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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:57 AM
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Hey duuude that's not dirt, it's EARTH man...Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by Soo 6604 on Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:32 AM
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That's better. Smile, but no wave...lol...

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I'm waving so hard at the engineer that I dislocated my shoulder.....I DESERVE A WAVE!!!!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 1:42 AM
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That's better. Smile, but no wave...lol...

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Here's a wave for you:  

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:33 AM

Hi all! Long time reader and thought I would finally post something.

To me, it all breaks down into the wavers and the wave-nots. The type of wave one may receive from an engineer can be the casual lift of the arm off the sill up towards the head indicating a casual acknowledgement of your existence. Then there is the out-the-window-wave that says 'hey- how ya' doin', nice to see you admiring what I do. There's the 'look straight ahead but toot the horn deal. There's sometimes the two fingers symbolyzing peace. One time I got the middle finger wave- I guess he was having a bad day. There's the half-wave curving upward kinda like the Queen of England does. The salute-wave, always cool. The one-finger-lift-up wave which I guess means either the engineer is really cool or really tired. And the one where both the engineer and conductor are waving both arms and hands in a crazy-kinda way which probably means 'get off the track!'.

Whatever the wave, I don't expect it or feel entitled to it- but it is nice to get.

 

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Posted by Limitedclear on Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:13 AM

Hey duuude that's not dirt, it's EARTH man...Whistling [:-^]

Want a Brownie??Chef [C=:-)]

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, July 27, 2007 11:57 PM
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That's better. Smile, but no wave...lol...

LC

The smoke is moving back over the engine and the engineer is looking toward the front, but the WHEELS ARE SPINNING THE WRONG WAY!  Some artists just don't pay attention!

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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 11:37 PM

That's better. Smile, but no wave...lol...

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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 11:35 PM

Hmmm. Lookey what I found...

http://www.freesmileys.org/emo/transport022.gif

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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 11:29 PM
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Found Chad's popcorn popper...

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 27, 2007 11:03 PM
This is so exciting....  Cool [8D]
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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 10:32 PM

Heading for a dozen...Cool [8D]

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Posted by blhanel on Friday, July 27, 2007 10:20 PM

Found Chad's popcorn popper...

 

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Posted by MilwaukeeRoad on Friday, July 27, 2007 10:12 PM

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Based on the toxicology reports taken from blood tests from engineers recently involved in some CTA and Metra wrecks, they can't wave to railfans because one hand is on the controls and the other is balancing the bong on their knee.

LMAO!

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 27, 2007 8:39 PM
I hope not!  I'm sitting on the wrong side of the cab!

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


  

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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 8:33 PM
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 Limitedclear wrote:

Bowling pin shape?

LC

I'm in shape - round is a shape.  

AHA! Engineeritis has set in!!Cool [8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 27, 2007 8:02 PM

There is waving on this train video.

Watch carefully for it:

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

 

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Posted by Soo 6604 on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:48 PM

I just got doing a little experiment. I can put this whole thing to an end. VERY high tech and a huge thanks to the Democratic government of Wisconsin for giving me the $46,500.

For the last 2 hours since my last post, i went out and caught 3 trains (2 mainline, 1 local), 4 Buses on thier regular route so actually 4 buses, two different drivers, 1 taxi cab, 1 local truck driver, 1 over-the-road (OTR) driver, 2 hot babes in a car, and a John Q. Public driving a car.

My experiment was to see who would wave, and yes it was a just a regular wave by simply raising the hand and extending the index and middle finger, no higher than the shoulder. What did I come up with? Here are the results:

2 mainline freights-----one wave (with a short blast of the horn) and a wierd look

1 local freight---------a real friendly wave

4 buses (2 drivers)----both waved

1 Taxi----------------a glare

1 Local truck driver---wave

1 OTR----------------wave

2 hot babes in a car---both waved

1 John Q. Public---no wave, but I think he called the cops on me

My conclusion?

Here it is: I need a life and so do some others.

Paul

ps (again) I will be submitting another bill to the state of wisconsin for another $110,000 for expenses occured during my excursion. 2 hot babes aint cheap

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Posted by bb4884 on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:39 PM

What happened the the lost art of knowing when to stop readingDunce [D)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:37 PM

I think this thread needs less arguing and more...

 

Laugh [(-D] 

 

 

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:35 PM
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Bowling pin shape?

LC

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


  

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:30 PM
We can joke about the stencils, but, regardless of whether it is an idiot, obnoxious, FRN, or not, when it happens, it is not something you want to record in/on the cab or in the memory.

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:30 PM
Based on the toxicology reports taken from blood tests from engineers recently involved in some CTA and Metra wrecks, they can't wave to railfans because one hand is on the controls and the other is balancing the bong on their knee.
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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:29 PM
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 I was thinking some stick man bent in half with his eyes X'ed out.  We reserve the hamburger symbol for confirmed cases of Bovine on the RoW.  

 

Stick man???  most railfans I would not describe as "stick man". 

Bowling pin shape?

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Posted by Limitedclear on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:28 PM
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 Limitedclear wrote:

Hey CSX Eng, Zug and RRKen, what kind of stencil would look good on a cab for trespassers? Perhaps a Hamburglar stencil? Or a We BLO wolf?

LC

i always thought of one in the sillowet of a car..track and a person.. carry them and a can of black sray paint in my grip to paint one of the outside of the cab like they do for fighter pilots after they shoot down an enemy aircraft...

csx engineer 

At one point I saw a photo of a Conrail engine with sillouettes of cars, trucks and stick people painted on it like a fighter plane, representing collisions...

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:26 PM
 zugmann wrote:
 RRKen wrote:

 I was thinking some stick man bent in half with his eyes X'ed out.  We reserve the hamburger symbol for confirmed cases of Bovine on the RoW.  

 

Stick man???  most railfans I would not describe as "stick man". 


HEY!  I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK!Dinner [dinner]

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:20 PM
 RRKen wrote:

 I was thinking some stick man bent in half with his eyes X'ed out.  We reserve the hamburger symbol for confirmed cases of Bovine on the RoW.  

 

Stick man???  most railfans I would not describe as "stick man". 

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


  

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:19 PM
 csxengineer98 wrote:
 Limitedclear wrote:

Hey CSX Eng, Zug and RRKen, what kind of stencil would look good on a cab for trespassers? Perhaps a Hamburglar stencil? Or a We BLO wolf?

LC

i always thought of one in the sillowet of a car..track and a person.. carry them and a can of black sray paint in my grip to paint one of the outside of the cab like they do for fighter pilots after they shoot down an enemy aircraft...

csx engineer 

You know, I think I've actually seen that, in a Charles Addams cartoon.Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by RRKen on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:17 PM
 Limitedclear wrote:

Hey CSX Eng, Zug and RRKen, what kind of stencil would look good on a cab for trespassers? Perhaps a Hamburglar stencil? Or a We BLO wolf?

LC

 I was thinking some stick man bent in half with his eyes X'ed out.  We reserve the hamburger symbol for confirmed cases of Bovine on the RoW.  

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Posted by zugmann on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:14 PM
shall we go for a dozen?

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


  

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Posted by csxengineer98 on Friday, July 27, 2007 7:14 PM
 Limitedclear wrote:

Hey CSX Eng, Zug and RRKen, what kind of stencil would look good on a cab for trespassers? Perhaps a Hamburglar stencil? Or a We BLO wolf?

LC

i always thought of one in the sillowet of a car..track and a person.. carry them and a can of black sray paint in my grip to paint one of the outside of the cab like they do for fighter pilots after they shoot down an enemy aircraft...

csx engineer 

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