FRA Bans Steam Locomotives- This is not a April Fools Joke!!

[New Haven I-5]

          Yep, its true. Full story here: http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23107  

[ungern]

Falls over

ungern

[EJE818]

I think it is a April Fool's Day joke, why would it be posted on 4/1. Also I looked at the FRA's website and there was nothing on there regarding a ban of steam engines. Someone out there has too much time on their hands!, but I will admit they tricked me pretty good!

[Lord Atmo]

oi vei. the ol dyhydrogen monoxide story again. i've seen a million of these....

[New Haven I-5]

APRIL FOOLS!

[EJE818]

Oh I will admit, you got me GOOD! I was all over the FRA's website for nothing!

[CShaveRR]

Do a search on this Forum for Dihydrogen Monoxide.  After you read that, I'll be interested in seeing if you still think it's not a joke.

[Lord Atmo]

but i need dihydrogen monoxide to live! in fact a great percentage of my body is made up of it!

[TimChgo9]

In fact, we had Dihydrogen Monoxide falling from the sky around here yesterday, and there hasn't been a steam engine in operation on the BNSF is years.... Is it possible that, due to the heavy emissions from steam engines during the "steam years" were far more excessive than orignally thought, and that it has built up in the environment around here to the point that it just falls from the sky without warning?   This is serious. Due to that stuff falling from the sky, we had to curtail the outdoor family activities the other day, and that is just unacceptable.  In fact, too much Dihydrogen Monoxide falling on any give area can be near catastrophic.  I think someone should alert the feds.  Even though the FRA banned the use of steam engines, they banned them 50 years too late, in my opinion. 

I am calling the EPA tomorrow on this Dihydrogen Monoxide problem.... it's very serious.... and could be an environmental disaster.... 

[steam_marc]

Did you hear? UP and BNSF have had a serious problem with that chemical here in the midwest. Think of it! Two main lines out of service because of a lousy chemical spill that occurred over 50 years ago if TimChgo9 is right.

[Lord Atmo]

too true, tim. that stuff erroded a whole track bed down south. 2 UP AC44s got wrecked because of it

[zardoz]

Theft of a Locomotive: In 2006, a Cheyenne, Wyoming radio station reported to listeners that during the previous night, a Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" steam locomotive was stolen from Holliday Park. Although the locomotive weighed more than 550 tons (500 tonnes) and had no tracks connecting it to any nearby railroad, thus making its theft near-impossible, several listeners fell for the joke and went to investigate. The road that overlooks the park was jammed for hours as people realized that it was a hoax, and the locomotive was still on display in the park

[espeefoamer]

Dihydrogen monoxide causes landslides! The ex SP line in Oregon is still closed.

[GP-9_Man11786]

Dihydrogen monoxide causes landslides! The ex SP line in Oregon is still closed.

We here in the Palmetto State would be glad to take some of that excess Dihydrogen Monoxide. We've had quite a shortage.  

[Murphy Siding]

Dihydrogen monoxide causes landslides! The ex SP line in Oregon is still closed.

We here in the Palmetto State would be glad to take some of that excess Dihydrogen Monoxide. We've had quite a shortage.  

We'd send your ours, but a lot of it is still in solid form.  That portion not in solid form is being shipped to the normal destinations, by way of Missouri and Mississippi River barge routes.

[cordon]

I hate to break the news, but the manufacturers of steam engines solved the problem of dihydrogen monoxide emissions many years ago.  There are 1000s of steam engines all over the world that operate with nearly zero emissions of dihydrogen monoxide.

Problem is, they never got serious about applying the solution to RRs. 

Now, if we could only do as well with carbon dioxide!

 

 

[TomDiehl]

In fact, we had Dihydrogen Monoxide falling from the sky around here yesterday, and there hasn't been a steam engine in operation on the BNSF is years.... Is it possible that, due to the heavy emissions from steam engines during the "steam years" were far more excessive than orignally thought, and that it has built up in the environment around here to the point that it just falls from the sky without warning?   This is serious. Due to that stuff falling from the sky, we had to curtail the outdoor family activities the other day, and that is just unacceptable.  In fact, too much Dihydrogen Monoxide falling on any give area can be near catastrophic.  I think someone should alert the feds.  Even though the FRA banned the use of steam engines, they banned them 50 years too late, in my opinion. 

I am calling the EPA tomorrow on this Dihydrogen Monoxide problem.... it's very serious.... and could be an environmental disaster.... 

There's already an MSDS published on this dreaded substance:

http://www.dhmo.org/msdsdhmo.html

 

[rrnut282]

Rumor has it, California came within one vote of outlawing the posession, transportation, or selling of the innocuous poison dihydrogen monoxide.

(In large enough quantities, it will kill you, thus it got labelled a poison.  Even a small quantity in your lungs will kill you.)

[wgnrr]

Amazing how something so necessary can be so deadly...

Phil

[rogruth]

ROTFLOL!!!

[TomDiehl]

ROTFLOL!!!

 If you REALLY want a good laugh, look at the whole website:

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

 

[SealBook27]

   EGAD!  We must close our beaches iimmediately!  We have thousands upon thousands of tourists coming who might actually fall into it.

                                         

[Dakguy201]

The sad part of it is that many communities here in the Midwest have examples of steam locomotives that have been at zero dihydrogen monoxide emission for years now.