Dutch sure are wimpy RRers

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Giant Snowball Stops Train in Its Tracks
Wed January 28, 2004 10:40 AM ET

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A giant snowball stopped Dutch trains in their tracks
Wednesday on a key route, and young pranksters thrilled by a rare snowfall
were the prime suspects.
“The engine driver felt a smack and stopped the train. He walked back and
reported a large snowball had rolled down the slope onto the rails,” a
spokesman for rail network operator ProRail said.

“We suspect it was pushed down the slope by some youths.”

Traffic on the Apeldoorn-Amersfoort route that also leads to Berlin was
temporarily suspended. Weather experts say the first heavy snowfall for
years could cause major traffic disruption.

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Yeah sure…you say that they’re wimpy…but when was the last time you had to wear steel toed wooden boots for 8 hours at a pop?

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hiss…

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I wouldn’t throw too many stones (snowballs?), especially if you live near CSX.[;)]

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And you ought to see the show they put on.
Clog dancing engineers!

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You think they’re good…you should see the Irish…though thier trains run a little later…and weave…

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Wooden brake shoes?

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Trae Sko, they’re called – or something close to that !!

As for “break dancing” – do even the Nederlanders still do that ??

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Yes, but it’s called Brake Dancing, and it’s done following a successful emergency braking when faced by giant man-eating snowballs on the mainline.

If the snow is too deep, it gets inside the shoes and they become Trae Sko’ld.

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I put 'em on whenever the phone rings Mr. Harmon. You?

LC
Locomotive Engineer

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Hey, anyone who has a train that can’t take a little snowball is pretty lame if you ask me…

LC

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Got steel toes on right now as a matter of fact.

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