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Posted by Clutch Cargo on Saturday, February 10, 2007 7:25 PM

Think of the smell and sound of a fresh cut porterhouse sizzling on the manifold.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 10, 2007 5:29 PM
But just imagine the smell of hitting a cow... and noise. Like say u hit one and then u get a breeze of dead cow in the cab while on the floor screaming cuz of the loud obnoxious noise hahaha lol
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Posted by devils on Saturday, February 10, 2007 3:12 PM

Serious point here. We had a push pull passenger train hit a cow at Polmot between Glasgow and Edinburgh, the train came off the road and from memory, 7 people died. As a result, the Rule Book states that all trains have to be advised/ cautioned through an area where cattle are reported until the Perm. Way guys have fixed the fence or rounded the cattle up and politely escorted them back into a field. Even more strange fact -  Swans in the UK are the property of the Crown, as a result you "stop the job" until our feathered friends have flown off or have removed themselves. They are also little bleeders who have a rather nasty snap on them if provoked.

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Posted by bondjamesbond on Saturday, February 10, 2007 12:12 PM
What if it were a herd of Bigfoot?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 9, 2007 9:43 PM
Say What?
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Posted by upchuck on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:35 AM
In Jersey they just let them dry up and become one with their
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Posted by edbenton on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:30 AM
Once I was in a group of trucks running out to CA and some one ahead of me had the fun of hitting a family of shunks he went form being on the head end so to speak to tail-end charlie. That night that group hit 8 skunks mam and her 7 little ones 2 deer and 1 elk. That was a bad night I was the one that hit the elk and I had around 8 grand in damage.
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Posted by zapp on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:47 AM
I think over the years I've hit every type of animal out there and UP has never sent anyone out there to clean it up.
I once ran over FIVE(5) cows at once. Part of one "plugged" the train. My cornductor was pissed! He just got a new pair of work gloves! Idiot didn't know that's always bad luck.
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:37 AM
OK - usually my postings will make a topic die a sudden death, so I will ask -

Engine runs into cattle - RR pays farmer for loss of cattle. Who gets cattle? Rendering plant? Do they then pay the RR for the animals or does the RR pay again to haul them off?

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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 10:47 PM
Wrapped around the front of the engine[xx(]!
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Posted by icmr on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:17 PM
Where's the beef?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?



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Posted by upchuck on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:45 PM
HOW ABOUT CALIFORNIA?
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Posted by chad thomas on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:38 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by upchuck

DO COWS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AT GRADE CROSSINGS IN INDIA?


[(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D] Yea, but they have to notify the DS in advance. [(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]
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Posted by upchuck on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:23 PM
DO COWS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AT GRADE CROSSINGS IN INDIA?
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:11 AM
McCormick grillmate...throw a hunk of it on a grill over the manifold, I'm havin' steaks tonight, steaks tonight!

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:00 AM
Mookie heard through the grapevine that she was to put in an appearance over here.

I won't even say what is on my mind - having just buried a pet whose name I use.

But for Electro - I am the one with the flower garden and the long discussion we had about it.

But if you are an animal abuser and you read this forum - You are Scum! And you also aren't worth anyone's time to even talk to you.

Now go back to your conversation.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:53 PM
Speciality of the house - "Elk a la Amtrak"
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Posted by greyhounds on Monday, September 12, 2005 10:48 PM
Well, I ain't no cat lover. Big Fast Dogs are my interest. (I like things that run on tracks.) But you have to respect a cat because it's a life created by God. So please quit joking about nailing one to the railroad tracks.

Some of the human animals that live in Chicago do that with dogs. They fight the dogs for money. If they loose money on their dog they'll tie the injured animal down on a railroad track to kill it.

This is nothing to joke about.
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Posted by espeefoamer on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:19 PM
You cat haters out there can[censored] [censored] [censored] and[censored] [censored] until [censored] [censored] under an Amtrak train[:(!].
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 9:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!


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Posted by espeefoamer on Monday, September 12, 2005 8:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by electro-ortcele

QUOTE: Originally posted by drephpe

QUOTE: Originally posted by electro-ortcele

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!


by the way, what's up with the cat hate? perhapse you should track the problem to its source


Where's Mookie when we need her?????[:D][:D]



and who is Mookie? If you are refring to a cow, then I don't get the joke, and if you are refering to a forum member, then fill me in, cause I'm new [:p]

Check the "Depot Diner" thread.She's on there a lot[:)].
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Posted by upchuck on Monday, September 12, 2005 8:46 PM
CHECK IT OUT....BIGFOOT VS TRAIN
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 4, 2005 6:50 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by drephpe

QUOTE: Originally posted by electro-ortcele

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!


by the way, what's up with the cat hate? perhapse you should track the problem to its source


Where's Mookie when we need her?????[:D][:D]



and who is Mookie? If you are refring to a cow, then I don't get the joke, and if you are refering to a forum member, then fill me in, cause I'm new [:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 3, 2005 10:46 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by electro-ortcele

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!


by the way, what's up with the cat hate? perhapse you should track the problem to its source


Where's Mookie when we need her?????[:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 3, 2005 9:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!


by the way, what's up with the cat hate? perhapse you should track the problem to its source
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 3, 2005 9:39 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!



a cat rotting in the sun, I've seen those a lot since I live near a railroad (guess the poor things get blinded by train light), they don't really smell much, the sun dries them all up and they are small, unless you get really close that is, but still not that much..

now, what REALLY smells bad is what I've seen once beside a rail road, a huge thing, all black from rotting, a cloud of stench around it. I just passed along, didn't know what it was really. Judging by the size of it and shape, I'm thinking something like...what do you call a female deer in english? (sorry for my bad english) ...anyway, that, a female deer .

It's amazing what a train can do to animals. If you go on walking on an active railroad, you'll find all kinds of animals: rabits, cats, dogs, even big things sometimes. Most of the smaller ones will be in peaces, head here, half of body there, another half there.

sorry for the grotesque post [:D]
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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Saturday, September 3, 2005 8:52 PM
While this is somewhat off the subject, in 1989 my Dad told me that when he was a kid, there was a man in his neighborhood who hated cats with a passion. So do I! He would grab a stray cat and head for the nearest railroad line, secure the cat to the rail and leave it for an oncoming train to run over. Of course I would do the same thing, only I would use a hammer and four large nails!! But in truth, as much as I hate cats, I could never bring myself to be that cruel to an animal. You could imagine the stink that would result with a dead cat rotting in the sun!!
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, August 22, 2005 4:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mrsheep


I'd gladly give a week's pay to have been able to listen to a railroad version of the "cockpit voice recorder" - wouldn't you? :)


"Hamburger! Hamburger, I'm up to my armpits in Hamburger!"

Bet the neighbors really loved it, about a 3 days later, 'specially if it was nice and hot and humid[:0][:(][xx(]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 3:32 PM
Could be worse. CSX hit a whole herd of them about five years ago in Hilliard, Ohio - which is a Yuppified suburb of Columbus.

A traveling rodeo housed their stock at the Franklin County Fairgrounds about a block away from the ex - NYC Columbus-Ridgeway-Toledo line., about a mile north of CP Darby and two miles north of Mounds ( the crossing of the ex-PRR Columbus-Chicago main ). Apparently the critters managed to get out, and the inbound Chicago-Columbus IM train bowled into a herd of about 50 calves and cattle at 3 AM in the morning.

This is right in the middle of typical suburban housing developments - the last place you'd ever expect to find cows on the ROW.

I'd gladly give a week's pay to have been able to listen to a railroad version of the "cockpit voice recorder" - wouldn't you? :)

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