QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon You are correct sir. I am currently an inmate in the asylum that is the People's Republic of California. and I would be sleeping better if you hadn't convinced the serta sheep to quit
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman OH Dan you live in California? So that would explain your odd posting hours.. Your don't suffer from insomnia after all! [:D]
QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh Matt heard them(horns) at grandmas last night he said train! train! stay safe Joe
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... We share the same complaint and not even the same state - how do they do that? [:(!] Moo Sorry, I should have said oot and aboot[:)] It's easy to explain really......it's all about time zones....if the train comes by here at 10 or 11pm then it's like (random "like" for Kev's benefit) 12 or 1 am where you are and daylight business hours in Croatia where Oliver is.....but during daylight savings time it get a little more complicated. And since California is the center of the universe in it's mind, then all train times are based on PST. See, it's kind of like cutting taxes, increasing spending and balancing the budget all at once. Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 12:24 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... We share the same complaint and not even the same state - how do they do that? [:(!] Moo She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 10:35 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:59 AM Matt heard them(horns) at grandmas last night he said train! train! stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:20 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears I agree! Beauty is in the ear of the beholder! Let 'em whistle! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Puckdropper Member sinceDecember 2002 From: US 725 posts Posted by Puckdropper on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:41 PM I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears Reply corwinda Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 389 posts Posted by corwinda on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:01 PM The whistles just seem louder at night because there is less noise in general. (Plus sound often carries better at night.) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 7:22 PM LOL.. For the people above who posted, and are complaining about this complaints thread, unless someone had a gun to your head and forced you to respond to this.. the msot obvious thing to do would have been.. now wait a minute.. i had it.. it WAS SO obvious too... oh yeah., DON't respond! I figured there were people who were going to complain about train honking. you know what i say..? Stop complaining! It only encourages me more. I've never been laz -- an enineer. I do the walking bit and the whole nine yards, checking if the passengers make it on and off the train afetly, closing the doors, calling the stations.. When the engineer and myself sit together in the cab, WE purposely honk the horn, weather its to a tune of the song, of yes we've even sang the "deep in the heart of texas" song too. We honk when we go by the snobby rich peoples house.. I don't know if we get complaints, but I've never heard of one... Ah yes, the good old days.. "Can i get a (honk)(honk) let me get a (honk)(honk)..." Reply Edit ironhorseman Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Memory Lane, on the sunny side of the street. 737 posts Posted by ironhorseman on Monday, December 8, 2003 6:56 PM Words of Wisdom: "Yeah, but what are ya gonna do?" -Homer Simpson yad sdrawkcab s'ti Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:38 PM Shhhh, Dan. Now everybody is going to know why...[:D] 23 17 46 11 Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:32 PM Dan and Jamie I never heard back from them but the way I figured the pics were worth a thousand words.I havent really seen any I&O trains through Hamler(lately).Eventhough I go to Deshler as much as possible. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply AltonFan Member sinceApril 2003 From: US 1,522 posts Posted by AltonFan on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:50 PM QUOTE: ...The only complaint I had was about an Indiana and Ohio crew running through Hamler.They didnt likeme taking pics so they decided to hit me with their trash... Actually, it sounds to me like you may have grounds to file criminal charges with the local law enforcement agency. Dan Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:22 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Well that's just great.......and all this time I had been led to believe that they were doing it for entertainments sake........while they were sitting in the cab singing...... "The stars at night...are big and bright.....(horn)(horn)(horn)(horn).....deep in the heart of Texas..." Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:18 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:01 PM Dont even get the working railroaders sarted on a topic about complaining about railroads. That string will go on forever. Reply Edit wabash1 Member sinceApril 2001 From: US 2,849 posts Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 8, 2003 1:25 PM You guys forgot to say that i make the horn louder at night I love laying on that horn at 2am in the morning its like a early wake up call. Oh by the way my house aint by the tracks. Its across the street from the fire department. who ever heard of having a fire at 3 in the morning, and they make the most rack at that time , I almost bet they are racing the cops to the donut shop. Reply jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,901 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:49 PM Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... We share the same complaint and not even the same state - how do they do that? [:(!] Moo
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by.....
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie
Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA.
