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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 30, 2007 9:20 AM

 MilwaukeeRoad wrote:
One of my buddys thats a engineer took a picture of railfans taking a picture of him. lol. Is that better than waving?

Is that what these two crew members are doing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmCXJaA-eaA&mode=related&search=

It seems a bit strange.  Both appear to be intently taking photos even though they are quite distant from the camera that is making the video, which starts the sequence in substantial telephoto zoom.  The two on the engine might be using telephoto also, but it is bound to be very difficult to hand hold telephoto steady enough while on a moving engine.  I almost get the impression that this is more than just fun and games.

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Posted by snagletooth on Monday, July 30, 2007 8:16 AM
 An old freind in  a club I belonged to used to say his old man (on the C&S, in the CB&Q era) used to open the frnt door on the Fs and E's 'just to ruin railfanners photos!Banged Head [banghead]
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Posted by MilwaukeeRoad on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:31 PM
One of my buddys thats a engineer took a picture of railfans taking a picture of him. lol. Is that better than waving?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:23 PM
 solzrules wrote:
 RRSloth wrote:

Well, it's official...a wave really is the most powerful and awesome gesture a train crewman can give. Just got back in from an FIHK, and going through Tacoma we encountered a bunch of phoamerz on a grassy knoll near the rail. I jumped up, told my engineer not to worry about a thing he was about to see, and scrambled down the steps into the nose and out the front door. As soon as the door swung open and daylight poured into my little cave, up came the heads from the cameras. (I didn't ruin any shots, did I? >.> ) Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere. Not once did I wave though, and I think that's why all I got as they disappeared from view were a bunch of retarded "You did NOT just ruin my shot!" expressions. Had I simply waved from my window, there may have been a mass orgasm. Didn't really care to see that, mmmkay?

Anyone have pics of a guy in an Exxon Valdez shirt and blue baseball hat going batshit on the front of a GE in Tacoma?

Don't know why, but in 14 pages of reading this had to be THE funniest entry.......

 

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Posted by solzrules on Sunday, July 29, 2007 10:11 PM
 RRSloth wrote:

Well, it's official...a wave really is the most powerful and awesome gesture a train crewman can give. Just got back in from an FIHK, and going through Tacoma we encountered a bunch of phoamerz on a grassy knoll near the rail. I jumped up, told my engineer not to worry about a thing he was about to see, and scrambled down the steps into the nose and out the front door. As soon as the door swung open and daylight poured into my little cave, up came the heads from the cameras. (I didn't ruin any shots, did I? >.> ) Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere. Not once did I wave though, and I think that's why all I got as they disappeared from view were a bunch of retarded "You did NOT just ruin my shot!" expressions. Had I simply waved from my window, there may have been a mass orgasm. Didn't really care to see that, mmmkay?

Anyone have pics of a guy in an Exxon Valdez shirt and blue baseball hat going batshit on the front of a GE in Tacoma?

Don't know why, but in 14 pages of reading this had to be THE funniest entry.......

You think this is bad? Just wait until inflation kicks in.....
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Posted by wctransfer on Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:37 PM

Well, I see this thread is gliding along at a blistering rate. LC, 22 pages? Your on!

Good to have a thread like this to keep you busy while looking for....uh. Cheetos?

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:43 AM
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OK now...How many of you actually waved this morning....Trains or otherwise?  Cool [8D]

When I got up this morning, I saw a really ugly ol' grump, but I throught, maybe I could improve his day if I waved at him, so I did!.

Surprisingly he waved back!!!!  It really improved my outlook for the day!!!!!!!!

Then the ol' grouch tried to moon me!!!!!!


But I couldn't see him cuz I had turned around an' bent over to pick up some of the Cheetos I had spilled the night before in front of the dresser with the mirror.

Ya jus' cain't win, some days!

 

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Posted by Soo 6604 on Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:34 AM

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Do model train engineers wave?

 I suppose they would if there were people along side the tracks waving, but I think it would be a little hard to open the solid plastic windows on Athern engines\

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:26 AM

OK now...How many of you actually waved this morning....Trains or otherwise?  Cool [8D]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV22LIRzFQ8

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:50 PM
 Limitedclear wrote:

 magicman710 wrote:
This might be the most popular topic I have ever made, actually, it is!

Pretty good, but one of mine went 22 pages...Eight Ball [8]

LC

 

A challenge?Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by Limitedclear on Saturday, July 28, 2007 11:22 PM

 magicman710 wrote:
This might be the most popular topic I have ever made, actually, it is!

Pretty good, but one of mine went 22 pages...Eight Ball [8]

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Posted by magicman710 on Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:21 PM
This might be the most popular topic I have ever made, actually, it is!

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:10 PM

14!!!

 

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:10 PM
 Midnight Railroader wrote:

 RRSloth wrote:
 Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere.

Tends to put the kibosh on all those earlier "we're too busy doing our jobs to wave" posts, though, if you had enough time to do that.

 

Did you wave at someone today Mid??????? 

