You Might Not Be A model Railroader...

Mountain Man

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I got this idea from trains.com, although on their site it was not intended to be humorous:

You might not be a model railroder if:

...you think 2-4-4-2 is the combination to your safe.

...you think a shark is a large, dangerous fish.

...grades are something you got in school.

...turntables are for playing those old vinyl records.

...you think firemen ride firetrucks, engineers build bridges and brakemen work at Meinicke.

...You can remain calm in the presence of large pieces of railroad equipment.

...you do not keep a camera in your car.

...the only magazine in your house is Better Homes & Gardens.

...not only have you never been inside a train museum, you were unaware that there were any.

...you have never wandered into a model railroad hobby shop "just to look".

...you have absolutely no idea what an EOT device is, but you suspect it has something to do with terrorism in Iraq.

...you believe that DC is the nation's capitol, and DCC is probably a suburb, possibly connected to the CIA.

Just a few feeble attmepts to brighten someone's day...:cool:
 

beamish

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the 5th one is my favorite.

You might be an engineer, but can you drive a train??

I work with engineers every day, mostly electrical and computer but i am the only one certified as a Power Engineer Steam Traction Class.
 

Mountain Man

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...if you think Kato was the guy who hung out with OJ.

...if you think Bachmann was the guy who hooked up with Turner to start a rock band.

...if you think a "magnetic decoupler" is something you shouldn't talk about in front of the kids.

...if you are still wearing a baseball hat that just says something meaningless, like "Massey Ferguson".

...if you think Rock Island Line was just a song.

...if you think a conductor something that carries electricity.

...if you think "air brakes" are what you have to take after eating Mexican food.

...if you think a "track spike" is something runners have on their shoes.

...if you find the sound of a whistle at 3:00 AM annoying.

and finally...if you don't think of everything you look at as potential material that might be useful on a layout.

steamtrain
 

logicman

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You might not be a model railroader if:

you think that "The Railway Children" was just a soppy kid's film.

you think that the British movie "Trainspotting" was like, way cool, dude.