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ICE train on Display at LAUPT

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This thing laid-over in West Oakland one night. It was around midnight. I had just come off my run. They had a guy sort of guarding it and I asked if I could have a look inside. He said No, so I asked if there was someone of higher authority I could appeal to. He said, "That would be Karl, you'll have to talk to Karl". Okay, so where is Karl? "He's on the train" Can I go ask him? "I guess so" So I boarded the train and had a look around- I never saw anyone. I stepped off the train and the guy asked, "What did Karl say?" Um.. he said No. "Yeah, I thought so- sorry" No Big... Good night.

I'd thought these German guys were supposed ta be smart?

BoilingMan Wrote:
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> This thing laid-over in West Oakland one night.
> It was around midnight. I had just come off my
> run. They had a guy sort of guarding it and I
> asked if I could have a look inside. He said No,
> so I asked if there was someone of higher
> authority I could appeal to. He said, "That would
> be Karl, you'll have to talk to Karl". Okay, so
> where is Karl? "He's on the train" Can I go ask
> him? "I guess so" So I boarded the train and had
> a look around- I never saw anyone. I stepped off
> the train and the guy asked, "What did Karl say?"
> Um.. he said No. "Yeah, I thought so- sorry"
> No Big... Good night.
>
> I'd thought these German guys were supposed ta be
> smart?


Classic SR

BoilingMan Wrote:
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> This thing laid-over in West Oakland one night.
> It was around midnight. I had just come off my
> run. They had a guy sort of guarding it and I
> asked if I could have a look inside. He said No,
> so I asked if there was someone of higher
> authority I could appeal to. He said, "That would
> be Karl, you'll have to talk to Karl". Okay, so
> where is Karl? "He's on the train" Can I go ask
> him? "I guess so" So I boarded the train and had
> a look around- I never saw anyone. I stepped off
> the train and the guy asked, "What did Karl say?"
> Um.. he said No. "Yeah, I thought so- sorry"
> No Big... Good night.
>
> I'd thought these German guys were supposed ta be
> smart?

in the venerable words of Norm Mcdonald "GERMANS LOVE DAVID HASSELHOFF"

We rode the train from DC to Baltimore when it visited the NE Corridor. Nice train!
What was funny was that it had warnings painted on the trucks warning people to stay back when it was in motion...like anyone could read the signs when it was moving...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

No trains arriving on Track 3 that day

TipsyMcStagger Wrote:
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> No trains arriving on Track 3 that day

Oh, I don't know- with a good run at it, the 'ol Silver Streak could'a made it..

TipsyMcStagger Wrote:
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> No trains arriving on Track 3 that day


Or Track 4...

BoilingMan Wrote:
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>
> I'd thought these German guys were supposed ta be
> smart?

Maybe he was. You got to look and he did not give permission - no one was hurt.

Rick