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:08 PM
 Semper Vaporo wrote:
 RRSloth wrote:

Well, it's official...a wave really is the most powerful and awesome gesture a train crewman can give. Just got back in from an FIHK, and going through Tacoma we encountered a bunch of phoamerz on a grassy knoll near the rail. I jumped up, told my engineer not to worry about a thing he was about to see, and scrambled down the steps into the nose and out the front door. As soon as the door swung open and daylight poured into my little cave, up came the heads from the cameras. (I didn't ruin any shots, did I? >.> ) Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere. Not once did I wave though, and I think that's why all I got as they disappeared from view were a bunch of retarded "You did NOT just ruin my shot!" expressions. Had I simply waved from my window, there may have been a mass orgasm. Didn't really care to see that, mmmkay?

Anyone have pics of a guy in an Exxon Valdez shirt and blue baseball hat going batshit on the front of a GE in Tacoma?

Although I can sympathize with the photo cadre, I have had more videos ruined by nearby phoamers speaking obscenities as they express their admiration of some train approaching than any railroader could ruin by doing a jig on the front porch.

If I knew who you are, I'd send you a BIG bag of Cheetos!

 

Obscene foamers????!!!!

 

Why....I'm appalled............................

 

 

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:06 PM
If they don't wave, do all the model foamers complain on their model internet sites about not getting model waves?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:41 PM
 zugmann wrote:
Do model train engineers wave?
  If it's a model of a UP train, they they still charge a royalty per wave?

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:35 PM
 RRSloth wrote:

Well, it's official...a wave really is the most powerful and awesome gesture a train crewman can give. Just got back in from an FIHK, and going through Tacoma we encountered a bunch of phoamerz on a grassy knoll near the rail. I jumped up, told my engineer not to worry about a thing he was about to see, and scrambled down the steps into the nose and out the front door. As soon as the door swung open and daylight poured into my little cave, up came the heads from the cameras. (I didn't ruin any shots, did I? >.> ) Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere. Not once did I wave though, and I think that's why all I got as they disappeared from view were a bunch of retarded "You did NOT just ruin my shot!" expressions. Had I simply waved from my window, there may have been a mass orgasm. Didn't really care to see that, mmmkay?

Anyone have pics of a guy in an Exxon Valdez shirt and blue baseball hat going batshit on the front of a GE in Tacoma?

Although I can sympathize with the photo cadre, I have had more videos ruined by nearby phoamers speaking obscenities as they express their admiration of some train approaching than any railroader could ruin by doing a jig on the front porch.

If I knew who you are, I'd send you a BIG bag of Cheetos!

Semper Vaporo

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Posted by Midnight Railroader on Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:33 PM

 RRSloth wrote:
 Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere.

Tends to put the kibosh on all those earlier "we're too busy doing our jobs to wave" posts, though, if you had enough time to do that.

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Posted by Limitedclear on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:26 PM

 zugmann wrote:
Do model train engineers wave?

Depends on who made him I'd guess...

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Posted by Limitedclear on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:25 PM

Wow, an Exxon Valdez shirt! That does it for me...Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:19 PM

 zugmann wrote:
Do model train engineers wave?

 

"DING!....Time to Wave!......DING!....Time to Wave!.....DING....Time to Wave!

Would you like some fries with that?....Would you like some fries with that?

DING...time to wave!......."

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:12 PM
Do model train engineers wave?

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:11 PM

Confused [%-)]...OOPS, had two windows open for different forums and posted to the wrong one. 

Whistling [:-^] Just ignore that one! -Rob

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:07 PM
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I just went to the Kadee site and it says to contact micro-trains for N & Z scale info.. Kadee & Micro split into two totally separate companies in 1990. So, Kadee makes HOn3 on up to G scale products while Micro makes only N & Z and a few HOn3. Will look into this further, now that you all have planted this seed in my brain. Alien [alien] -Rob

 

 

Ummmmm...............what?????

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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:52 PM

I just went to the Kadee site and it says to contact micro-trains for N & Z scale info.. Kadee & Micro split into two totally separate companies in 1990. So, Kadee makes HOn3 on up to G scale products while Micro makes only N & Z and a few HOn3. Will look into this further, now that you all have planted this seed in my brain. Alien [alien] -Rob

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:45 PM

Mmmmmmmmmm.....................Cheetos.............

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xV22LIRzFQ8 

 

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:24 PM

What a waste of good Cheetos....

Black Eye [B)]

 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:13 PM

Well, it's official...a wave really is the most powerful and awesome gesture a train crewman can give. Just got back in from an FIHK, and going through Tacoma we encountered a bunch of phoamerz on a grassy knoll near the rail. I jumped up, told my engineer not to worry about a thing he was about to see, and scrambled down the steps into the nose and out the front door. As soon as the door swung open and daylight poured into my little cave, up came the heads from the cameras. (I didn't ruin any shots, did I? >.> ) Their jaws dropped and they just stood there, aghast, as I jumped up and down on the front deck, hooping and hollering, scattering Cheetos everywhere. Not once did I wave though, and I think that's why all I got as they disappeared from view were a bunch of retarded "You did NOT just ruin my shot!" expressions. Had I simply waved from my window, there may have been a mass orgasm. Didn't really care to see that, mmmkay?

Anyone have pics of a guy in an Exxon Valdez shirt and blue baseball hat going batshit on the front of a GE in Tacoma?

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Posted by Cederstrand on Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:56 PM

Is it any wonder when I saw the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man wave the other day, I thought of this thread?  I even took a photo to share with those wanting to master the art of waving. Enjoy! Cowboy [C):-)] Rob

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