Just an Earth-Bound Misfit: The Rantings of an Aging, Armed, Pinko Chick

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Friday, July 21, 2017

Because It's Friday

SP 4449:

9 comments:

Stewart Dean said...: awesome in HD1080, great framing & detail....what's with the swiveling optics in the upper headlight?; 7/21/2017 2:51 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: That is a Mars light.; 7/21/2017 3:00 PM
CenterPuke88 said...: "Mars light...oh, I'll google that..."

Damnit, Comrade, another 20 minutes down the Interweb ratholes!; 7/21/2017 4:10 PM
hans said...: awesome!!!; 7/21/2017 4:38 PM
B said...: What is the car right behind the tenders? A generator car?; 7/21/2017 4:43 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: B, that's an Amtrak locomotive.

Most steam locomotives aren't set up to provide services to modern passenger cars. (The first few generations of diesels had boilers to provide steam for heating.)

Also, if there is an issue that causes the steam locomotive to have to drop its fires, the diesel can take over. Or provide additional tractive force if necessary. (Or if the steam locomotive is for show.); 7/21/2017 5:38 PM
B said...: Ah, I wondered. 'Cause the diesel in that car was working hard.; 7/21/2017 7:29 PM
Comrade Misfit said...: I'd be curious to know if the steam engine has a set up to remotely control attached diesels. It would make sense to do it that way.; 7/22/2017 8:38 PM
CenterPuke88 said...: Looks like they are, judging by this post from 2011:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?10,2580662; 7/22/2017 11:18 PM