Thought for the Day

Pitchwife · Aug 9, 2003

You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

interurban · Aug 10, 2003

Matthyro · Aug 10, 2003

In long gone days, if it was a passenger train, you usually could.

Catt · Aug 10, 2003

Robin,that was a sh***y thing to say

RailRon · Aug 11, 2003

Hehe, Robin, in Switzerland you still can tell.

Believe it or not, but in Europe we still have lots of passenger cars with - ahem - bottom discharging tubes...

That's one more reason not to go too close to the track when railfanning.

Ron

Woodie · Aug 11, 2003

"Beware of the light at the end of the tunnell. It may be the headlight of an oncoming train".

Oldie, but a goodie, I reckon.