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... We share the same complaint and not even the same state - how do they do that? [:(!] Moo She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 10:35 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:59 AM Matt heard them(horns) at grandmas last night he said train! train! stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:20 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears I agree! Beauty is in the ear of the beholder! Let 'em whistle! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Puckdropper Member sinceDecember 2002 From: US 725 posts Posted by Puckdropper on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:41 PM I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears Reply corwinda Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 389 posts Posted by corwinda on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:01 PM The whistles just seem louder at night because there is less noise in general. (Plus sound often carries better at night.) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 7:22 PM LOL.. For the people above who posted, and are complaining about this complaints thread, unless someone had a gun to your head and forced you to respond to this.. the msot obvious thing to do would have been.. now wait a minute.. i had it.. it WAS SO obvious too... oh yeah., DON't respond! I figured there were people who were going to complain about train honking. you know what i say..? Stop complaining! It only encourages me more. I've never been laz -- an enineer. I do the walking bit and the whole nine yards, checking if the passengers make it on and off the train afetly, closing the doors, calling the stations.. When the engineer and myself sit together in the cab, WE purposely honk the horn, weather its to a tune of the song, of yes we've even sang the "deep in the heart of texas" song too. We honk when we go by the snobby rich peoples house.. I don't know if we get complaints, but I've never heard of one... Ah yes, the good old days.. "Can i get a (honk)(honk) let me get a (honk)(honk)..." Reply Edit ironhorseman Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Memory Lane, on the sunny side of the street. 737 posts Posted by ironhorseman on Monday, December 8, 2003 6:56 PM Words of Wisdom: "Yeah, but what are ya gonna do?" -Homer Simpson yad sdrawkcab s'ti Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:38 PM Shhhh, Dan. Now everybody is going to know why...[:D] 23 17 46 11 Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:32 PM Dan and Jamie I never heard back from them but the way I figured the pics were worth a thousand words.I havent really seen any I&O trains through Hamler(lately).Eventhough I go to Deshler as much as possible. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply AltonFan Member sinceApril 2003 From: US 1,522 posts Posted by AltonFan on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:50 PM QUOTE: ...The only complaint I had was about an Indiana and Ohio crew running through Hamler.They didnt likeme taking pics so they decided to hit me with their trash... Actually, it sounds to me like you may have grounds to file criminal charges with the local law enforcement agency. Dan Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:22 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Well that's just great.......and all this time I had been led to believe that they were doing it for entertainments sake........while they were sitting in the cab singing...... "The stars at night...are big and bright.....(horn)(horn)(horn)(horn).....deep in the heart of Texas..." Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:18 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:01 PM Dont even get the working railroaders sarted on a topic about complaining about railroads. That string will go on forever. Reply Edit wabash1 Member sinceApril 2001 From: US 2,849 posts Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 8, 2003 1:25 PM You guys forgot to say that i make the horn louder at night I love laying on that horn at 2am in the morning its like a early wake up call. Oh by the way my house aint by the tracks. Its across the street from the fire department. who ever heard of having a fire at 3 in the morning, and they make the most rack at that time , I almost bet they are racing the cops to the donut shop. Reply jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,901 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:49 PM Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie I bit my tongue[:)] The real complaint is that to minimize traffic congestion, my train comes by at 10-11 PM and when I happen to be out and about at that time it doesn't come by..... Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:59 AM Matt heard them(horns) at grandmas last night he said train! train! stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:20 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears I agree! Beauty is in the ear of the beholder! Let 'em whistle! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Puckdropper Member sinceDecember 2002 From: US 725 posts Posted by Puckdropper on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:41 PM I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears Reply corwinda Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 389 posts Posted by corwinda on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:01 PM The whistles just seem louder at night because there is less noise in general. (Plus sound often carries better at night.) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 7:22 PM LOL.. For the people above who posted, and are complaining about this complaints thread, unless someone had a gun to your head and forced you to respond to this.. the msot obvious thing to do would have been.. now wait a minute.. i had it.. it WAS SO obvious too... oh yeah., DON't respond! I figured there were people who were going to complain about train honking. you know what i say..? Stop complaining! It only encourages me more. I've never been laz -- an enineer. I do the walking bit and the whole nine yards, checking if the passengers make it on and off the train afetly, closing the doors, calling the stations.. When the engineer and myself sit together in the cab, WE purposely honk the horn, weather its to a tune of the song, of yes we've even sang the "deep in the heart of texas" song too. We honk when we go by the snobby rich peoples house.. I don't know if we get complaints, but I've never heard of one... Ah yes, the good old days.. "Can i get a (honk)(honk) let me get a (honk)(honk)..." Reply Edit ironhorseman Member sinceAugust 2002 From: Memory Lane, on the sunny side of the street. 737 posts Posted by ironhorseman on Monday, December 8, 2003 6:56 PM Words of Wisdom: "Yeah, but what are ya gonna do?" -Homer Simpson yad sdrawkcab s'ti Reply edblysard Member sinceMarch 2002 9,265 posts Posted by edblysard on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:38 PM Shhhh, Dan. Now everybody is going to know why...