Worst Case Scenario-Hotbox

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Worst Case Scenario-Hotbox

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I thought of a new game

You are driving to work when you get stopped by a train. (yeah, right)
As you are waiting for the train to go by, you suddenly see a slight amount of smoke coming from the wheel of a car loaded with lumber. The car has a "hot box" and the train is going 35MPH and that section of track has no defect detector.

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What do you do?
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Call the Railroad, and notify them to notify the crew to stop the train.

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Unread post by ~Z~ »

You drive onto the railroad's MOW, screaming like a madman that the train has a hotbox, and attempt to spit at it to cool it down. Then you ask why the train in the picture has a 3rd rail on it.

Then again, i might go with Gregg's suggestion :)
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Unread post by Bluewaterfan »

Let me add someting then :twisted:

You have no cellphone to call the railroad. :!:
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Go to a Payphone and do it then.
Remember, cell phones haven't been around for that long. :)

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Unread post by sd70accsxt700 »

You plant a bomb to blow up the car pricesly 500 ft down the ROW, and then to make sure park you car on the tracks at the next road crossing . When they stop say you just wanted to take a photo.
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Jump out of your vehicle and grab the hand rail of one of the cars and with your mighty super powers bring the train to a gradual and slow stop. Then go get some chicks and party cause you're a hero :)
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jump on the ROW with your car set the cruse at 35 then strap down the steering wheel, Get out on the roof of your car and cut the bands on the lumber so that it all falls down and saves the lumber, the railroad will write it off then take all the free lumber you want.
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Unread post by GreatLakesRailfan »

Pretend you didn't see anything, go on with your life, then wonder if that train you saw earlier was the one that piled up downtown today...

...or possibly flag down another motorist with a cell phone (or pull that ancient bag phone from the rear corner of the trunk) and go with Greg's answer...

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