>be random fisherman on Florida's St. Johns River in 1980>be on your comfy boat, catching some catfish as your Southern ancestors have been doing for generations >be anchored next to the local train trestle>Amtrak's Silver Meteor service passes by as it does every day>think nothing of it, continue fishing>suddenly a steaming fat pile of shit lads right on your fucking head>before you even have time to react to being covered in more excrement than an Indian swimming in the Ganges, the Silver Meteor disappears into the distance>go straight to the town sheriff to file a complaint>it turns out that Amtrak's Budd and Pullman-built rolling stock that was inherited from other railroads upon nationalization, are all equipped with direct-dump-on-the-tracks toilets that will literally dump piss and shit on the fucking tracks at high speed; and that this is a practice dating all the way back to the first passenger trains that has essentially remained unchanged in over 150 years>judge is no more amused than you are, win the resulting lawsuit easily>literal legal shitstorm ensues as now Amtrak is on the hook for whenever someone gets splattered by human waste from one of their trains>outfitting the entire Heritage Fleet with retention tanks that are periodically emptied at stations turns out to be too expensive, so most of the fleet is sent straight to the scrapyards as soon as they can be replaced>incoming Amfleet, Viewliner and Superliner cars all have to be redesigned from the ground-up to use retention tanks>thus the era of the classical American streamliner comes to an abrupt end>all because of a fucking toiletComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2061868But what if I have to go right now?!
>>2061900Shit in your seat like a real man
>>2061790I rode on a historic train in the US in the 90s that just had a hole under the toilet and you could see the ground go by underneath
America and India Superpower 1917. Greatest alliance sirs joined by the designated shitting rail.
>>2061859That's why you want long range lines to have high speed. At an average 150 mph, a 250-mile distance is covered quickly enough for the toilet to remain passable.
Seishun 18 Kippu EditionOld Thread: >>2035672
Wet and cold morning at Tazawako today, but Komachi愛 warms the hearts of all.
JR Shikoku has revealed its 3600 Series Hybrid DMU to the presshttps://news.mynavi.jp/article/20251223-jrshikoku3600/
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/common/inc/news/newtopics/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2025/12/25/251225_thenameofthenewstationhasbeendecided.pdfJR Kyushu is building a new station near Fukuoka Subway/Nishitetsu Kaizuka station, and thankfully they will name it JR Kaizuka instead of some stupid shit that came up in the surveys like "Kaizuka Gateway" or "Hakozaki Smart City".Also interesting that the filename is in English instead of Japanese.
If you're travelling on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and maybe even the regular Joetsu line, expect a lot of traffic for a while, especially around New Years, because there's only 2 paved roads between Gunma and Niigata, and one of those(Kan-etsu Expressway) just got closed due to a huge pileup crash and a fire, and the investigation and cleanup will apparently take weeks if not months.The other road(National Route 17) only has 1 lane each direction, and has a tunnel that doesn't fit taller coach buses, so you'll be competing for seat reservations with group tours which would otherwise have to make huge detours, either via Nagano through Karuizawa(Route 292 closes for winter so can't do Nagano through Kusatsu) or Ban'etsu Expressway through Koriyama.
Multiple local outlets seem to be reporting that the Japanese government has earmarked money in the new budget proposal for re-evaluation of Basic Plan Shinkansen lines yet to be built, but every single one is paywalled so all I can see are tweets about these articles.Are they really saying that the chances of Tsuruga - Shin-Osaka track being built are so low that other Shinkansen could be built first?
Is vaping in bus / metro / trains illegal ? ive seen some kids vaping and blowing the smoke in their hoodies or sometimes keeping the smoke in their lungs until it becomes barely visible. Are there like smoke detectors on them ?
Post Your Bike ThreadWinter Warriors EditionPrevious Edition>>>2054430
>>2062012I don't understand it either. Fenders always look great.
>>2062012>>2062013nta fenders are suddenly like 900$ each for some reason so thats why i dont have any>>2062005would pet
>>2062005I don't see any shakti stones though
>>2062012>it's some type of mental illness. not the type that debilitates you and prevents you from functioning in society, but still.>tfw have the opposite kind of mental illness, super autism+adhd, extremely proficient at nearly every skilled task but dysfunctional at fitting into society
>>2062025it's the same mental illness, but you can't tell because of said mental illness
let me guess....you need more?
That would actually look bad ass if they did internal cables, got rid of the stupid dropper post, and put on a proper aerocockpit. I realize it's not necessary and not what the customer wants, but it would look totally sick
NOI need less!
>>2061162>full sussy gravel bike
>>2061162these are cool. i dont think i will ever buy one but they are cool.
Well well well Looks like you can list high end bikes on bringatrailer nowhttps://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-porsche-bike-fs-bicycle/4 hours left of this baby
its like a klein but with extra chromosones
What would your dream transportation job be? Any time period, any place. For me, it would be running steam locomotives on the ATSF from the late 1930s to the end of steam. A close second would be an airline captain in the 1950s and 60s to experience the beginning of the jet age.
