The mother of all "you might be a railfan ifs...."

[Anonymous]

Hello,
I want to compile the mother of all "you might be a railfan if"/"you might be a model railroader if" lists[:)]. Please, submit as much material as you want, but please only submit your own material-don't use someone else's[8D]. But tell your forum buddies about this. Let's make this something to be proud of and to laugh at at the same time!!![:D]

Thank you,
Daniel

[Puckdropper]

Search through the past messages here. We've added our own on lists previously...

[JoeKoh]

How about when you go to see your mom you take the road that follows the most mainline rr tracks?
stay safe
Joe

[brilondon]

As you go across a level crossing you see a light in the distance and you stop and reverse to watch the train ( this is only if it is safe to do so ) or turn around to watch the train.

[Anonymous]

Here's a few.
You might be a railfan if
...your income taxes are miniscule because you donate so much to railroad museums.
...when the Amtrak engineer on your local subdivision got transferred, you moved to still be able to talk with him at the station, albeit 400 miles away.
...you have a new favorite railroad each month.
...you see abbreviations, and immediately think of the railroad with the same initials.
...or, if there isn't a railroad, you think what it could be.

[METRO]

You might be a railfan if, you go to the Jeep dealer and tell them they spelled it wrong.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO

You might be a railfan if, you go to the Jeep dealer and tell them they spelled it wrong.

Mookie likes this one!

[Train Guy 3]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by METRO

You might be a railfan if, you go to the Jeep dealer and tell them they spelled it wrong.

Mookie likes this one!

I really like that. Allow me to add on....

You might be a railfan if, you to your local GM dealer and ask what color there SD-70s come in.

[locomutt]

I guess you might be a railfan,if you watch trains,pull over at
an R.R. crossing when the lights are flashing and other cars
pull past you,keep an extra camera in the glove box,hoping
you will see something interesting on the way home Or in your
house, you don't have a dinning room,BUT HAVE THE RAILROAD
ROOM[:D]

Oh yeah, I guess when you model them also[:)]
Locomutt and his WIFE,
Wishing you all the happiest,and a very safe holiday[:D]

Later[:p][8D]

[Anonymous]

I am guilty of all the following.
You might be a railfan if...
...you see abreviations, and immediately know which railroad's reporting marks they are.
...you know the railroads in several cities better than your city's streets.
...you know the freeway network primarily by which tracks they are near.
...you hope to get held up by a train at the crossing.
...your dream car is a locomotive.
-And here are a few that I am not yet guily of-
...your block signal your driveway.
...you put an alerter in your car.

Keep 'em coming-over 125 people have visited this site, but we only have 8 postings... there are more humorus railfans than that.

[dmoore74]

You spend Thanksgiving Day watching the Rochelle webcam on you computer monitor instead of watching football on TV. Happy Thanksgiving to all.[:)]

[adrianspeeder]

Quote
"...you see abbreviations, and immediately think of the railroad with the same initials." trainjunky29

That's the truth. When i'm in advanced calculus taking the first derivitive of functions, we have to find something called critical numbers. Being lazy as we are, everybody shortens critical numbers to CN. Well thats when my mind drifts to canada and alcos and such.
Or economics, where bond order is shortened to BO. Well most other kids thing about what smells, i think what's broken.

Adrianspeeder

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainjunky29


...you have a new favorite railroad each month.
...you see abbreviations, and immediately think of the railroad with the same initials.

I'm guilty of these. I haven't really been able to commit to a single road that I like the best, I just love 'em all!

I know whenever I see New York City abbreviated with "NYC" I immediately think of New York Central. I think of B&O when I see/hear BO. I actually have a caboose from a 1960's Japanese HO train set in my collection with just "BO" on the sides with the "&" not there.

Another "you might be a railfan if..." is that when you come back from a vacation that you've taken more pictures trains than anything else. I know I'm guilty of this one!

How about that you will notice trains where no one else will? If I'm watching TV and there's a blurred or hard to see train in the background that's shown for half a second, I'll notice it immediately. (By the way, has anyone noticed in that commercial for Progresive Auto Insurance where the customers are bidding on how much they'll tip so that the waitress will serve them that behind the one guy there's shelves with O gauge Daylight and Texas Special sets on them?).

[Anonymous]

....you've ever arranged for a "tour of the line" (it's easier to do this in Europe, by the way)......and you don't consider yourself to have truly "travelled" the line until every rail-mile is covered, and you've "kissed the buffers" at every end. I heard about people who do that!

[Anonymous]

Here are a few, and I'm guilty of more than one:
You might be a railfan if...
...you named your first cat Chessie, and then named your second cat CSX to avoid confusion.
...you took four rolls of pictures on one train.
...you visited the Union Pacific store, and your first reaction was "I never knew you could put the UP Wings and Shield on so much stuff.
...your second reaction was "how much stuff can I order without my family noticing.
...three weeks later, several boxes arrive from Cheyenne.
...you've ever stood underneath a water tank to get out of the rain.
...you’ve never told your child not to except food from strangers, but have had enough ‘train safety’ talks with him or her to make the inventor of Operation Lifesaver sick. (Sorry Jim.)
...you can remember specifications for dozens of steamers, but need to write down your aniversary and have trouble remembering how old you are.
...you feel honored when your wife's non-raifan friend calls your son a "big boy".

