What the HECK IS THIS??? Why do all these people come out and show their rear end (literally)? Is this meant as a joke or an offensive act towards Amtrak. Why don’t the cops do anything about this, or does anything go in Cali?
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Oh yeah, this in the November issue page 33 at the top left. Seems weird to me. Just another way of getting the red rear end if ya didn’t bring sunscreen!
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every now and then i’ll be hauling to a place next to the bnsf line via princeton, IL…takes over an hour to unload and i’ll be sittin there reading my playboy or something similar…i’ll hear a train coming and i’ll flip to the centerfold and hold it up as the head end goes by…usually gets a few toots. lol
Wow, that sounds reeeeeeeeeeeally exciting. You won’t see me there watching, or mooning. I won’t even be in the state on that day. I was in California in 1999, and wasn’t impressed. I’m not sure when (or ever) I’ll go back.
Send out the Sperry Rail Car to check for cracks?
Send out the track crew to butt-weld the rail joints?
Equip the train with a flashing rear-end device?
The pun possibilities are nearly … um … endless.
Dave Nelson
The reasons for the Moonie Express goes back 25 years to a bet made at the bar right next to the tracks were all the Moonies assemble. Someone either Dared someone or it was due to a lost bet, the result being to “Moon” each Amtrack passenger train as it went by. I’ve heard both, anyway the Dare-er or the Loser walked over to the side of the track as the train approached and dropped his paints and shown the “Full Moon” to the tourists on their way to the San Diego Zoo. The legend then goes on that when the next train came by, he wasnt alone, a few more of the bar patrons joined him in showing the Amtrack passengers the cratered beauty of Earth’s closet neighbor, by the end of the day, the entire bar was dropping there shorts for each train. The participants agreed to repeat the event in one years time, and its become a regular event each summer. Amtrack actually promotes the event each year and when they pass the bar it slows the trains down so passengers get there moneys worth! [:D][;)][:p]
Occasionally someone does open one of the the door and return the favor, of course Amtrack doesnt know anything about this and would of course prevent it if they knew[;)][:D][:p]
Many years ago (1970-72) we lived in Ventura California. This was in the days before the Caltrans trains to San Louis Obispo and the only passenger service on the SP coast line was a daily Amtrak train in each direction. Several times a year we would go to the Oxnard (across the Santa Clara river from Ventura) and catch the northbound Amtrak for its 50 minute run to Santa Barbara. Santa Barbra was as far north as you could go and still catch the southbound Amrak the same day. This gave up a 4 hour layover in Santa Barbara, which is a great upscale town. The line hugs the Pacific coast and is very beautiful. A few miles south of Santa Barbara is Summerland Beach, which is atleast a mile from the nearest paved highway. Due to the beach’s remoteness it quickly became a nudist beach. The “bathers” knew the train schedules and usually there was a female standing along the track with her hands clasped behind her head showing her wares. Our kids being pre teens at that time presented a problem. We usually had them looking at the rail cut on the east side of the track through this area. The train was known as the only X rated train in America and Amtrak unofficially advertised it as such. No pictures in the ad material, though.
I would assume that the engineer on the run was at the top or very near the top of the roster. Working in Califirnia, especially along the coast, is about as good as it gets. Working bertween Los Angeles and San Lois Obispo (think this was the crew change point) would not be bad duty. Both cities are great!