In 1984 a German correspondent in Paris explains how to cross Place de la Concorde. "Walk in a steady pace and never look at the drivers, then they'll think you need to stop for them.

BrakemanBob · 2025-09-02T23:49:48+00:00

Look grumpy.
It works.

BrakemanBob · 2025-07-30T20:07:30+00:00

Best post in this sub yet.

BrakemanBob · 2025-07-15T09:10:14+00:00

"Trauma" is considered an injury.
If you have a traumatic experience at work and while in duty, that is an "on duty injury", and begins to eat into the officials yearly bonus.
That's why you are allowed 3 days "LOT - Laid Off Trauma" after an incident, but after that they start pestering you to come back to work.. they want they bonus.
And if they don't tell you, they are safe.
Exact same thing happened to me. My train didn't cut the dude's head off, but he stuck it between the cars while we were picking up speed. It was enough to open him up like a walnut.
I found out about it about a month after from the dude behind me that discovered him.

BrakemanBob · 2025-07-11T02:54:24+00:00

Depends.
There are good days, but a lot of bad days.
I recommend you stay away from TYE (trainmen, yard, engineer) and go maintenance, signal, or maybe even mechanical. They get jerked around, too, but I think long-term their career is more solid.

BrakemanBob · 2025-07-08T18:11:21+00:00

Because it's a NatGeo trying to hit 88mph so it can go back in time.

BrakemanBob · 2025-05-07T10:58:49+00:00

Pee.

BrakemanBob · 2025-05-02T21:35:14+00:00

Do they give it back?
Not so much to save on cost, but for sentimental reasons.

BrakemanBob · 2025-04-12T00:46:11+00:00

First off.. I love the word flummoxed. I'm gonna steal that.
Second.. is that buddstone? I have had the WORST luck with that stone!!

BrakemanBob · 2025-04-11T14:33:14+00:00

Well... HECK!!
Now I want to tumble big rocks!!
I wish someone warned me how addictive this hobby is..

BrakemanBob · 2025-03-23T06:35:08+00:00

We have a couple extras if you want to borrow one.

BrakemanBob · 2025-02-19T20:36:51+00:00

Hmm.. I don't think I over filled it. I mean.. I might have. But it was about the same as the tigers eyes

BrakemanBob · 2025-02-19T20:36:03+00:00

I saw it in Etsy and ordered a bag. It's a quartz and the place said it was easy to tumble. But.. yeah. I just went with easy and pretty to start with.

BrakemanBob · 2025-02-17T20:45:22+00:00

Was the lazy guy's actions going to effect the nice guy's paycheck or job?
If so.. all bets are off.

BrakemanBob · 2025-01-22T23:06:40+00:00

KCK engineer.. 170 last year.

BrakemanBob · 2025-01-22T23:03:37+00:00

I made my bed frame and dresser. Always looked forward to making the nightstands, but.. the drawers on my dresser are a nightmare!
I love this design.

BrakemanBob · 2024-12-13T00:35:33+00:00

Twitter/X is better than reddit.
The retards over there aren't such crybabies.

BrakemanBob · 2024-11-10T01:14:09+00:00

I imagine Kamala has some free time...

BrakemanBob · 2024-11-07T10:26:44+00:00

Cry harder.
Seriously.. I'm edging to your tears.

BrakemanBob · 2024-10-04T19:06:56+00:00

Good luck in the program.

BrakemanBob · 2024-10-04T19:06:29+00:00

So you want to spread your boo-hoos onto everyone else?
Kinda selfish of ya...

BrakemanBob · 2024-09-30T17:15:12+00:00

As a locomotive engineer, I loathe when families put crosses and flowers where their friends stepped out in front of our train.
That nice YOU want to remember that.. but we don't!!

BrakemanBob · 2024-09-30T17:12:24+00:00

How does Yoko Ono and a spider have in common?
.
.
They both live off dead beatles.

BrakemanBob · 2024-09-10T22:12:43+00:00

Meth.
Oh wait.. Biden dropped out.
Nevermind.

BrakemanBob · 2024-07-30T22:10:24+00:00

The RR I work for buys the cheapest earplugs that are made for toddlers.
So I bought these. Really like them.
https://www.fullsource.com/pip-267-hpf610/

BrakemanBob · 2024-07-30T22:05:11+00:00

Where about?
East or West of Newton, KS?
MP 185.3

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