[Anonymous]

Here's a few that I have just recently been guily of:
You might be a railfan if...
...you downloaded a large amount of train-simulator downloads over Thanksgiving, only to find that your computer was having trouble running after that.
...you just got your first star in your member rank at this forum and think "at this rate, only one more year until I have four gold stars."

-Daniel

[Anonymous]

Another "you might be a railfan if..." is that when you come back from a vacation that you've taken more pictures trains than anything else. I know I'm guilty of this one!
~Sask_tinplater
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To be more specific, you go to see Niagra Falls, and come back with more CN yard photos than of Niagra Falls! THAT is what I am guilty of!

And how about these:
-You run to the window at work whenever you hear a horn!
-You ask about the condition of the air hoses at a used car dealership.
-You need a new file cabnet to store your railroad photos.
-You Waive to the same engineer daily.
-You worry more about track condition than private property damage during a flood.
-You can guess the freight load by the time the train comes through.

[Puckdropper]

...You are disappointed to find the new gas-electric your neighbor got is a car.
...you've ever gotten "stopped" by a train at a non-grade crossing (overpass).

[Anonymous]

I have some more:
-not one of the items on your Christmas list is missing the word "train","railroad",
or "Locomotive"!
- Instead of a train under the Christmas tree, you have a Christmas tree over the train!
-The only reason you play monopoly is to be able to get the railroads!
-While co-workers have a family photo on their desk, you have a photo of a BL-2!

[dharmon]

You're watching TV and see that commercial for the Toyota Camry and tell your wife that it was filmed in Canada because of the GO Transit commuter train in the background.

[locomutt]

You know you're a railfan [?]!
If you come home and ask your wife if you have $350 in the bank acct. so you
can go buy yourself a new engine.

locomutt [8D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy

I have some more:
-not one of the items on your Christmas list is missing the word "train","railroad",
or "Locomotive"!
- Instead of a train under the Christmas tree, you have a Christmas tree over the train!
-The only reason you play monopoly is to be able to get the railroads!
-While co-workers have a family photo on their desk, you have a photo of a BL-2!

I am guilty of the first one (and I think I have been for my Christmas lists for a few years now). And I do try to go for the rairoads in Monopoly, after all, they're a safe investment, aren't they??? And why can't I get freight business from Oriental Avenue to Park Place?!?!?! Maybe I need to start a new high-speed intermodal with the four rairoads! And, while I don't have a picture of a BL-2, I usually have some train or another on my mind more than anything else (shows you what a railfan-wreck I am).

Here are a few:
You might be a railfan if...
...your idea of a political conversation is always Amtrak (I haven't quite got there yet).
...whenever anyone says something is worthless junk, you say "that's what they said about the NYC's Hudsons."

Oh-thanks for helping post 20 messages.

Off to other forums,
Daniel

[locomutt]

Dogone, I didn't realize anyone remembered
what a BL-2 was!!!!!!!

locomutt[:p]

Excuse me! I meant anyone old enough
to remember what that engine was[:D]

[locomutt]

trainjunky29, If you have a picture of a BL-2
Please send to locomutt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
locomutt[8D]

[Train Guy 3]

You might be a railfan if ....
- your idea of painting the walls is placing train pictures on it.
- you meet your wife while stoped at a train crossing.
- your short cut consists of crossing the same set of tracks as many times as possible.
- you name your kid is named after a train.
- the railraod has reported you to the police.
- you idea of a Sunday drive is along a road parallel to tracks.
- you fall to sleep by listening to train sounds.

[Anonymous]

Locomutt, I don't have one of my own, but a quick Google search found me a photo of a WM BL-2. Its at:http://www.trainweb.org/fastfreightline/diesels/BL2/. It also found me some more: http://exotic.railfan.net/BL2.htm, http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?locomotive=EMD%20BL2, http://www.wvrail.railfan.net/wmbl2_stenciling.html, plus tons of model photos. Hope this helps[8D]

[Anonymous]

Oooh, Ooh! More Jokes:
-if the only railroad programs that have been shown on TV that you don't have in your
collection are those that you didn't remember to buy a tape for.
-You have a stack of blank videos next to you VCR to record any 5 second clip on tv
showing a train.
-You are going the wrong direction on a highway lane because you are chasing
AMTRAK!
-If you start wondering why people avoid you when railroads are in the news.
-If you insist on driving a 1950 ford so you can purchase a Pullman.
-If it has been over a year since you have used a computer without a train on the
wallpaper.
or another one I am guilty of:
-You have been using this forum for three days and have spent a total of 10 hours and
now made 20 posts!

[locomutt]

Thank you Trainheartedguy!
locomutt[^] [:D]

P.S. The BL-2 is one of my favorite locos.
"I" remember when the C & O traded them
in for GP-30s.[8][:D]

[Anonymous]

Here are a few more:
You might be a railfan if...
...you actually know what a BL-2 is.
...you cry out Union Pacific when you see an interstate sign.
...you actually laugh at my postings here.
...you're even reading this.

And, you might be a model railroader if...
...you count rivets on the 1:1 scale cars too.
...you try to convert your car to DCC.
...you know more about your layout's prototype year than most people born in it.

-Daniel

[locomutt]

trainjunky29

AMEN
locomutt