to be a Darwin Award candidate):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAt5UnCS8sQ
I've seen commuters get off their train and cross underneath, but they did it when the train was still in the station. But this whack job redefines stupidity.
Redefining stupidity is an understatement in this case. Criminal is another word that comes to mind.
There have been a few threads on this regarding people being killed by trains - this video is evidence that tresspassing is part of the problem.
zardozBut this whack job redefines stupidity.
OK, with appropriate credit to the writers of "A Fish Called Wanda" calling that individual "stupid" is an insult to stupid people world wide.
There is a minor upside, which is that when he tries again and fails, at least the crew will be blissfully unaware for a while and will be spared the mental images they often have seared into their psyches from grade-crossing fatalities, such as the looks on the faces of car occupants just before being killed.
Did you like how the "gentleman" came over and challenged the guy who was actually recording him, then went back and rolled under the train. Noticed that he didn't try that with the hoppers, though.
I could say something about this "gentleman."
I could. But I won't.
Suffice to say that when the law of averages catches up with him he won't be missed from the gene pool.
All I can think of is
Famous last words: "Hold my beer and watch this."
_____________
"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
The question that comes to mind is, "Who's selling this guy any type of insurance?"
The only way the crew would know of his stupidity is when the dispatcher calls and tells them to stop. As for the insurance, If I sold him some, I would make sure it had non payment for stupidity clause.
.
zardoz A new definition of stupidity (maybe soon to be a Drwin Award candidate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAt5UnCS8sQ I've seen commuters get off their train and cross underneath, but they did it when the train was still in the station. But this whack job redefines stupidity.
A new definition of stupidity (maybe soon to be a Drwin Award candidate):
Too bad that he made it.
Things will catch up with him someday and sadly, it quite possibly will take someone else with him when it does.
In the 1963 movie "From Russia with Love" James Bond crosses under the Orient Express in the same manner. Of course I assume that it was a trained stunt man and not Sean Connery who did the actual crossing. Also it was a steam hauled train with 24 metre long passenger cars climbing a gradient...
So it's not new, but James Bond was escaping from Specter assassins and not just trying to save a minute waiting for a train....
M636C
samfp1943 zardoz A new definition of stupidity (maybe soon to be a Drwin Award candidate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAt5UnCS8sQ I've seen commuters get off their train and cross underneath, but they did it when the train was still in the station. But this whack job redefines stupidity. I am reminded of the quote: "... The ignorant can be trained, but stupid is forever..." The individual in this posted link carries that to the limits. Darwin will probably whistle him out of the gene pool, shortly.
I am reminded of the quote: "... The ignorant can be trained, but stupid is forever..." The individual in this posted link carries that to the limits. Darwin will probably whistle him out of the gene pool, shortly.
That great American philosopher, Ron White, has a saying: You can't fix stupid.
M636CIn the 1963 movie "From Russia with Love" James Bond crosses under the Orient Express in the same manner. Of course I assume that it was a trained stunt man and not Sean Connery who did the actual crossing. Also it was a steam hauled train with 24 metre long passenger cars climbing a gradient... So it's not new, but James Bond was escaping from Specter assassins and not just trying to save a minute waiting for a train.... M636C
Excellent movie with a good bit of rail action. The only thing that bothered me was a few clips of a low-drivered 8 or 10-coupled locomotive that was supposed to be the Orient Express. Fortunately they did have some shots of a proper high-drivered Pacific, though.
How low-drivered was that 10-coupled locomotive? 63" was actually used on a segment of the Simplon-Orient (in Greece):
Police should use the video to find the guy and commit him before he does either himself or someone else damage.
NorthWest Excellent movie with a good bit of rail action. The only thing that bothered me was a few clips of a low-drivered 8 or 10-coupled locomotive that was supposed to be the Orient Express. Fortunately they did have some shots of a proper high-drivered Pacific, though.
The locomotives used in the movie were TCDD 2-10-0s numbered in the 56 series (five coupled axles of six axles). These were a German design generally like the DRG standard locomotives.
These were used on passenger trains, although the fastest trains used a contemporary 2-8-2 which used the same boiler, cab and tender. So for filming purposes using a 56 instead of a 46051 (of which there were only 11 built) since the two types are very similar in appearance, and most movie viewers wouldn't be able to tell the difference, seems quite reasonable.
Probably trying to get a winning photograph for an upcoming Trains Magazine photo contest
http://www.youtube.com/user/pavabo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulvbox
I'll go one better. Once saw three boys, take their ten speeds bikes under a train that was blocking an intersection. It always stands out as it was a brand new Chessie boxcar they croached under.
Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL
I saw something like this once.. two knuckleheads climbed over a TOFC train as it was rolling by a level crossing.
Yep.... Stupid is too big an understatement.... I seen two dimwits go onto a tank train in my area.... I called in to the local PD emergency line, they got the train stopped, and the two morons got back off, unfortunately before PD arrived on scene.... The engineer came back to find out what was going on, as they radioed him stating someone was jumped into the train.... So, he thought that someone walked into it and got hurt.... He was really annoyed when he found out that two idiots jumped onto it looking for a free ride... And thanked me for responding the way I did.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
caldreamer The only way the crew would know of his stupidity is when the dispatcher calls and tells them to stop. As for the insurance, If I sold him some, I would make sure it had non payment for stupidity clause.
'Sanity clause? Nah.... everyone knows there ain't no sanity claus.' Chico Marx.
M636C NorthWest Excellent movie with a good bit of rail action. The only thing that bothered me was a few clips of a low-drivered 8 or 10-coupled locomotive that was supposed to be the Orient Express. Fortunately they did have some shots of a proper high-drivered Pacific, though. The locomotives used in the movie were TCDD 2-10-0s numbered in the 56 series (five coupled axles of six axles). These were a German design generally like the DRG standard locomotives. These were used on passenger trains, although the fastest trains used a contemporary 2-8-2 which used the same boiler, cab and tender. So for filming purposes using a 56 instead of a 46051 (of which there were only 11 built) since the two types are very similar in appearance, and most movie viewers wouldn't be able to tell the difference, seems quite reasonable. M636C
I watched "From Russia with Love" again last night.
The locomotive I remembered as a 56001 series was in fact a 56901 series (DRG class 52) "War Locomotive".
Many of the sequences, repeated a couple of times each, were filmed in Spain using a RENFE 4-8-0.
There were some really weird night passing scenes fimed on the London Midland region of BR in which the coaches showed up asa light green rather than the dark red they were painted - some sort of colour negative effect?
There was one station scene with a French built 45501 class 2-8-0 (but this was supposed to be in Yugoslavia....)
My memory isn't up to it...
Peter
No problem! I've always found it interesting how each country put their own stamp on the Kriegsloks that they ended up recieving during and after the war.
I do wonder how much of the rail scenes were actually filmed for the movie itself, and how many were stock clips that were pieced together to form the whole. As for "Venice", well, graphics sure have improved.
I wish that I had your ability to differentiate between various classes of steam locomotive on sight. I can only manage the diesels and electrics...
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.