garmon757 Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I'm wondering if y'all talking about this? http://youtu.be/MYcvtcL0O9I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajuan Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Remember how everyone likes to joke about zombies being real and people being possessed like the girl from The Exorcist? Check this out!!! Weird to the max!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Remember how everyone likes to joke about zombies being real and people being possessed like the girl from The Exorcist? Check this out!!! Weird to the max!!! Only things it proves are Mr. CTA must also work there. As usually the case in the NFL, the retaliator gets the penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I thought this thread would be appropriate for this question: What's the weirdest sounding commuter/subway train you've ever heard, in real life or on Youtube? For me, it's a tie between the E231 in Japan and the London Underground 1996 Stock, both on Youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I thought this thread would be appropriate for this question: What's the weirdest sounding commuter/subway train you've ever heard, in real life or on Youtube? For me, it's a tie between the E231 in Japan and the London Underground 1996 Stock, both on Youtube. Sounds like the London Underground was trying to strangle a cat. The green IC cars were pretty weird. They would be quiet, then the air compressors would start chugging, and then the electric motors would kick in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Sounds like the London Underground was trying to strangle a cat. The green IC cars were pretty weird. They would be quiet, then the air compressors would start chugging, and then the electric motors would kick in. The explanation for the LU trains is pretty complicated, so I'll go with your idea. As for the E231, I've noticed more trains that sound like that, at least in Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 This was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Maybe another reason for the sneeze guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Here's a story of a man getting on a woman who's getting on the Bus Driver. Very amusing video here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Got crazy on the NY Subway a couple weeks back... one slap turns into a melee.... Round 1.... FIGHT!!! http://youtu.be/fcGLm_OjEy4 http://youtu.be/Hoc_uF-cF0Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Another bus goes up in flames..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need someone familiar with Chicago's history here..... These bridges on Ashland near Clybourn and at Webster look like they were/still are operable(raises and lowers). Anyone know if they are/were and when they last were if indeed they were active bridges. There's no lights or warning devices on them, so I imagine CDOT would have to block traffic if they needed to be risen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I need someone familiar with Chicago's history here..... These bridges on Ashland near Clybourn and at Webster look like they were/still are operable(raises and lowers). Anyone know if they are/were and when they last were if indeed they were active bridges. There's no lights or warning devices on them, so I imagine CDOT would have to block traffic if they needed to be risen. While the truss and bridge house are visible, there would have to be things like counterweights and gears for the bridge to lift. So,. I guess you would have to go back and look for them. They certainly are on the downtown bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 While the truss and bridge house are visible, there would have to be things like counterweights and gears for the bridge to lift. So,. I guess you would have to go back and look for them. They certainly are on the downtown bridges. I need someone familiar with Chicago's history here..... These bridges on Ashland near Clybourn and at Webster look like they were/still are operable(raises and lowers). Anyone know if they are/were and when they last were if indeed they were active bridges. There's no lights or warning devices on them, so I imagine CDOT would have to block traffic if they needed to be risen. It's been a very long time, maybe 30+ years. Just west of Ashland is the Deering Bridge that the C&NW Ry. built & it's locked down, the bridge house is boarded up & abandoned & the rails across it are continuous welded rail, so it will never be able to go up. I wish the Union Pacific would wreck the huge concrete counter weights on the bridge so they wouldn't be grafittied any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 It's been a very long time, maybe 30+ years. Just west of Ashland is the Deering Bridge that the C&NW Ry. built & it's locked down, the bridge house is boarded up & abandoned & the rails across it are continuous welded rail, so it will never be able to go up. I wish the Union Pacific would wreck the huge concrete counter weights on the bridge so they wouldn't be grafittied any more. The other thing I noted is that the photo doesn't show a joint between the bridge deck and the rest of the street, and if one doesn't exist, the bridge is not going to lift. The change in the color of the pavement seems to be on this side of the traffic light pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw4400 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 The other thing I noted is that the photo doesn't show a joint between the bridge deck and the rest of the street, and if one doesn't exist, the bridge is not going to lift. The change in the color of the pavement seems to be on this side of the traffic light pole. That's what I was thinking too... these bridges are just for pedestrian and vehicular crossing purposes. The lack of warning lights and gates made me hypothesize that too. Because if these were operable and a tall boat needed to pass them, they would require CDOT to block all lanes of traffic to do a bridge lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Someone needs to tell LA to take down these signs or something bad might happen. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152485202641087&set=a.10150198911411087.316344.587546086&type=1&theater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Someone needs to tell LA to take down these signs or something bad might happen. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152485202641087&set=a.10150198911411087.316344.587546086&type=1&theater At this point, one has to wonder if the relatives of Menta Lee Il are bluff or have the ability to carry out their terrorist threats. I doubt that they have agents at every bus shelter. I'd be more worried about the vigilantes like the guy who shot the 2 NY police officers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroShadow Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Someone needs to tell LA to take down these signs or something bad might happen. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152485202641087&set=a.10150198911411087.316344.587546086&type=1&theater Double down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 And we must remember not to get too close to a speeding train in the snow or this will happen.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npm4ElvJWJg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Someone needs to tell LA to take down these signs or something bad might happen. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152485202641087&set=a.10150198911411087.316344.587546086&type=1&theater Double down. Come to think about it, someone from essentially Albany Park through Glevinew should tell us what the Korean characters on the sign mean. I bet it isn't "shop at Super H Mart." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 And we must remember not to get too close to a speeding train in the snow or this will happen.... I think snow just messes everything up in terms of public transit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDFLcoFySic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I think snow just messes everything up in terms of public transit... .... But that's Bulgaria, It can't happen here because we don't have trolley buses. Our artics, on the other hand............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Since were talking about snow, I have an interesting video here of snow removal on the SP. Can snow be more powerful than a locomotive? (like Superman) Watch the video for the answer. This is an interesting video here of two goliaths battling it out a locomotive vs. mother nature. Who will win? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okBdCYhmks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strictures Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Since were talking about snow, I have an interesting video here of snow removal on the SP. Can snow be more powerful than a locomotive? (like Superman) Watch the video for the answer. This is an interesting video here of two goliaths battling it out a locomotive vs. mother nature. Who will win? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okBdCYhmks I saw a YouTube about a UP rotary that was built in 1936 with a steam engine & is still in use, but now uses a diesel to power it, but still has a steam boiler on board to melt the snow off of it in operation. It has a pair of wings that can move out about a foot to clear a wider path. The UP foreman said it's only about once every ten years. The video was from 2009 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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