The Return of "Caption This"

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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A while ago there were “Caption This” topics with weird pictures to come up with captions for. They were a lot of fun and I’ve come across some other interesting pictures, so I thought I’d start another one again. Anyway, here they are. Let’s see what you can come up with this time!

Picture #1

Want to go on a railfan excursion, but your wife wants to go shopping? No problem! You can do both with this train.

Picture #2

Back in the days before intermodal, transfering loads from truck to train wasn’t what it is now.

Picture #3

A fruity alternative to refrigerator cars.

Picture #4

When the conductor said, “All aboard,” I don’t think he meant everyone within a fifty-mile radius!

Picture #5

Abandoned railroads are sometimes turned into bike trails, but this line did it a bit prematurely.

Picture #6

Amtrak could use a couple of these!

Picture #7

You never know who’s going to show up next at your local hobby store to buy some model trains.

Picture #8

Many years ago, a train in Peru was carrying a shipment of llamas. The llamas ended up breaking out and killing the crew. The train stayed where it was and a colony of llamas still lives there, but no one dares to go near them, for fear of what might become of them.

Picture #9

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6 might me a good companion to VSmiths big OLE Steamer> LOL[:D][swg]

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Picture 1-I wonder how well that would work on the NEC?
Picture 2-It might be easier for the trains if the tofc had some air bags
Picture 3-Good luck under bridges
Picture 4-Capacity problems (Amtrak in a few years from lack of funding?)
Picture 5-Bike ferry?
Picture 6-Looks nuclear
Picture 7-Might of been hired by the Whitehouse to discourage passenger service.
Picture 8-The beasts look evil or possessed!!
Picture 9-Opps!..Wrong lever
Picture 10-If Donald Trump was a railroad CEO, this is how he might “fire” you.

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Picture #2:

Apparently unhurt, Kneivel walked away from the truck cab, and was heard to remark, “I think I’ll try doing these jumps with a motorcycle next time.”

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Picture #8: Beware of Guard Llamas
Picture #9: Honest, I thought I had it in reverse!
Picture #10: They were not kidding when they said the Rio Grande was the Action Road!

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Pic 1 " oh, look at this shop over here! clank what are these metal SPLAT"

Pic 2 " I thought I hit the brakes" or A Primitive Coaling Tower

Pic 3 “I love the taste of diesiel flavored oranges in the morning!”

Pic 4 “Engineer: Did you feel that bump? Conductor: No but i will cross another off my list.”

Pic 5 " Orville and Wilbur Wright’s failed attempt at railroading, the next day they start to build the Wright flyer.

Pic 6 “Holy Crap!! it ate 39 coal cars!!”

Pic 7 “Rawr”

Pic 8 “Oh my gosh!!! Theyre foaming at the mouth!!!”

Pic 9 “OK, Who let Jeff Gordon drive this??”

Pic 10 “This is your brain on trains”

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1… ride indonisa rail…your 1 stop shop
2…ship with us…if we dont have a rail connection for you…we WILL MAKE ONE
3…???
4…engineer yells out the window to someone on the nose “what that signal”
5…turn of the centry atempt at intermodle transportation
6…where is sagorny weaver?
7…got milk?
8…rail afganistan
9…THATLL DO…THATLL DO…THAT WILL…AWWW ****…!!! NOW HOW ARE WE GOING TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE!!!
10…i have no comment for this one…becouse this one IS NOT SOMETHING TO LAUGH ABOUT!!! that is possabilty that all us rail roaders face eveyday we come to work…
csx engineer

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1, Who said the market for trains is dead.

2, (Lorry driver) This place is a tip.

3, New fuel alternative, loco’s to have tenders and be powered by orange juice.

4, Border Police still can’t get to the bottom of the train smuggling ring.

5, When I said recycle the train I meant…DOH

6, GE harness the power of on board engine fires to good use.

7, (Passenger) and you said the worst that could happen was an earthquake.

8, Security Lamas guard the new top secret loco from EMD.

9, Nice brake application, next time can you try it before we hit the wall.

10 Another red hot Intermodal train or Someone said thete was a hot axle box that neede looking at…was that the van or the train?

Cheers

Rory

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#6: Now that does resemble Darth Vader!!

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Pictures #1 and #4 look like Kmart during Halloween time!! Customers make a total
mess out of the costume area: costumes, masks, etc. all over the floor, thrown onto
other shelves, and other merchandise. Man am I glad to be away from there. [angel]

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1: When they said trainload sale; they weren’t kidding!

4: Last train out before the hurricane.

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“Do you have this car in Frisco livery?”