Passenger Trains > UP Varnish Photo Needs Caption

Here's a photo crying out for a snappy caption.

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"Can you hear me now, Omaha?"

Hello FBI?.. Yea, there's some guy standing by our tracks taking pictures.

"try to ignore the railfan...try to ignore the railfan...oh look! Our stock is up!"

I'm trying to get Amtrak to tell me why our train is so late, what ? This is not a Amtrak train ?

Hey! The app for controlling the roll-up door is frozen again!
...Lorenzo



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/14 11:53 by 567Chant.

The guy on the phone is speaking to TEMPO's Griff Hubbard:

"You know Griff, you just don't get it. Amtrak doesn't get it. And maybe you guys will never get it, but we just don't care -- that attitude is instilled in the people running this railroad. It will take a full generation to run it out, and it may just pass on to the next generation.

You need to understand this...if you're right to the minute on time and an ass in every seat, we don't care. If you're nine hours late, and nobody is on the train, we don't care. If you have an engine failure and are stuck, we don't care. If you bring a few million to the table in incentives, we don't care. We're a $3-billion company, it means nothing to us.

So no matter what Amtrak does. No matter what you do, we don't care. WE DON'T CARE."

(from Waiting on a Train)

Hello Omaha--where exactly is this 4014 we're suppose to pick up?

cashfare Wrote:
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> "try to ignore the railfan...try to ignore the
> railfan...oh look! Our stock is up!"

Actually, the UP stock is up!

Dammit, I can't get this 'walk the dog' thing down!

DAMMIT ... NOOOOO ... I TOLD YOU I WANTED 5000 DOWN ON THE DUCKS NOT THE STARS ...

Damn Blackberrys, we can't even look out the window.

That the guy from the 4014? No wonder it's still in Colton.

What the...? My GPS says we're on I-5.

PHall Wrote:
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> cashfare Wrote:
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> > "try to ignore the railfan...try to ignore the
> > railfan...oh look! Our stock is up!"
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> Actually, the UP stock is up!

The UP stock is always UP! ;-)

Tor in Eugene

Who switched us onto the BNSF?

"Oh, I just can't beat my SELFIES that I can now post on FaceBook!"

"And you said, my BNSF stocks have, WHAT??!!!...."

"This DAMNED stiff Apple cord for my I-Pad is always wanting to twist elsewhere, and now it's tangled itself AGAIN!"

Hey man. Don't give me that crap. We don't care. We don't have to care. Around these parts "We ARE the railroad."

Sheeeesh. Late again. You'd think we were on Amtrak. Maybe the dispatcher thought that we were a passenger train and he's treating us like Amtrak. Lets see.... What appointments can I reschedule?

John

"Hey, don't forget the fries with that. We will there in 10 minutes. The boss here is ordering the booze for tonight so that is covered."


Nudge

"I know this is the future of high speed rail, but how do I get these damn windshield wipers to work."

or

"Welcome aboard the Spurious & Northern Eastern Bunny Excursion Train. Please keep shoes on at all times. Children must pick up their skittles and not stick gum under the seats."

or

"I can't seem to find the cigarette lighter plug and the ashtray."

or

"Hellow Direct TV, I am trying to get my Genie to lock in on the Reds game, but all I get is snow."

or

"Amy did what with my coin collection at the laundromat yesterday?"

or

"Shane got sent home from school for doing what?"

or

"Did I forget to check the sump pump and turn off the coffee pot this morning?"

or

"You say the washing machine is making what kind of noise?"

or

"Dumpster coming up on the fireman's side, get the trash ready to heave...in three cars, two cars, one car length, that'll do"



Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/14 12:16 by NewRiverGeorge.