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Tired, plus dirty windshield, plus off-white train cars, plus bad lighting almost did it for me. I suddenly realized that I couldn't see the road ahead of me. I was distracted by the red lights off to the side of the road that I didn't realize were on the engine. This was in the city. Actually my windshield wasn't even that dirty. My brother was in a similar situation except it was a dirt road with no lighting at all, and he actually did hit the train. Of course these were both on uncontrolled, barely used crossings. At night.
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InterceptorV8 posted:You'd think there would be easier ways to commit murder/suicide. Yeah, use a plane: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Air_Lines_Flight_773 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1771
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B4Ctom1 posted:same UK train route in video, side by side, from now, 30 years ago, and 60 years ago Oh look, Star Guitar.
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CP is holding out on one government body or another at any given time. Also maybe this: http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/montreal/cp-rail-refuses-to-pay-for-lac-mégantic-cleanup-1.1375503
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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:Looks like CN lost a rail trestle due to a fire of unknown origin, and it happened in a spectacular fashion: That was all over my Facebook feed. Does anything good happen in Mayerthorpe?
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B4Ctom1 posted:
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Elephanthead posted:I didn't see any smashed Truck in the photos might have been something else left on the tracks. Wouldn't that be congressional hearing level of negligence?
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Zuph posted:I grew up in La Grange! I've always wondered: do they actually got a lot a nice girls there?
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Diesel Railcar Sim has me watching weird videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5xiM0LYtA
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 whoopsUncontrolled 80-car train rolls a quarter kilometre through Calgary's inner city https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/runaway-train-cp-canadian-pacific-alyth-calgary-yard-rolled-away-1.4896921 Shared via the CBC News Android App
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UZwqWw7REA What a crazy funny crazy thing to do...
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TSB says train began to move on its own before fatal derailment https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tsb-train-cp-railway-derailment-field-bc-calgary-investigation-1.5006374
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Where's the one where they were waiting for an old steam unit and just as it comes into view a freight train blocks their view
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BalloonFish posted:Take your pick: 
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Charles posted:I think those are Ford Explorers and Escapes, at the very least. oh good. nothing of value was lost.
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MikeCrotch posted:What was the point? Just a commuter train that filled up from one end or something? Seems way more inefficient than just having another train. what was the point of having the longest passenger train ever? i'm gonna guess: have the longest passenger train ever.
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JuffoWup posted:How to fire up a coal fired loco. Specifically the Denver & Rio Grande Western 491. This guy was part of the part-time team of Railroads Online, doing music and historic consultation. His streams are fun because he's worked Railroad museums as well as a a class 1 railway so he'll just bust out a story about finding a poo poo-ton (of poo poo) in a train or some old steam engine that was run on a shoestring for years. he knows his poo poo. Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jul 15, 2022 |
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Model Railroads are more than welcome in the scale modeling thread. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3148869
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SwimNurd posted:IMHO run8 is the best for american railroads, but it is pretty hardcore. It is a huge train sandbox, with really good physics, that allows for multiplayer, dispatching etc. There is nothing currently that comes close, that said the it is really rough in some places and not the prettiest sim out there. Sim Rail is multiplayer with a dispatch mode and has good reviews and is on steam. I haven't played it yet but it looks good. Railroads Online is janky and terrible. You start on a map that has a 0-4-0 and no rail. You need to lay all your own track and the method for it actually works now. It is possible to make 10% grades and 30ft curves but the included switches are HUGE for narrow gauge. It's built to be multiplayer so unlike Derail Valley if you have friends to play with there will be other trains running around. But the physics can be funky, there is a speed cap on most of the engines, and only the host has any kind of render distance which makes long-train operations less fun. The steam simulation is so bad you can run full throttle/full regulator 100% of the time as long as you keep the fire stoked. But I can't stop playing it. Recommended if on sale. Great game if what you want from model railroading is to build a stupid (or nice) rail alignment and run trains around it while drinking. I've only played by myself, but I can see how the game would be a ton of fun with friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EANHim2OFI&t=67s Derail Valley is good. Great with mods. The map is varied with lots of different stations and industries that are set up so you don't always seem to run unit trains. Train cars are persistent enough that you can get jobs to assemble a train, then get a job to run that train out of another station, then get a job to disassemble the train. Starting out is hard because the base diesel is a switching unit and there are some very steep hills. Petroleum cars will explode if damaged. Environmental damage is a game mechanic. Note that you will only ever be the only train on the entire map, so the game does feel lifeless. I love this game, but right now it needs modding. Here is the nexus mods page: https://www.nexusmods.com/derailvalley?tab=popular+%28all+time%29 just grab anything with Zeibach's name on it and the skin tool and car spawner. Highly Recommended, but the upcoming Simulator update is going to change the game a lot but will include a price increase as well. Also highly recommended for Gomez Adams play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CnNv2xdTXQ IF what you want to model is yard operations this is a great option. Line operations are good too. Trainz is probably the most overt "build a train layout and run it like a model railroad" game out there. I haven't bought any version since 2008 but they all have the same problem of being heavily user-content driven but using a subscription model of varying amounts for downloading that content. I don't like it for that reason (at least it's on Steam now even if they refuse to use the workshop) Probably the best layout builder out there though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFkfNKqj4CM&t=36s Run8 can only be bought off their own website. I ain't got time for that (because I need to get the back loop done in Railroads Online) Train Simulator Classic/Train Sim World are both entirely fine. They have a gently caress load of routes and trains available, but it all kinda sucks, somehow. TSW adds playway style "Click on the fuel cap. Move the fuel pump to the filler. Press the mouse button to fuel" it's not that compelling. Anyways just get Choo Choo Charles. edit: poo poo forgot about Diesel Railcar Simulator run '60s British commuter rail. It's not pretty but it runs great, has great assist modes, is mod-able (with workshop support), and is actually a ton of fun. There is a good variety of scenarios to run as well, from Through trains (stop at 0 stations) to slow stopping services. The scenario selection screen also shows the estimated time for a run so if you only have 20 minutes to play you can get an appropriate scenario. Brake simulation is good on this one. Also any train on the schedule is able to be run. Recommended, especially if what you're looking for is to learn a particular route/train and finessing line speed and braking distances or comparing one run to the next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApUdhG9AHdw Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Apr 14, 2023 |
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Get Rolling Line on Steam. It's a model rail simulator that'll let you build the layout of your dreams, has excellent modding support, and works on desktop or VR. Bought on this recommendation. Very happy. Except now I’m watching YouTube videos on proper modelling of intermodal operations
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TT is now TTX and owns a poo poo-ton of the actual cars the now carry freight, especially intermodal wells? Does it work like in the Airline industry where the rail companies run and maintain the cars like they were their own but TTX takes care of the risk and the leasing?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcfPKB9x8p0 this ain't yer burnin coal, this here's yer cokin coal for metalurgy.
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Still happens! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vLWBP-ehOo (Does not actually happen now, freight train just needed a friendly push)
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