[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

"Centrepital"
Geez.

Dynamic brakes work by feeding back into the prime mover?

This guy looks like he works on "Pimp my Ride"!

This is a JOKE, right?

They heat new rail so it will not expand in hot weather?
Really?
Stress relieving, yeah, but geez.

4-1/2 minutes to change out a freightcar wheelset, and he says NASCAR could learn something?

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

You didn't see the graph?
Here the guy is saying "centripital force", and I'll be go-to-heck, if it isn't spelled excatly like that on the graph.

This reminds me of a 9th grade class video project.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Posted By altterrain on 11/12/2008 9:16 AM
I'll give it a C .

-Brian

add the "rap" and it's about right.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Posted By aceinspp on 11/12/2008 12:22 PM
geared to the younger set and the overall general public so that folks can understand the RR. For the FRN folks that think they know all about RR then I can see why you have taken exceptions to the show. Later RJD

If the FRN's saw those errors, geez, I wonder what a railroad employee would have spotted.
I did think the roller coaster ride at 4 MPH was a real stretch.

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

He has calmed down.
I guess it takes a while for Valium to take full effect, eh?
It was surprising to see them whack up all the axle sets on the scrap line.
One would think they would re-bearing and turn them, save some money on "new", but maybe there is a Federal mandate on age of axle sets.

Wish they'd have shown more of the passage through the Blues.
I've driven past a lot of that (if you know where the old Hwy 30 is, there is a lot of it that follows the rail).

I think the most interesting bits are the abandoned tunnel portal (one side) near the concrete plant, and the place called "Lime", with the abandoned approach bridges to the plant.

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

Uh, Duncan, you need to see the show.
Same guy.

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

I learned something last night.

After the third warning of "BOOM!!!!!!!" if the water level gets too low, and all the B&W shots of boiler explosion aftermaths, I hit "mute".

It was really enjoyable without the blabbering.

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

Also, the addition of Dynamic Brakes, at least coming down the west slope of the Cascades.

 

[Curmudgeon]

RE: "Extreme Trains"

Mark-
I know that fella with the yeller cap.
Odd duck, he is.

Anyway, kids is one thing.
He ain't a kid.

If you or I were to act like that around the real thing (without written permission to be on-site with a film crew), we'd be in the back of the 4X4 Jeep of the Special Agent with nice, shiny metal bracelets on.

I don't think, even with a "Release of Liability" form properly signed, I would have let him near that grease gun and had him poke the slug into the finger chopper.

Slack?

I'd like to see him of the rear platform of a caboose, waving both arms warning of the "DANGERS!" of trains, when the head-end crew ran the slack out.

THAT would have been fun to see.

Rest of the crew holding onto the floor iron to keep from being pitched out the door, and him catapulting off the back.......

But, 'tis not to be.

 

[Curmudgeon]

Posted By tparone on 12/19/2008 8:39 PM
We should call this site "Extreme Critics!" Yeah the guy has a caffeine adicition, but I've found the shows to be interesting and entertaining. It get's my vote and a spot on my DVR every week.

Caffeine?
Really?
That's all?

I envisioned something a bit stronger.