You Might Not Be A model Railroader...

eightyeightfan1

Now I'm AMP'd
...you think "highball" is only a drink.

..."track" was something you played music on in your car years ago, and yours had eight.

......a switch turns the lights on.

..."grades" are what your kids get in school, and they aren't all that great.
 

jbaakko

Active Member
Technically a FRED is Dumb, and an EOT is smart... The FRED just flashes, the EOT can talk to the lead unit's computer.
 

CNWman

CNW Fan
...you couldn't tell a GS-4 from a GG1

..you think "Daylight Limited" is a fancy way to talk about daylight savings time.
 

logicman

Greybeard
You might not be a model railroader if:

you think a 'caboose' is a wild animal.

you think a 'crosstie' is something that nightclub bouncers wear.

you can spend all day on ebay without buying anything.
 

ezdays

Out AZ way
...You think a crossbuck is a spot where male deer cross the road

...that your one tube of CA glue is in the kitchen drawer.
 

N Gauger

1:20.3 Train Addict
You only think of "Tie" as something that you wear in your coller

The ONLY definition you know for "Spike" has to do with a Football Touchdown....
 

eightyeightfan1

Now I'm AMP'd
......."less than car load" is one person driving alone in the diamond lane.

......."piggyback" is another name for an Arkansas college football fan.

......."flatcar" is what happens at a monster truck rally.
 

CNWman

CNW Fan
if you hate the Union Pacific

if you don't know how to lift a Spectrum steam engine without breaking the details

if you think the SD40T-2 came before the SD45T-2

if you think Horn hooks are just as good, if not better than, as Kadees because horn hooks stay together better AND come standard on many cheap train sets.
 

logicman

Greybeard
You might not be a model railroader if:

you think that 'the permanent way' is some new-fangled religion.

you think 'the zealot forum' is where followers of the permanent way hang out. :rolleyes:
 
...when you think of gauge you think of a round thing with a needle
...you think a hopper is a bunny or a kangaroo
...you think gondolas belong in Venice or Vegas
...you know a truck is a truck, a bogie is a monster
...you think a speeder is that thing from Star Wars
...you think working the yard involves pulling up weeds
...you think a railfan must be something new at Bed Bath and Beyond
...when you think of a flat car you imagine an accident with a steam roller
...you make sure there aren't cops around when you let out the magic smoke
...you expect a U-Boat to be filled with Nazis
...you know ballast is only for ships and fluorescent lights
...you think a fallen flag involves a broken pole
...you think of Shoney's first when you hear Big Boy, the Space Shuttle when you hear Challenger, the opera when you hear Mikado, and guys getting laid off when you hear Consolidation
...you don't know what pink or blue foam is, and you're pretty sure talking about homasote is not PC
...you're not sure what to do with that spare room
 
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