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FRED, are you OK ?

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FRED, are you OK ?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 23, 2005 10:58 PM
Has anybody seen Fred lately? The last I heard he had fallen down on the job. [;)]

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Posted by jeaton on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:05 PM
See? I told you this would happen when they took off the cabooses.

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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:16 PM
I've fallen and I can't get up!! [swg]

Maybe they'll pick it up at the next dragging equipment detector.

I'm back!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:19 PM
Doh! There goes about 5,000 bucks. It looked like one of the new air powered ones too. Too bad so sad. I bet that conductor or carman will be briefed about how to put on an EOT and make sure it's on. I used to give them a good shake once I had it on there to make sure it wasn't going anwhere, but you never know; it could have been a failure of the clasp too.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 23, 2005 11:57 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005

I've fallen and I can't get up!! [swg]

Maybe they'll pick it up at the next dragging equipment detector.


Actually it had already gone through 2 dragging equipment detectors and they both missed it. It was an engineer on a parked train that caught it and radioed ahead.

I think they told FRED to take 2 Advil and call them in the morning. [:D] [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 12:30 AM
They must be built pretty tough to take a dragging like that? Suprised it didn't catch on something and get ripped free.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 6:38 AM
Oh, that's gonna leave a mark!
FRED is going to be OK after a little time off.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:58 AM
LOL!.........Now that's got to leave it's mark.
Allan.
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Posted by Train Guy 3 on Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:17 PM
This is just a plot started by the conductor to get a caboose on his train.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 24, 2005 11:23 PM
We cabooses will kill all the freds to get back on track!!!!![:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:16 AM
I guess that brings new meaning to the saying "You look like you've been dragged over 40 miles of bad railroad":)
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Sunday, September 25, 2005 10:55 AM
I think somewhere someone is saying a few words.....
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Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:27 AM
one word

WHOOPS!
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Posted by miniwyo on Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:10 PM
Anotherone Bites The Dust!

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Posted by UPTRAIN on Sunday, September 25, 2005 4:12 PM
So that's why every one of them I see are all scratched and knicked up....

Pump

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:23 PM
Looks like it's about to break in half!
Get well soon..
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:38 PM
Actually, it's something new they're trying . . .

FRED now stands for "Friction Rub's Extremely Durable".

LOL if you must.[;)]

Allen
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Posted by zapp on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:54 PM
I'm sure the manufacturer would love to hear tough that bad boy was!
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:54 PM
You would think there would be built-in features in the technology for situations just like this. " FRED to head end: oooh......ouh.......oooh......ouh....ooh....ouh...."

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Posted by zapp on Monday, September 26, 2005 12:57 PM
It usually plugs th' train. Alot of the time the battery will fall out, or it'll be loose,or something.
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Posted by Train Guy 3 on Monday, September 26, 2005 9:57 PM
Does anyone have a picture of the batteries used in FREDs?

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Posted by fuzzybroken on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:04 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Train Guy 3

Does anyone have a picture of the batteries used in FREDs?
I have one with a 9-volt and one with AA... oh wait, wrong forum... [}:)]

I was surprised to see a FRED lying on the ground in the middle of some weeds along CP's yard in Milwaukee. I got a picture of it... somewhere... Although I was even more surprised to see it again a few days later!
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