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    boy hit by train,killed

    At 17, he should know better. It's a shame, and i feel bad for his family. But he put all the people on that trains lives at risk, not to mention traumatizing the crew for life. If a big metal thing with flashing lights, a horn and bell that can be heard for miles, protected by flashing lights...
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    Is it really worth it to save a minute! Stupid driver

    Done that once with some guy on a bicycle in an SD70. I assumed we hit him untill i caught a glimpse of him riding away on the engineer's side. I don't think he even noticed the big yellow loco blasting the horn, with the ditch lights so close he had to feel the heat off them. But he never...
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    how die hard are you for modeling?

    I've done just about all the Xacto accidents, the nastiest was both times i had an xacto chisel shatter while pressing down on it a little too hard. Had to pull a little chunk of metal out of my finger last time. A quick wash in the sink and a band aid later, and i was back at work! After over...
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    idiot rides on top of hopper car

    Seen that a lot. First one i saw was on a near-freezing, drizzling day. We passed an eastbound coal train and, while watching for defects, saw some poor fellow wrapped in clear plastic, getting sprayed by coaldust and freezing rain, pretty much exposed. We felt too bad for the guy to call it in...
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    Let's see your towns and cities

    Your take on the "windy" city?
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    Weekly Photo Fun 29 Jan - 04 Feb 2010

    Another special paint job? So that's why we can't go back to work yet!:eek:
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    Ran off UP yard by Federal employee.

    Sounds like FRA, or homeland security. Rail yard seciroty is kind of a joke, really. Most railroad employees don't care what you do, as long as you don't hang around too close or bug them. But there are people who will cut across the yard, steal from the cars, rip off anything not nailed down...
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    Is the economy hurting your hobby?

    I know how you feel! Been working since before i graduated high school, now being out of work is driving me up a wall. The worst part of being broke and into model trains is all these new, great products that seem to have limited production runs. By the time i save up any money, either they are...
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    Weekly Photo Fun 1/15 - 1/21

    I've got that same kit, only mine was labeled as a pirate ship. Just dug it out of my parent's garage after about ten years, now it's waiting for some spare time
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    What do you do for a living?

    Temorarily injured road freight monkey for Uncle Pete, Chicago Service Unit on the E/W line. Been fixing friend's cars to keep busy as of late. I am pretty sick of 1:1 scale railroading, been hoping to get into auto repair, or maybe one of the smaller regional lines. Going home every day would...
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    Boxcar roofwalks

    I have seen a couple of very, very old boxcars that still had roofwalks. They might have been headed to a museum or the scrappers or something though. I've also seen some ancient cars with roofwalks used as bumper cars at ends of the bowls in hump yards. Other than that, they are pretty much all...
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    What new H.O. Vehicles would you like to see made??

    i'd love to see some decent, modern MOW trucks. F250 and 2500HD quad cabs are EVERYWHERE on the railroads yet i think only the F250 is in production and it's kinda pricey. modern Ford and Chevy passenger vans for railcrew transport. ford Escapes for the car inspectors and company officers...
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    Modeling your local area

    YEah, goose island line i think. they still operate north of goose island i think, came across some photos of them crossing some strange swing bridge to work i think Finkl Steel. Think someone did a photographic tour of the former trackage, showing what's left. if i find it i'll post a link, it...
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    Modeling your local area

    there is a small line based on Cermak in the city. They use an old, tagged up switch motor that's parked in a vacant lot, with a trailer for an office. i think they get their cars off the BNSF. The tracks run right next to Cermak in the sidewalk. Compact, with lots of curves. Think it even...
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    Working on the railroad, all the live-long day...

    Sounds like a pretty sweet setup! Used to be a TV with a DVD player in the crew lounge of a chicago area intermodal facility that will remain nameless. Eventually they even got a DVD player! Great place to hang out while waiting for the yard guys to put your train together. Except when they were...
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