Originally posted by thebreeze05 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 6:22 PM [:(] some people are STUPID i learned a lesson about jumping off a moving train with a load on my back an now have 2 metal plates in my left forearm and 1 in my left shoulder and 3 big scars to remind me when i ride the train i get in a boxcar go to the corner & stayput i dont hang my legs off the side because at dark you dont see bridge gerders or trestles and they are not suffiscient clearence of a boxcar and can drag you off & under [xx(][xx(] its very dum the people i see every day last week there was a kid in dallas walking down the dart light rail tracks and me & 2 buddys told him the danger and that you cant here light rails he had the nerve to tell me off & cuss me if he was 17 or older id take a belt to him or push him under one to show him but im not that mean i walked away and luckily the 11 year olds mother heard him thought we were RR workers and lets just say that him & SSW boxcars have 1 thing in common CUSHIONED UNDERLOAD he needed it like nitro glycrine his mother went off on him i bet he wishes the train would have got him first probally less painfull [soapbox][soapbox] Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:58 AM Just think the man I saw was on rollar blades. If the train had started I would not want to think of what I would have been videoing. Then a few more minutes went by & he returned & did exactly the same thing in the other directions. From my spot to the where the engines stop for the C/change is at least 1/4 to 1/2 mile so there would have been no crew member who would have ever have seen him. Only cars waiting at the crossing. Also, there was another track south of the one the stacker was on & if a WB was leaving on that track it has already gained some speed & well you know the rest. Understand this all occurred on a public street (I think Wyoming Ave) not RR property. Originally posted by eolafan [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply eolafan Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Aurora, IL 4,515 posts Posted by eolafan on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:47 AM Here at the Eola yards we have a pretty well traveled street (McClure) which crosses the BNSF triple track main line. On one side is a auto salvage yard (one of those pick your own parts places) that is very busy on Saturdays. We will see some idiot who does not want to get shut out of the auto salvage yard before closing time climb across the couplers of freights switching on the main line or one of the yard leads fairly frequently. I am sure if I keep railfanning here long enough I am bound to see some poor idiotic soul get killed or injured. The train crews yell at them if they see them, but they don't always notice and they can do only so much watching. Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim) Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:34 AM My thought was a 7 letter word 1st letter A last letter E. However, gotta admit when he left me he was safe. Ever time I watch that tape I am amazed at what he did. [:p][:)] Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:52 PM Darwin canidates. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:45 PM Well when I was rail fanning in Vegas this EB Dstacker was blocking the crossing because they were changing the crew. Along comes a guy on rollar blades he climbs up on the car on the rollar blades & the departs on the other side. Then he decided to return to the side he 1st started & did exactly the same thing again. So I asked him do you know how dangerous it was what you were doing? His reply was he timed the train from when it stopped he said it "normally" takes 15 minutes to get going again. He further said that he was well within that time line. Take my word for it if that train had started moving NO crew member would have ever seen it as he was at least 15 wells or more from the engine. [:D][:)][:p] Originally posted by techguy57 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CANADIANPACIFIC2816 Member sinceMarch 2005 From: SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 2,483 posts Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:25 PM This is but one example of WHY people should not attempt to hop aboard freight trains, regardless of whether they are moving or not. In the community where I live, we have a shortline railroad known as the Ellis & Eastern Railway. The Ellis & Eastern is owned and operated by Concrete Materials of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and naturally, they haul the raw materials that go into making concrete. I am in the habit of crossing the Ellis & Eastern's mainline quite often because it runs through my neighborhood. About six or seven years ago I was walking to work when the Ellis & Eastern's morning train came through and had to stop so that the brakeman could throw a switch. While I am patiently waiting for the train to cross the pedestrian crossing that I am standing at, I looked down the line toward the head end of the train and there were three extremely DUMB, STUPID kids who came off the bike trail and they seemed to melt into the train. Well, my heart skipped a couple beats because I knew ***ed well that they had climbed up over the couplers between the two cars!!! Had the train suddenly started moving again at that moment, they could have very easily fallen and had their legs crushed underneath the wheels of a 70 ton hoppper. Had I been able to catch up with these dummies, I would have verbally chewed their sorry little butts!!!!