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 darth_operator
 
Location: armpit o' Texas
Gender: Female
I don't hate kids...just the tangy aftertaste.
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<Reply # 40 on 12/13/2007 2:46 PM >
|  | | | oh let's see...I think I've probably already posted this at some point, but its a train thread!!
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Bustedknuckle
     
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 41 on 12/13/2007 9:24 PM >
|  | | | ...of course Raticus has already seen all these.
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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Raticus
  
Moderator
Location: Tyler
Gender: Male
Ratus exploricus abandonae
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<Reply # 42 on 12/13/2007 9:59 PM >
| | | | I never get tired of looking at them. I have some time off after tomorrow, though a lot of it will be out of town and tied up with Christmas stuff, but I hope to catch up on some of my UE and train watching fun.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something. |
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Mellon_Collie
Location: Utah'ish
Gender: Male
Chingblot.
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<Reply # 43 on 12/14/2007 12:15 AM >
| | | | Pardon my question, but I figure this is as good as any other place to ask this, but I see a ton of white, square signs with the letter "W" on them along railroad tracks, but I can't figure anything out about them. What are they for/mean?
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Bustedknuckle
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 44 on 12/14/2007 12:40 AM >
| | | | Posted by Mellon_Collie
Pardon my question, but I figure this is as good as any other place to ask this, but I see a ton of white, square signs with the letter "W" on them along railroad tracks, but I can't figure anything out about them. What are they for/mean?
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Im pretty sure the "W" stands for whistle. I assume you saw them near grade crossings?
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 45 on 12/14/2007 12:46 AM >
| | | | It's been awhile since my railroad training, but if I remember correctly, the 'W' sign, or 'whistle post' tells the conductor to do one long whistle blast, starting a mile away, instead of the most commonly heard long long short long whistle blast.
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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Raticus
Moderator
Location: Tyler
Gender: Male
Ratus exploricus abandonae
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<Reply # 46 on 12/14/2007 1:09 AM >
| | | | Posted by Happiedaze
It's been awhile since my railroad training, but if I remember correctly, the 'W' sign, or 'whistle post' tells the conductor to do one long whistle blast, starting a mile away, instead of the most commonly heard long long short long whistle blast.
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Dude..... HappieDaze has been doing some homework. You're both right, it is a whistle indicator. You'll sometimes see them with a number below the letter that indicates the number of crossing within a 1/4 mile. On some lines (UP uses them around here) you'll see an "X" rather than the "W".
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something. |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 47 on 12/14/2007 1:12 AM >
| | | | Posted by Raticus
Dude..... HappieDaze has been doing some homework. You're both right, it is a whistle indicator. You'll sometimes see them with a number below the letter that indicates the number of crossing within a 1/4 mile. On some lines (UP uses them around here) you'll see an "X" rather than the "W".
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Yeah, you might be surprised at all the classes one must take and information one must learn to drive a school bus. Surprising, but good all the same.
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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MHInc
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Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 48 on 12/14/2007 1:27 AM >
| | | | Okay...So I am not from Texas, but it seems the only people I really communicate with are FROM Texas so I am going to post some "Canadian Caboose"
1. The Caboose
2. Lovely interior shot of the Caboose
3. Rear break wheel
4. Air pressure guage
5. Upper left captains chair
MH Inc. Photography Canada
http://www.mhinccanada.com
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 49 on 12/14/2007 1:28 AM >
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Very nice!
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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Bustedknuckle
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 50 on 12/14/2007 7:13 PM >
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Gotta love the good old caboose, nice pics.
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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Barry Kooda
Location: The Cliff
Gender: Male
Trees
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<Reply # 51 on 12/14/2007 9:26 PM >
| | | | Nice set!
I'm a blatant waste of time and resources. |
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Explorer Zero
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<Reply # 52 on 12/15/2007 3:26 AM >
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Bustedknuckle
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 53 on 12/15/2007 6:32 AM >
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damn!
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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Bustedknuckle
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 54 on 12/15/2007 6:43 AM >
| | | | Went to the Mavericks game and took the DART rail for the 1st time. Took my camera along just for the hell of it. Really crappy shots no tripod and I was being hurried.
I kinda like this shot........
Blurry but had the camera on my knee
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 55 on 12/15/2007 7:08 AM >
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Wow.. very nice!
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
| | | | Re: The Texas Train Thread
<Reply # 56 on 12/15/2007 7:09 AM >
| | | | Posted by Bustedknuckle
Went to the Mavericks game and took the DART rail for the 1st time. Took my camera along just for the hell of it. Really crappy shots no tripod and I was being hurried.
I kinda like this shot........
Blurry but had the camera on my knee
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The second picture looks like a creepy robot face.
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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\/adder
Location: DunkarooLand
Gender: Male
I'm the worst of the best but I'm in this race.
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<Reply # 57 on 12/15/2007 8:00 AM >
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should bear tag:
"Warning objects in the mirror are closer than they appear"
lol
"No risk, no reward, no fun."
"Go all the way or walk away"
escensi omnis... |
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Happiedaze
Location: Galveston Area, TX
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 58 on 12/16/2007 5:50 AM >
| | | | I felt bad that I didn't have any train pics, so today while I was working I snapped some.
If you're gonna do it, do it with safety!
More modern trains:
'Our plans are all laid out,
take all these unmarked roads,
we blaze the trails to places no one goes, yeah!' -Rise Against |
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Bustedknuckle
Location: The Lone Star State
Gender: Male
"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints"
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<Reply # 59 on 12/16/2007 6:11 AM >
| | | | Very Nice! The Inter modal museum! I was in that area this morning, I need to get out there and get some shots of that place. Never been in it before though, you got lucky!
"It's not a fanny pack, it's an exploring pouch!"
-"Yes it is, it has fanny written all over it" |
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