[:D] 23 17 46 11 Reply JoeKoh Member sinceApril 2003 From: Defiance Ohio 13,320 posts Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, December 8, 2003 3:32 PM Dan and Jamie I never heard back from them but the way I figured the pics were worth a thousand words.I havent really seen any I&O trains through Hamler(lately).Eventhough I go to Deshler as much as possible. stay safe Joe Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener"). Reply AltonFan Member sinceApril 2003 From: US 1,522 posts Posted by AltonFan on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:50 PM QUOTE: ...The only complaint I had was about an Indiana and Ohio crew running through Hamler.They didnt likeme taking pics so they decided to hit me with their trash... Actually, it sounds to me like you may have grounds to file criminal charges with the local law enforcement agency. Dan Reply dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:22 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Well that's just great.......and all this time I had been led to believe that they were doing it for entertainments sake........while they were sitting in the cab singing...... "The stars at night...are big and bright.....(horn)(horn)(horn)(horn).....deep in the heart of Texas..." Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:18 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:01 PM Dont even get the working railroaders sarted on a topic about complaining about railroads. That string will go on forever. Reply Edit wabash1 Member sinceApril 2001 From: US 2,849 posts Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 8, 2003 1:25 PM You guys forgot to say that i make the horn louder at night I love laying on that horn at 2am in the morning its like a early wake up call. Oh by the way my house aint by the tracks. Its across the street from the fire department. who ever heard of having a fire at 3 in the morning, and they make the most rack at that time , I almost bet they are racing the cops to the donut shop. Reply jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,901 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:49 PM Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
QUOTE: Originally posted by Puckdropper I have a complaint... The place where I got to college is between two active crossings about a mile apart. One's only a few blocks, but I don't have a line of sight to see the trains!!! Anyone know of a house moving place that needs practice? I don't need much, just 80 feet unobstructed to the tracks... I will say one thing good... When you get two trains blowing for the different crossings at the same time, you don't need to see the trains. Music to my ears
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QUOTE: ...The only complaint I had was about an Indiana and Ohio crew running through Hamler.They didnt likeme taking pics so they decided to hit me with their trash...
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QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Well that's just great.......and all this time I had been led to believe that they were doing it for entertainments sake........while they were sitting in the cab singing...... "The stars at night...are big and bright.....(horn)(horn)(horn)(horn).....deep in the heart of Texas..." Reply Mookie Member sinceJune 2001 From: US 13,488 posts Posted by Mookie on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:18 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:01 PM Dont even get the working railroaders sarted on a topic about complaining about railroads. That string will go on forever. Reply Edit wabash1 Member sinceApril 2001 From: US 2,849 posts Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 8, 2003 1:25 PM You guys forgot to say that i make the horn louder at night I love laying on that horn at 2am in the morning its like a early wake up call. Oh by the way my house aint by the tracks. Its across the street from the fire department. who ever heard of having a fire at 3 in the morning, and they make the most rack at that time , I almost bet they are racing the cops to the donut shop. Reply jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,901 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:49 PM Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by jeffhergert Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. [}:)] We need smell-a-vision to see Dan's tongue firmly planted in his cheek! You can't take anyone on here too seriously - except maybe Da Mook! Mookie She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 2:01 PM Dont even get the working railroaders sarted on a topic about complaining about railroads. That string will go on forever. Reply Edit wabash1 Member sinceApril 2001 From: US 2,849 posts Posted by wabash1 on Monday, December 8, 2003 1:25 PM You guys forgot to say that i make the horn louder at night I love laying on that horn at 2am in the morning its like a early wake up call. Oh by the way my house aint by the tracks. Its across the street from the fire department. who ever heard of having a fire at 3 in the morning, and they make the most rack at that time , I almost bet they are racing the cops to the donut shop. Reply jeffhergert Member sinceMarch 2003 From: Central Iowa 6,901 posts Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:49 PM Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by dharmon Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... [/ quote] Why do they blow the horn? Maybe because they don't want to get fired or written up by the FRA. Reply jchnhtfd Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 1,537 posts Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, December 8, 2003 12:37 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. now That would be refreshing![:D][:D] Good luck... Jamie Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 11:15 AM Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics. Reply Edit dharmon Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Bottom Left Corner, USA 3,420 posts Posted by dharmon on Monday, December 8, 2003 10:54 AM Yeah....like there's this train line almost a mile from my house and get this ....at night, the train guys blows the horn like ten or fifteen times, and I don't know why cause at 11pm nobody's at any of the 7 or eight crossings they go over. Man that realtor really got us.... Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 8, 2003 9:46 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)]) Do we really need ANOTHER thread of whining and complaining???!! I can get this any day at work! All I need to do is bring up payroll or company policies... later, LC Reply Edit 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Limitedclear, Yeh, I know what your saying. I guess the mindset I was in when I started this was: Maybe if I start a strict complaint string, less arguments about people's problems with railroads on the good non-complaint topics.
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy OK[:D], people seemed to have forgotten my "[V]Good Railroad Museums[V]" topic, son Ill try this. With all of the railroads and Railfans out there, everyone must have complaints about a [}:)]railroad[}:)]. The whole point of this string will now be any complaints you have about any action of any railroad (Hey, even the fallen flags if you want[;)])
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