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 4:09 PM That is exackly why I learned my lession many years ago when I was way young. Bot did I do some very stupid thing. Reply Edit richardy Member sinceDecember 2001 From: NE Oklahoma 287 posts Posted by richardy on Friday, January 28, 2005 3:33 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29338 Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:52 PM that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin Reply techguy57 Member sinceAugust 2003 From: NW Chicago 591 posts This is why you shouldn't hitch a ride.... Posted by techguy57 on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:46 PM Check out the link (no pics just a story): http://www.bnsf.com/media/articles/2005/01/2005-01-27-b.html?index=/media/articles/index.html Kudos to the train crew for saving his life. He shouldn't have been there but they were good human beings none the less. Mike techguy "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you suck forever." - Anonymous Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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Originally posted by eolafan [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply eolafan Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Aurora, IL 4,515 posts Posted by eolafan on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:47 AM Here at the Eola yards we have a pretty well traveled street (McClure) which crosses the BNSF triple track main line. On one side is a auto salvage yard (one of those pick your own parts places) that is very busy on Saturdays. We will see some idiot who does not want to get shut out of the auto salvage yard before closing time climb across the couplers of freights switching on the main line or one of the yard leads fairly frequently. I am sure if I keep railfanning here long enough I am bound to see some poor idiotic soul get killed or injured. The train crews yell at them if they see them, but they don't always notice and they can do only so much watching. Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim) Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Monday, March 28, 2005 8:34 AM My thought was a 7 letter word 1st letter A last letter E. However, gotta admit when he left me he was safe. Ever time I watch that tape I am amazed at what he did. [:p][:)] Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:52 PM Darwin canidates. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:45 PM Well when I was rail fanning in Vegas this EB Dstacker was blocking the crossing because they were changing the crew. Along comes a guy on rollar blades he climbs up on the car on the rollar blades & the departs on the other side. Then he decided to return to the side he 1st started & did exactly the same thing again. So I asked him do you know how dangerous it was what you were doing? His reply was he timed the train from when it stopped he said it "normally" takes 15 minutes to get going again. He further said that he was well within that time line. Take my word for it if that train had started moving NO crew member would have ever seen it as he was at least 15 wells or more from the engine. [:D][:)][:p] Originally posted by techguy57 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CANADIANPACIFIC2816 Member sinceMarch 2005 From: SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 2,483 posts Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:25 PM This is but one example of WHY people should not attempt to hop aboard freight trains, regardless of whether they are moving or not. In the community where I live, we have a shortline railroad known as the Ellis & Eastern Railway. The Ellis & Eastern is owned and operated by Concrete Materials of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and naturally, they haul the raw materials that go into making concrete. I am in the habit of crossing the Ellis & Eastern's mainline quite often because it runs through my neighborhood. About six or seven years ago I was walking to work when the Ellis & Eastern's morning train came through and had to stop so that the brakeman could throw a switch. While I am patiently waiting for the train to cross the pedestrian crossing that I am standing at, I looked down the line toward the head end of the train and there were three extremely DUMB, STUPID kids who came off the bike trail and they seemed to melt into the train. Well, my heart skipped a couple beats because I knew ***ed well that they had climbed up over the couplers between the two cars!!! Had the train suddenly started moving again at that moment, they could have very easily fallen and had their legs crushed underneath the wheels of a 70 ton hoppper. Had I been able to catch up with these dummies, I would have verbally chewed their sorry little butts!!!!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 4:09 PM That is exackly why I learned my lession many years ago when I was way young. Bot did I do some very stupid thing. Reply Edit richardy Member sinceDecember 2001 From: NE Oklahoma 287 posts Posted by richardy on Friday, January 28, 2005 3:33 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29338 Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:52 PM that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin Reply techguy57 Member sinceAugust 2003 From: NW Chicago 591 posts This is why you shouldn't hitch a ride.... Posted by techguy57 on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:46 PM Check out the link (no pics just a story): http://www.bnsf.com/media/articles/2005/01/2005-01-27-b.html?index=/media/articles/index.html Kudos to the train crew for saving his life. He shouldn't have been there but they were good human beings none the less. Mike techguy "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you suck forever." - Anonymous Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by chad thomas [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:52 PM Darwin canidates. