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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed H'mm where I did it there was really no traffic & it really was a thrilling experience & I have come back to talk about it. Naturally I just paced a plain old ordinary stacker & maybe when you are talking of a special train like 844 or 3985 there may be more people but also they do not wi***o get killed so I am sure they were just as careful as I was & I was doing 70MPH while my bro was taping the train. See for yourself & notice how many cars were on the road with me in either direction during the taping. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4360162034832389620 If you keep you sense about you I see nothing wrong with doing it on roads that are hardly ever traveled. [:D] [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes I have been a car host on the 844 and the 819 and watched people pace these steam trains. Frankly, after watching those pacing the train I have decided I would never do so in a pack. It is extremely dangerous. Those pacing the train will pull out into oncoming traffic. And not just one at a time but those following will do it also. If that isn't bad enought I have seen people standing up in the bed of a pickup truck shooting video while the truck was doing anywhere from 30 to 60 mph. The pacing pack will include (sometimes) hundreds of cars and trucks, and everyone of them wants a shot of the engine while pacing it. I have seen drivers do some very crazy things while pacing a steam engine. I know this is slightly off topic from the original post but pacing the train is very dangerous to those pacing the train and to on coming traffic. Many drivers lose their sense of safety when pacing a train and the results could be tragic. Please be careful if you ever pace a train. If you have done so then you have an idea of what I mean. If you have never paced a train you might really want to consider not doing so, especially if it is a steam engine. I have seen some very close calls, that would have been extremely grave, so please be careful. There are not as many people chasing diesels so it is definately safer. But there is still a need to watch out what you are doing and be careful. [/quote] [/quote] I guess you really didn't pay attention to what I said. I have witnessed some nearly head on collisions. People loose all sense of safety when pacing a steam engine. Many of them get down right crazy. It is a madhouse. When pacing a diesel you may have driven safely. When pacing a steam engine in a crowd of many cars EVERYONE wants to be in front and jockies for that position. So ride a steam excursion such as the 844 or 3985 and you will see what I mean. People on the train talk about how crazy the drivers pacing the train actually are. And they see some very wild things happen. Some of those pacing the train may try to be safe, many are not. Go pace a diesel, it is much safer.
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