RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 One does have to wonder what his thought process was... I'm also sure there are a lot of older people who are grateful that the abundance of cameras today weren't around 30+ years ago to capture their stupidity for eternity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted July 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2022 On top of that, he dropped his food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 10 hours ago, mdvle said: One does have to wonder what his thought process was... Perhaps he was accustomed to travelling on trains in India? Best wishes Eric 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Judging from Google Streetview and the Amtrak schedule, that's the Eastbound Southwestern Chief (already 4 1/2 hours late, judging by the timestamp), so he was facing a 58 minute trip to the next stop at Winslow, hanging off the side of the train. All-in-all, I'd say he was lucky that the conductor noticed him and stopped the train. Edited July 12, 2022 by Jim Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where the family car is T-boned and pushed along in front of an Amtrak train, and Homer climbs out to get some food from the lounge car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted July 12, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2022 Strangely enough it seems as though after the train had stopped a lady was able to board who would otherwise have missed it, but there doesn't seem to be any panic. I wonder whether it was leaving early? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted July 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, 31A said: I wonder whether it was leaving early? To (mis)quote Puckoon, maybe it was yesterday’s train, running 24 hours late? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 12, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 12, 2022 5 hours ago, 31A said: Strangely enough it seems as though after the train had stopped a lady was able to board who would otherwise have missed it, but there doesn't seem to be any panic. I wonder whether it was leaving early? It was apparently 4½ hrs late according to Jim (above) I've noticed Amtrak conductors seem to be quite helpful. Several times on the VRF cameras I have seen a latecomer just miss the departure, then the conductor gets the train stopped for them to board. I assume the guy was ejected due to his reckless attempt at boarding a moving train. The outcome could've been a lot worse than just dropped food. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted July 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2022 When I have been on late running trains and there's been a stop long enough for a stretch of the legs and a breath of fresh air, they announce the approximate duration and advise against leaving the station, just in case there's a chance that the train gets an earlier right away. That has happened on a couple of occasions, I don't know if we left anyone behind though as there are no droplights, to be able to stick your head out of the window and watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR traction instructor Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) …are there no catering facilities on these trains? BeRTIe Edited July 13, 2022 by BR traction instructor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 13, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, BR traction instructor said: …are there no catering facilities on these trains? BeRTIe Yes. Proper diner & a cafe according to info. Maybe the guy doesn't like Amtrak catering! The full journey LA to Chicago is 2265 miles, takes 43 hours and there are 31 stops on route 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 hours ago, BR traction instructor said: …are there no catering facilities on these trains? Depends on ticket. If you have a room then what Amtrak calls Traditional Dining is available with proper meals - this is a sample menu for the Southwest Chief - https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/menus/routes/Long-Distance-Dining-Car-Menu-0621.pdf For everyone else there is a cafe, but the menu is rather limited - https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/menus/national/National-Cafe-Menu-1021.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 13, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 13, 2022 Not up to the standard of when it was the ATSF "Super Chief" with Fred Harvey catering. It was know for it's "Gourmet" menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkingdigger Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 You have to wonder if we're doing a disservice to the gene pool by saving these folks from earning the Darwin awards they are so keen to get? Even at my teenage dumbest I'd never have tried to cling to the outside of a train... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
009 micro modeller Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, barkingdigger said: You have to wonder if we're doing a disservice to the gene pool by saving these folks from earning the Darwin awards they are so keen to get? Even at my teenage dumbest I'd never have tried to cling to the outside of a train... I’m reminded of a poem I read in a joke book once, something like this (not sure who wrote it): Epitaph ’Here lies a chump who got no gain from jumping on a moving train. Banana skins on platform seven ensured his destination: Heaven.’ 😀 Edited July 13, 2022 by 009 micro modeller 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Trains in other countries such as India are literally covered in people trying to get from a to b. Not only is it dangerous, but people could get hurt, or worse, killed. (© BBC News Website) (© Pinterest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Popular in Argentina as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6990WitherslackHall Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Johann Marsbar said: Popular in Argentina as well..... The two trains in these photos aren't as crowded as the ones I posted. But there's still people hanging off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 14, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 14, 2022 8 hours ago, 6990WitherslackHall said: Trains in other countries such as India are literally covered in people trying to get from a to b. Not only is it dangerous, but people could get hurt, or worse, killed. (© BBC News Website) (© Pinterest) Tickets please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krusty Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) There was quite a craze for railway surfing / train surfing / subway surfing among the thrill-seeking modern yoof several decades back. You still get the occasional outbreak now and then. Edited July 15, 2022 by Krusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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