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EssOEss posted:Why do many of the stations appear to be literally a minute's walk from each other? Not everyone walks particularly quickly, winter in Chicago is awful, and I suspect there's some logistic value in having more stations. Miami MetroMover stations are pretty close to each other on the main loop too.
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In the red and blue lines, the tunnel under the loop is basically one continuous station, with walls to separate it into the 4 or 5 actual stations.
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EssOEss posted:Why do many of the stations appear to be literally a minute's walk from each other? They were built in like in 1890, before cars and with people wearing really dumb clothes. Also as other people pointed out, winters suck so less walking is good. Also that area is incredibly dense with jobs, so all of those stations fill up more than you would expect, just like all the densely packed stations in Manhattan/London etc. All that said, they are actually combining and closing a few of the stations right now.
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Jul 18, 2015 17:29
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Just wondering, are there any good railroad podcasts out there, preferably ones that talk about the history of certain railroads or anything like that? I've been looking and I was surprised that there didn't seem to really be anything out there.
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Jul 21, 2015 13:34
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No clue about podcasts but I just caught an episode of Dan Snow's History of Railways on tv, very good show, great presentation. This episode (episod 2 of 3) talked about the establishment of railways in Britain and how they changed the cities and lifestyles of the citizens then the expansion into Canada, which then set off a 5 year recession as the British banks collapsed due to the cost of the grand trunk railway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01q16wj
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Jul 22, 2015 11:34
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What happened to metrolink 645? It looks banged up along with a train car. They're on a rail spur just outside Moorpark, California.
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Jul 23, 2015 02:29
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http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=520505 Looks like a grade crossing accident.
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Jul 23, 2015 13:27
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It got in between a foamer and a heritage unit. #Trainlivesmatter #railroadstrong
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Jul 25, 2015 14:24
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jadebullet posted:http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=520505 Yikes. I heard it was bad but I didn't think it was that bad.
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Jul 26, 2015 04:12
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loving livestock http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/27/rail-operators-were-warned-of-cows-near-tracks-before-kent-collision 
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Jul 27, 2015 12:44
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Pictured, classic british reaction of 'well, I don't know how to loving fix it...'
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SybilVimes posted:Pictured, classic british reaction of 'well, I don't know how to loving fix it...' I can almost hear some Yorkie accents "Ooh aye, that'll be a bit of a mess, then"
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Jul 28, 2015 00:06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3g0ZeWSSqM
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Aug 4, 2015 09:37
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Christ, see them scrambling just before the impact
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Hyperriker posted:Christ, see them scrambling just before the impact i heard from somewhere that the driver was drunk and when the gates came down he mistook the level crossing for a parking lot
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Aug 4, 2015 18:17
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Locomotive derails after colliding with bus stuck on level crossing, no video, only two gifs. Slowmo of crash http://imgur.com/gallery/n2LA5ht full gif http://imgur.com/gallery/WJ1vPb9
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Aug 6, 2015 07:15
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cringe-worthy nothing gross, just horrid stupidity I couldn't find any copy as clear as this on youtube https://www.facebook.com/SpeedSociety/videos/1195237877160179/ about as good of video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWMH5lcq4Q4
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Aug 6, 2015 19:50
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A piece of stressed rail road? Lets torch through it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS3PMryLBHA
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atomicthumbs posted:i heard from somewhere that the driver was drunk and when the gates came down he mistook the level crossing for a parking lot Props to the cop who drug him kicking and screaming away from squishiness.
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https://www.fireup2100.org/2015/08/reading-2100-initial-inspection-report/ Well gents, we know what to do.
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Why would you stand on the OUTSIDE of that and cut it?
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Ferremit posted:Why would you stand on the OUTSIDE of that and cut it? Like many things, it probably seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Face down rear end up https://i.imgur.com/oYtKYHq.jpg
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Toot-Toot, all under the Darwin Express  .
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Sep 15, 2015 18:28
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What the GIF doesn't show is that the guy filming this is saying "hey if you cut that rail it'll probably spring up at you".
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Sep 15, 2015 22:33
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That stupid welding helmet probably saved a bunch of bones in his face too. What a moron.
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Sep 15, 2015 22:51
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The entire division was just a week or so past working 365 days safe when something like this happened, resulted in a broken leg for the man on the torch and division-wide re-training on how to use a Palfinger boom.
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The train I take on my work commute was late three days in a row because of deaths on the tracks. On of those strikes was due to idiots doing poo poo like this.
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MrChips posted:What the GIF doesn't show is that the guy filming this is saying "hey if you cut that rail it'll probably spring up at you". Preoptopus posted:A piece of stressed rail road? Lets torch through it! The guy didn't. Sadly, the video was taken down in the last like, 2 days as I know I saw it fine the other day. I know I had seent he gif before and I was right.
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JuffoWup posted:The guy didn't. Sadly, the video was taken down in the last like, 2 days as I know I saw it fine the other day. I know I had seent he gif before and I was right. I do remember seeing that where it was originally posted, and it had a little background information. The guy had just gotten that face shield within the previous few days, and it saved his face. He only ended up with a bloody lip.
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Someone took a horse on the Luas   Apparently the Rubberbandits are not to blame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8
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Sep 18, 2015 11:33
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Miniature horses can be used as guide animals in my state.
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Hey, uh, you guys haven't seen a 47 car train sitting around somewhere, have you? http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thisisthat/...ssing-1.3224670 If you see it, you should call CN (it's a joke, but wouldn't be out of the ordinary)
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:Someone took a horse on the Luas Of course not. Testimony from the defendants and witnesses clearly proves that their horse was indeed outside at the time.
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Powershift posted:Hey, uh, you guys haven't seen a 47 car train sitting around somewhere, have you? You obviously missed out on the UP/SP disaster back in 1996.
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BrokenKnucklez posted:You obviously missed out on the UP/SP disaster back in 1996. Got any more info on this please?
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homebrew posted:Got any more info on this please? http://www.baycrossings.com/Archives/2004/05_June/the_great_union_pacific_railroad_meltdown.htm This is the basics. Long story short, UP said gently caress you we will do what we want.... And the melt down ensued.
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