Debs. Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 "Whooooo-whoooooo!!!!!!!.......I Wonder who T.C Durant is?.........ah well!" http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dc2_1343850266 .........I defy you not to laugh out loud when watching this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2012 A quick Google reveals T.C Durant to have been a major mover and shaker with Union Pacific 150 years ago. As I think they were the first Transcontinental - i.e. even before Tri-ang - that probably justifies a little fame. I wouldn't want this guy as a close neighbour when he has a new girlfriend upstairs to see his etchings..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Wonder who writes his script? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted August 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2012 You haven't heard me when I see a pacer then ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I suppose there was similar excitement from fans in Hampton Court yesterday. A quick Google reveals T.C Durant to have been a major mover and shaker with Union Pacific 150 years ago. As I think they were the first Transcontinental - i.e. even before Tri-ang - that probably justifies a little fame. Thomas C. Durant, played by Colm Meaney, was one of the main characters portrayed in the Hell on Wheels drama series about the building of the UP. He was Vice President of the UP and most of the financial shenanigans shown in the TV series seem to have been based on reality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Colm Meaney's a really good actor with great comic timing. He's been in a couple of the films based on the Roddy Doyle books, as well as "The Boys (and Girl) from County Clare". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taigatrommel Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I remember the video that inspired this, so looked it up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 It's only a diseasal I feel sorry for anyone nearby who was also videoing it. When I was waiting to photograph a train with my late travelling companion, I always checked to make sure no one was planning to video it. Human railway enthusiats take photos, but canine ones bark excitedly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2012 I remember the video that inspired this, so looked it up... What's really sad is that the unit is simply a modern one painted in a "heritage" livery, which is nice but not much more. Now a genuine Rio Grande unit in original 4-stripe, or even single-stripe, THAT would be worth shouting about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 .........a genuine Rio Grande unit in original 4-stripe, or even single-stripe, THAT would be worth shouting about. Cloakroom...........Anorak.............Exit-----------------> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2012 Cloakroom...........Anorak.............Exit-----------------> Guilty as charged, natch! You might just have seen some single stripe over Tehachapi? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Oh dear! Innocent enthusiasm I 'spose. Come to think of it makes me seem quite normal............................................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2012 It occurs to me that my late mum must have been equally baffled at my excitement on seeing 4-BUF 3084 at Bognor Regis in 1961. It was the last of the 13 units I "needed" to see and of great importance. But I was 12 years old..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted August 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2012 It occurs to me that my late mum must have been equally baffled at my excitement on seeing 4-BUF 3084 at Bognor Regis in 1961. It was the last of the 13 units I "needed" to see and of great importance. But I was 12 years old..... Perhaps as nothing compared with my joy at copping my 'last' Castle at a slightly younger age and what's more getting it through the front windows of a dmu on the Up Main approaching Acton East as said 'Castle' approached us on the Down Main (see I can even remember the details 50+ years on ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 At least he didn't have a ladder near the track! XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted August 3, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2012 I have a photograph of 47704 at the rear of an ECS at Clapham Jc in about 1992. What you can just about see in the corner is a chap dancing a little jig celebrating copping his last 47/7. What the photo does not show is the happy little song and much whooping that accompanied it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I did wonder if the guy in the video was any relation to Gary Herbert who commentates on the Olympic rowing events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2012 I did wonder if the guy in the video was any relation to Gary Herbert who commentates on the Olympic rowing events. Garry Herbert need apologise to no-one. As an Olympic Gold Medal holder, his cred as a rowing commentator is absolute. It was no doubt his enthusiasm and commitment that got him - and the Searles - their gold in 1992. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveblueozzie Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Have a look at this and cringe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Dienstleiter Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 She's either a very good actress ... or hell to live with ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 And the circle of life (internet style) is complete. It's now news: http://www.cnn.com/v...d-train-gag.cnn Or at least a puff piece commentary on the news. Kudos to the Saratoga & North Creek Railway for leveraging a viral video parody as a marketing ploy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 3, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2012 You've got a one way ticket on the Disoriented Express Classic!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I hope he brought some Kleenex with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 I will admit I'd get a trifle excited at seeing a real life BL2... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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