>>2059826That's a good one, you get to work on some of the best steam power around. A's, Y's, the occasional J (I like the A's the most of the three). And you get to drink while you work
>>2061463The only downside would be getting blinded by an O. Winston Link nighttime flash photoshoot.
>>2061350Mostly to see the ghost of Marshall Pass in person.
>>2053197AB Rigger during the age of sail. I want to be the crew that is responsible for all the rope/lines on the boat, master of the marlinspike craft. In fact, I still want to do that now. Alas, for now, I have to accept being just an economic unit sailor on modern motor vessels. Hopefully I can get on a tall ship sometime soon and larp my dream.
>>2056129>>2061351Sounds comfy. In documentaries on deep ocean or Antarctic exploration, the crew always look like they're having a good time. Dunno if they have a dedicated IT person or if one of the scientists just picks up the duty of comms/networking for the trip.
What was air travel like before 9-11?
Moslums were a mistake.
>>2058936Me too, man. Tha captain was really nice.
>>2058931Not as shitty as today but still shitty. Before then I used to catch rides in the jumpseat but that all ended in 2001.
>>2059136I'm very sorry you got deported, anon, but the law is the law.
>>2058931I got my picture taken in the cockpit I used to walk onto the tarmac and up the stairs that was pushed up against the planeI also flew as an unaccompanied minorGot a free pack of playing cardsTook home a neat small plastic cupAirline food was a thing sometimes even on four-hour flights>>2058963Lines got way worse after 9/11
Why does a graffitied train have to be taken out of circulation immediately? How much does it cost in your country to clean up one graffiti piece? In Finland, the average cleanup cost is 600-700ish.
>>2061920>NYC has legit concerns about terrorisim.Graffiti is usually considered to be vandalism, not terrorism. In case you hadn't noticed, there is a difference.
>>2061922If the graffers are there, the chance that someone else follows them in, or uses what the graff people are doing to find vulnerabilities. And that in NYC's case, this isn't just a theoretical risk. There are definitely assholes with mass murder on their mind around who would glady do that shit in NYC..
>>2061928> Ah yes ahmed now that we have followed this graffiti artist to a train yard that spans for block and blocks openly we can complete our duty to allah and make the pigs pay by writing our names on the containers!you're such a pussy just say you're scared and shutup
>>2058177i've never heard of it by that name but it's pretty well known that it's a thing. people even joke that you have to keep bathroom stalls clean because once the first child draws a little stick man in there, it's fucking over conversely, if you get some particularly talented vandal to just do a huge mural, vandals are less likely to write over it, and sticker-bombing stuff or even hanging shitloads of flyers is a good way to at least keep vandalism PG/limited to further being just people slapping stickers for their home businesses instead of scribbling GAIUS WAS HERE AND IS NOW A HOMO WITH HIS BEST BRO AULUS. and again many cities have designated tag walls specifically to contain vandalism/reduce hood nigga nonsense since even hood niggas seeing a well done mural of a local pop star or something wont tag over it (much)
>>2061947LOL. Flex more, toy bitch.
Do you guys ever have conversations with other people on public transportation, or try picking up girls there?>yet another day riding the subway sharing a car with plenty of cute girls, normal looking guys, and never make conversation with anyone to try to make friends or get a date>it's been like this nearly daily for 10 years>even see the same people getting on and off at my same stop, they live near me, and still never speak to anyone
>>2054798Lorna
>>2049311I don't think she would have enjoyed that
There was a cute girl with wavy hair who used to ride the bus on the same route as me when I lived in mexico and she smiled and made small talk with me a couple of times but I was too much of an idiot to ask her out
>>2046297I get it a lot less now that I wear big headphones
>last week of December>another year riding the subway pretty much every day>another year of not speaking to a single person on my ride There’s a pretty young woman with resting bitch face who I see almost every day, sometimes in the morning but frequently in the evening returning home. We live at the same stop. We are on the train for nearly half an hour together. We frequently are even on the same train car. We were both on the train this morning, day after Christmas, when it was pretty sparsely filled. Despite how awkward it would be given we see each other for months and never speak, I Could have struck up a conversation based around Christmas how her holiday was, doesn’t it suck we have to work today when so few people do, talk about living in the same town, etc. Instead what did I do? Walked to the next car and sat there the whole timeI’m sure this girl has never even noticed my existence on the train, yet almost every single day I notice her and kick myself how I don’t talk to her. She doesn’t seem to have any visible piercings or tattoos like is common in my area. Probably a relatively wholesome girl. And yet, nothing. I swear riding the subway make me even more miserable
It is said that if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Are you one of the good ones, /n/? Do people say you're not like those other cyclists?
>>2028001I strive to present my own set of unique problems to society.
>>2057325It's not driving it's travelling so I don't need a license.
