running with the trains

[daugen]

High speed freight train Texas - YouTube
this is one very cool video, taken by tornado chasers, so they had good equipment, though unfortunately
doesn't appear to be a HD option here. But very good sound mic'ing. Crank up your speakers.
All the best Texas has to offer, just kind of makes you want to go, ahem..., whoo whoo with your hand on the throttle bar. :thumbsup:

We just don't get to do this here in the East. Would run off the road and kill ourselves on the curves...
But further West, where the land's horizon is far away, I bet this could be a very interesting experience.
And hopefully done safely and not at 95mph. All that horsepower thundering along, like thousands of pounding
iron horses... I've always liked anything with a motor on it and this sure qualifies in a big way.
Even "American Pie" is nice in the background. Enjoy.

So any of you ever done this, got some pics, and lived to tell?
I'm thinking Florida might be flat enough too if you aren't dodging the gators and manatees...

 

[MossRoad]

One time here around Thanksgiving or Christmas, can't recall now, the wife and I got stopped at a RR crossing. It was snowing and along comes 17 engines and no train! Every engine had a couple guys in it and it was moving faster than any train I'd ever seen around here before. I think they were deadheading back to the Elkhart, IN yard from points west of here. Anyhow, guys waving out the windows, happiest engineers I'd ever seen. And after it went by the snow wave followed it so hard all you could see was a white cloud moving away. Neatest thing I ever saw at the crossing.

 

[daugen]

bet you felt that rumble coming right up your seat bottom.
That's when you're glad you didn't crowd the safety bar...
Nice when the bar went up but you probably couldn't see for awhile anyway.
You had your own white tornado. Neat memory.

 

[jinman]

There's a new GE locomotive plant going in at Justin, Texas just about a mile from Texas Motor Speedway. Maybe they could lay some track and race locomtive engines around TMS before the NASCAR races. I'd pay good money just to see that.:thumbsup: Can you imagine three wide down the straightaway and into the banked corner at 95 mph? Maybe some switches so you could pass after drafting the locomotive in front of you. :laughing: Who wouldn't love to be sittin' the cab of a locomotive at 95 mph? Though, that does take a bit of faith in the tracks.

 

[daugen]

There's a new GE locomotive plant going in at Justin, Texas just about a mile from Texas Motor Speedway. Maybe they could lay some track and race locomtive engines around TMS before the NASCAR races. I'd pay good money just to see that.:thumbsup: Can you imagine three wide down the straightaway and into the banked corner at 95 mph? Maybe some switches so you could pass after drafting the locomotive in front of you. :laughing: Who wouldn't love to be sittin' the cab of a locomotive at 95 mph? Though, that does take a bit of faith in the tracks.

Man I bet you had a neat train set as a kid...:thumbsup:

 

[hogheadCTD]

One time here around Thanksgiving or Christmas, can't recall now, the wife and I got stopped at a RR crossing. It was snowing and along comes 17 engines and no train! Every engine had a couple guys in it and it was moving faster than any train I'd ever seen around here before. I think they were deadheading back to the Elkhart, IN yard from points west of here. Anyhow, guys waving out the windows, happiest engineers I'd ever seen. And after it went by the snow wave followed it so hard all you could see was a white cloud moving away. Neatest thing I ever saw at the crossing.

They're happy cause they are goin home!!! :drink: The best part of railroading that final stretch when you got clear track and your almost back home.

 

[Cub 7274]

Nothin like high greens

 

[MossRoad]

They're happy cause they are goin home!!! :drink: The best part of railroading that final stretch when you got clear track and your almost back home.

Is that Odd Ball in your avatar? :thumbsup:

 

[hogheadCTD]

Why yes it is Oddball!

Cub7274 is RR retirement all its cracked up to be? Any words of advice for a guy with 28 years to go?

 

[MossRoad]

Why yes it is Oddball!

Cub7274 is RR retirement all its cracked up to be? Any words of advice for a guy with 28 years to go?

One of my favorite Saturday afternoon movies!
Here's some memorable Oddball quotes.
Kelly's Heroes (1970) - Memorable quotes

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