Railroaders' Nostalgia > The Most Incredible Thing You Will See Today

I couldn't find a "Humor" board so will post it here.  Enjoy, if you haven't seen it before.

     Mark Cole
     Temple, TX


https://www.facebook.com/markdalton17/videos/10150713266878820/

   The above video made me think of the next one.  So, am editing this and adding it to this thread.

https://www.facebook.com/markdalton17/videos/vb.634313819/10151576343458820/?type=3&theater
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/15 23:10 by KskidinTx.

Those were funny - - the second one had great right of way

Signals?  I don't need no stinking signals!

Stephanie Ann

I had seen the second one but between the two, which one had the best / worst track?  I'd say it's a real toss up.  Would either of them even qualify as  FRA "Excepted" track?

John
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/23/15 22:34 by wa4umr.

That was one of the best executed drops I've ever seen.

I only made two trips up the Barnard branch, but it was a lot like that.

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The worst track I experienced was on the Osborne branch between MP 91 and 96 (somewhere in that area).  We always had a 5 mph on it except just after they had driven ponderosa pine pilings along the track in an attempt to hold the track in place.  Then we had a 10 mph on it for 2 - 3 weeks but it didn't hold.  Back to the 5 mph.  Lee Wall and Gary Rich were my brakeman and I would let one of them run for me at that location.  It gave me a break.
    Mark

Wurli1938 Wrote:
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> Those were funny - - the second one had great
> right of way
I'm guessing "FRA Excepted"!

Looks like the dog may have been the smart one in the first video.

Jay

I would have liked to have met whoever thought all that stuff up in the first video, from the man getting free firewood, the engineer with his left hand on his hip, the donkey, the tunnel built to accommodate the smoke stack, the cattle being driven through the tunnel, the drop, and the engineer running to line the switch ahead of his movement.  All that in under 5 minutes.  He had to of been a railroader or in cahoots (sp?) with one.  I get tickled each time I watch it.

Mark

The movie was made in 1923, and it was called "Our Hospitality". I was laying over in Wellington one time, and saw the entire film on one of the old movie channels.

Thanks for the information, Dennis.  I'll try to locate it.  I don't care what Lance says about you, you're a pretty good guy.
     Mark

KskidinTx Wrote:
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> Thanks for the information, Dennis.  I'll try to
> locate it.  I don't care what Lance says about
> you, you're a pretty good guy.
>      Mark
I keep telling him that.

Dennis, I found the movie "Our Hospitality" on YouTube and watched it last night.  Thanks for the tip.
    Mark