>>2061503I'm confused at the fact that sovereign citizens haven't worked themselves up to the highest levels of power, considering the miasma theorists somehow got control of the CDC it's only fair that the "I don't need car insurance or a valid license" people get their fair share of the federal government
>>2061503No one is stopping you from travelling. Get out and walk, fatty. Operating heavy machinery requires specialized training and licensure though, and you don't need to be in a machine to travel.
>>2061622soverign citizens by nature don't believe the government is even real, let alone want to be a part of it if it is. sorta like how moderate republicans don't really protest to get what they want because they are pro peace and order by nature despite all being armed to the teeth
Is it the blimp trains time to shine?Could this be used to get Ukraine grain to the rest of europe?They have different rail gauge between rooskie and EU tracks but blimp can be handed off with out even slowing downTHIS CAN WORK???!!!!!!!BLIMP TRAIN HOLEY ROLLERRIDE ON THE BLIMP TRAINBLIMP TRAIN SAVE THIS COUNTRY AND MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN Now Im on the edge of something Wondering bout the blimp train ooooohhhhaaaaa eeeeeaaaaahhhooooaaaaTalking bout the blimp train
im love blimp t so much what do?
>>2050570Thats very intereseting doctorI am a doctor also
>>1932354best song ever for this board
happy 888daysiversary
>>2061804That is pretty cool anon, how were you able to calculate that?
Theoretically speaking, if I was an entrepreneuring billionaire and I wanted to bring back one of the great American passenger trains (Super Chief, California Zephyr, Panama Limited, Empire Builder, City of Los Angeles/San Francisco, 20th Century Limited, Broadway Limited, Powhatan Arrow, Coast Daylight, etc.) to run on a regular basis (let's put it at at least two times a month for a start), which option would be more feasible from an economic/technical/legal perspective?1. Acquire all of the surviving rolling stock (sleepers, dining cars, dome/observation cars, baggage cars, etc.) from the original consist from private owners, heritage railways, and museums, as well as matching surviving locomotives (can be from ones different railroads since thousands of functionally and aesthetically identical EMD F and E units were sold to all Class I railroads). Renovate them as necessary to make them FRA-compliant, obtain waivers wherever possible. Put them into service as a part-luxury train, part-mobile museum.2. Commission the construction of a replica consist. Building entirely new streamlined cars from scratch, designed to match the internal and external appearance of its original as much as possible, with changes only being made when it's literally required to make the car FRA-compliant/modern user friendly (updated wiring, HEP, power outlets at seats, WiFi support, replacing wooden paneling with MDF paneling etc.). Motive power consists of custom-built Siemens Chargers designed to resemble the original E and F units (streamlining, bulldog noses, matching paint schemes, etc.) as much as legally possible.1/2
>>2048178> or just get drunk or high enough on Amtrak to imagine yourself in the golden age of rail travelIf you take the Piedmont service between CLT and RGH, you can ride for 3 hours in 50's era coaches. Put on a suit and tie to complete the feel and it's like stepping back in time with the very dated interiors and comfy large seats with ridiculous leg room.
>>2053389I know you jest :(
>>2011902Why didn't you just post an update itt?
Every time you bump your other thread I'll help you out by bumping this one too
>>2061797different anon
Why weren't these a thing more often in the heyday of railroads?>gives freight trains an additional source of income>passengers can presumably pay for tickets less since freight trains usually run on slower schedules>allows for mixed trains without the need to pull a coach from regular passenger service>can be coupled to the back of a regular passenger train during periods of high demand, the crew will enjoy the added privacy too>lonely freight train crews will enjoy the additional company>can be outfitted as extra crew accommodation when not in revenue service
>>2045720cute
>>2047949>supersized cabooseWe could all use one of those>>2056642This
>>2056653Containers aren't very well insulated against the elements. In hot weather, they become sweltering, in the cold, they're freezing.
>>2061619They'd have to be custom anyway, for fire/safety regs. Ideally they'd be stainless and aluminum too since accessing the inner walls for corrosion maintenance would be impossible. Making them insulated would be easy.
>>2061649>fire regulations for a shipping containerAren't they already pretty fire resistant owing to their all-steel construction? Or do you mean things like installing electrical wiring/stoves in one?
What would FAA regulations be like if witches (the kind that fly on brooms) were real?
>>2059369Yes, but the radar would need to be recalibrated for witches on the grounds that they're typically non-metallic.
>>2055859They'd probably drive air traffic controllers insane trying to track them
>>2059633What that?
>>2055873You ever try to get a spirit to fill out maintenance records? Or try to make sure your straw is FAA certified? Or try to prove your fairy dust has a volume less than 5 gallons?>>2055936HER DELIVERY SERVICE.>>2056142Logs. Witches are made of wood.>>2056171Brittish wizard schools would regulate the hell out of them.>>2056716>>2056404Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2055859Regulations? They're witches!