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:45 PM Well when I was rail fanning in Vegas this EB Dstacker was blocking the crossing because they were changing the crew. Along comes a guy on rollar blades he climbs up on the car on the rollar blades & the departs on the other side. Then he decided to return to the side he 1st started & did exactly the same thing again. So I asked him do you know how dangerous it was what you were doing? His reply was he timed the train from when it stopped he said it "normally" takes 15 minutes to get going again. He further said that he was well within that time line. Take my word for it if that train had started moving NO crew member would have ever seen it as he was at least 15 wells or more from the engine. [:D][:)][:p] Originally posted by techguy57 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CANADIANPACIFIC2816 Member sinceMarch 2005 From: SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 2,483 posts Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:25 PM This is but one example of WHY people should not attempt to hop aboard freight trains, regardless of whether they are moving or not. In the community where I live, we have a shortline railroad known as the Ellis & Eastern Railway. The Ellis & Eastern is owned and operated by Concrete Materials of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and naturally, they haul the raw materials that go into making concrete. I am in the habit of crossing the Ellis & Eastern's mainline quite often because it runs through my neighborhood. About six or seven years ago I was walking to work when the Ellis & Eastern's morning train came through and had to stop so that the brakeman could throw a switch. While I am patiently waiting for the train to cross the pedestrian crossing that I am standing at, I looked down the line toward the head end of the train and there were three extremely DUMB, STUPID kids who came off the bike trail and they seemed to melt into the train. Well, my heart skipped a couple beats because I knew ***ed well that they had climbed up over the couplers between the two cars!!! Had the train suddenly started moving again at that moment, they could have very easily fallen and had their legs crushed underneath the wheels of a 70 ton hoppper. Had I been able to catch up with these dummies, I would have verbally chewed their sorry little butts!!!!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 4:09 PM That is exackly why I learned my lession many years ago when I was way young. Bot did I do some very stupid thing. Reply Edit richardy Member sinceDecember 2001 From: NE Oklahoma 287 posts Posted by richardy on Friday, January 28, 2005 3:33 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29338 Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:52 PM that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin Reply techguy57 Member sinceAugust 2003 From: NW Chicago 591 posts This is why you shouldn't hitch a ride.... Posted by techguy57 on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:46 PM Check out the link (no pics just a story): http://www.bnsf.com/media/articles/2005/01/2005-01-27-b.html?index=/media/articles/index.html Kudos to the train crew for saving his life. He shouldn't have been there but they were good human beings none the less. Mike techguy "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you suck forever." - Anonymous Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by techguy57 Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply CANADIANPACIFIC2816 Member sinceMarch 2005 From: SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA 2,483 posts Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:25 PM This is but one example of WHY people should not attempt to hop aboard freight trains, regardless of whether they are moving or not. In the community where I live, we have a shortline railroad known as the Ellis & Eastern Railway. The Ellis & Eastern is owned and operated by Concrete Materials of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and naturally, they haul the raw materials that go into making concrete. I am in the habit of crossing the Ellis & Eastern's mainline quite often because it runs through my neighborhood. About six or seven years ago I was walking to work when the Ellis & Eastern's morning train came through and had to stop so that the brakeman could throw a switch. While I am patiently waiting for the train to cross the pedestrian crossing that I am standing at, I looked down the line toward the head end of the train and there were three extremely DUMB, STUPID kids who came off the bike trail and they seemed to melt into the train. Well, my heart skipped a couple beats because I knew ***ed well that they had climbed up over the couplers between the two cars!!! Had the train suddenly started moving again at that moment, they could have very easily fallen and had their legs crushed underneath the wheels of a 70 ton hoppper. Had I been able to catch up with these dummies, I would have verbally chewed their sorry little butts!!!!! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 4:09 PM That is exackly why I learned my lession many years ago when I was way young. Bot did I do some very stupid thing. Reply Edit richardy Member sinceDecember 2001 From: NE Oklahoma 287 posts Posted by richardy on Friday, January 28, 2005 3:33 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=29338 Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:52 PM that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin Reply techguy57 Member sinceAugust 2003 From: NW Chicago 591 posts This is why you shouldn't hitch a ride.... Posted by techguy57 on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:46 PM Check out the link (no pics just a story): http://www.bnsf.com/media/articles/2005/01/2005-01-27-b.html?index=/media/articles/index.html Kudos to the train crew for saving his life. He shouldn't have been there but they were good human beings none the less. Mike techguy "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity. Lick it once and you suck forever." - Anonymous Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar that was posted by someone else on either Tuesday or Monday kevin
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