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QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon Isn't that why new locos have steerable trucks?
Originally posted by Hugh Jampton Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 1:19 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed I guess the motto of your story is that there are silly people everywhere. [:o)][:D][:)] Originally posted by Hugh Jampton Exactly..case in point. Reply DPD1 Member sinceAugust 2004 484 posts Posted by DPD1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:25 PM The only part that surprises me, is the part where the person even bothered to come out at all. :-) Dave -DPD Productions - Home of the MilTenna UHF Mil Vertical & LP Monitoring Antennas- http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/ Reply Sterling1 Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Traveling in Middle Earth 795 posts Posted by Sterling1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:27 PM Write them a ticket or manhandle the keys from them to move the vehicle . . . "There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.] Reply Leon Silverman Member sinceJuly 2004 785 posts Posted by Leon Silverman on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:31 PM If trains can go around curves like they were on rails, why can't they swerve and stop on a dime? Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,289 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:36 PM this is a real gem. thanks for sharing. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply UPTRAIN Member sinceJune 2002 From: Independence, MO 1,570 posts Posted by UPTRAIN on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:53 PM That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! Pump Reply mvlandsw Member sinceDecember 2001 1,179 posts Posted by mvlandsw on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:55 PM I was on a trolley car in Pittsburgh that was trying to ease by an auto that was parked very close to the tracks. As the motorman moved the trolley very slowly several riders went to the windows to watch and the trolley leaned enough to hit the side of the auto. Reply Hugh Jampton Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Southern Region now, UK 820 posts Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:21 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw I was on a trolley car in Pittsburgh that was trying to ease by an auto that was parked very close to the tracks. As the motorman moved the trolley very slowly several riders went to the windows to watch and the trolley leaned enough to hit the side of the auto. hahahahahaha... I must remember that in future. Our tram drivers are very good,, I've seen them pass parked cars with less than an inch to spare Generally a lurker by natureBe AlertThe world needs more lerts.It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference. Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:47 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! What's really scary is that alot of them folks over there, don't even know which side of the road to drive on! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:50 PM I lived in Pittsburgh for a while back in the mid-60's, and this was a common occurrance on the 40 Mt Washington streetcar line, which was still running along with virtually all of the east end and the south side. When it happened (which it did even several times per trip every time I rode it), the motorman and all the guys on board would just get off, go surround the illegally parked car, and start bouncing it until we got it going well enough to bounce it up onto the curb/sidewalk. Then we'd all get back on and head on down the line. It was well-known--almost an "unwritten law" that illegal parkers blocking the tracks were subject to bouncing. Imagine doing that in today's litigous society.[(-D][(-D][:-,][banghead][banghead][banghead] Reply Edit mustanggt Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Massachusetts 664 posts Posted by mustanggt on Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:29 PM Streetcar collisions happen all the time, mostly because of people making U turns and somehow ending up on the ROW and getting their cars smashed up, or getting T-boned by the trains. It happens in Boston occasionally. C280 rollin' Reply Hugh Jampton Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Southern Region now, UK 820 posts Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:06 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! What's really scary is that alot of them folks over there, don't even know which side of the road to drive on! They do... The WRONG side!!!! Which is why I take the train, admittedly the trains run on the wrong side of the tracks,, but I'm not driving so it doesn't matter. Generally a lurker by natureBe AlertThe world needs more lerts.It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference. 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
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed I guess the motto of your story is that there are silly people everywhere. [:o)][:D][:)] Originally posted by Hugh Jampton Exactly..case in point. Reply DPD1 Member sinceAugust 2004 484 posts Posted by DPD1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:25 PM The only part that surprises me, is the part where the person even bothered to come out at all. :-) Dave -DPD Productions - Home of the MilTenna UHF Mil Vertical & LP Monitoring Antennas- http://eje.railfan.net/dpdp/ Reply Sterling1 Member sinceFebruary 2002 From: Traveling in Middle Earth 795 posts Posted by Sterling1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:27 PM Write them a ticket or manhandle the keys from them to move the vehicle . . . "There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.] Reply Leon Silverman Member sinceJuly 2004 785 posts Posted by Leon Silverman on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:31 PM If trains can go around curves like they were on rails, why can't they swerve and stop on a dime? Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,289 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 3:36 PM this is a real gem. thanks for sharing. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply UPTRAIN Member sinceJune 2002 From: Independence, MO 1,570 posts Posted by UPTRAIN on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:53 PM That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! Pump Reply mvlandsw Member sinceDecember 2001 1,179 posts Posted by mvlandsw on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:55 PM I was on a trolley car in Pittsburgh that was trying to ease by an auto that was parked very close to the tracks. As the motorman moved the trolley very slowly several riders went to the windows to watch and the trolley leaned enough to hit the side of the auto. Reply Hugh Jampton Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Southern Region now, UK 820 posts Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:21 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw I was on a trolley car in Pittsburgh that was trying to ease by an auto that was parked very close to the tracks. As the motorman moved the trolley very slowly several riders went to the windows to watch and the trolley leaned enough to hit the side of the auto. hahahahahaha... I must remember that in future. Our tram drivers are very good,, I've seen them pass parked cars with less than an inch to spare Generally a lurker by natureBe AlertThe world needs more lerts.It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference. Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Thursday, April 14, 2005 9:47 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! What's really scary is that alot of them folks over there, don't even know which side of the road to drive on! Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:50 PM I lived in Pittsburgh for a while back in the mid-60's, and this was a common occurrance on the 40 Mt Washington streetcar line, which was still running along with virtually all of the east end and the south side. When it happened (which it did even several times per trip every time I rode it), the motorman and all the guys on board would just get off, go surround the illegally parked car, and start bouncing it until we got it going well enough to bounce it up onto the curb/sidewalk. Then we'd all get back on and head on down the line. It was well-known--almost an "unwritten law" that illegal parkers blocking the tracks were subject to bouncing. Imagine doing that in today's litigous society.[(-D][(-D][:-,][banghead][banghead][banghead] Reply Edit mustanggt Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Massachusetts 664 posts Posted by mustanggt on Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:29 PM Streetcar collisions happen all the time, mostly because of people making U turns and somehow ending up on the ROW and getting their cars smashed up, or getting T-boned by the trains. It happens in Boston occasionally. C280 rollin' Reply Hugh Jampton Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Southern Region now, UK 820 posts Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:06 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! What's really scary is that alot of them folks over there, don't even know which side of the road to drive on! They do... The WRONG side!!!! Which is why I take the train, admittedly the trains run on the wrong side of the tracks,, but I'm not driving so it doesn't matter. Generally a lurker by natureBe AlertThe world needs more lerts.It's the 3rd rail that makes the difference. 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 Hugh Jampton
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
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QUOTE: Originally posted by mvlandsw I was on a trolley car in Pittsburgh that was trying to ease by an auto that was parked very close to the tracks. As the motorman moved the trolley very slowly several riders went to the windows to watch and the trolley leaned enough to hit the side of the auto.
QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond!
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN That person is out there driving...that would scare the hell outta me if I wasn't across the big pond! What's really scary is that alot of them folks over there, don't even know which side of the road to drive on!
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