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Luckiest Track Inspector In The World

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype, Video | 2 Comments »

Special thanks to long-time member and forum moderator DAPeterson for pointing us to this interesting video of the luckiest (and quickest) Track Inspector in the world... GAUX Adds: Anyone else old enough to remember the game "Frogger"?

Hand-Forged Railroad Spike Knives… How Cool!

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype | 2 Comments »

Andy Alm has a fantastic skill... Very entertaining to watch!

Miracle Save? Yes… Mother of The Year? Perhaps not.

Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype, Video | 6 Comments »

Watch this, if you dare. Comments on where the situation went bad? GAUX Vote: "and then mommy let go..." The 6 month old child survived with barely a bump on the head.

Proof Locomotive Is The Safest Place To Ride-Out Tornado

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype, Video | 3 Comments »

What are the odds, you might ask? This video proves it is possible... If you happen to be on a moving freight train that takes a direct hit from a tornado; follow these easy steps: 1) Thank your higher-power for a seat in ...

Close Call For Rescuers In Croatia Rail Accident

Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, News, Prototype, Video | 4 Comments »

Many thanks to Stian Storengen from Norway, who sent this link to me; it is definately worth sharing! I'm a Firefighter and Paramedic, so it is difficult for me not to be critical of this railroad accident scene in Croatia. I understand they do ...

Florida’s Disneyworld Is Site of Unlikely Fatal Train Wreck

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, News, Prototype, Video | 2 Comments »

A monorail accident early Sunday morning killed a train operator at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., according to emergency officials. One train rear-ended another at about 2 a.m. EDT on the EPCOT track near the Disney World parking lot as ...

What Happens When The Village Idiot Likes Trains?

Monday, June 1st, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype, Video | 5 Comments »

Notice To Railroads: Please Read It, Before You Post It!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, Humor, Photo, Prototype | 1 Comment »

Railroads have an odd habit of posting exactly what they are thinking, apparently without taking a step back and really looking...

When Pantographs Go Horribly Wrong…

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, Prototype, Video | 1 Comment »

This looks like testing video to me. It demonstrates what happens when the system doesn't function as designed. Very interesting...

CA Town Wants To “Cover-Up” Annual Moon Amtrak Event

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Bizarre, News, Prototype | No Comments »

The full moon has become the Full Monty - and now Laguna Niguel is trying to cover up the thousands who bare all (or at least some) during an annual summer ritual. For decades, a growing stream of regulars has ...