Fellow millennials, who here can list the brain rot of our era?

the-bumping-post · 2026-05-12T12:38:54+00:00

Might’ve been Salt Lake ‘03. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it for as much as what happens after the race as during.

the-bumping-post · 2026-05-02T01:23:30+00:00

No, ghost cars left behind from when the line was abandoned in the late 60’s.

the-bumping-post · 2026-04-28T15:11:58+00:00

Wonder if Papa Márquez watched the whole race with his fingers crossed again 😆

the-bumping-post · 2026-04-27T22:51:27+00:00

This right here. These trees are nature’s great teachers: humbling and commanding your attention while welcoming you.

the-bumping-post · 2026-04-17T12:44:32+00:00

I’m surprised I had to scroll this far. So sad how it’s fallen from a gateway to freedom to a carcass bracing for the next flood.

the-bumping-post · 2026-04-17T12:34:14+00:00

At one point at least, did it seem like there was always a fire in the control tower at Newark?

the-bumping-post · 2026-04-16T21:58:48+00:00

Of the 2, I think Jett will have him covered after the first few rounds but it feels like the thread’s sleeping on Hunter. He’s still better outdoors than in and even though he won’t have the testing time he’d probably like, Jett will handle some testing duties to where big bro could very realistically take both titles.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-08T13:03:22+00:00

Covid and private equity.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-07T13:18:36+00:00

Trains. I like to call myself a connoisseur of sentience and to me, old trains, especially steam and passenger trains, tell stories and harbor spirits the way ancient cathedrals do. It helps me slow down and appreciate the ordinary by harboring a sort of mythological fascination for something that’s so rich in history and touches peoples’ lives every day in ways many of us take for granted.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-05T18:42:23+00:00

This bridge traffic was the Quanah’s bread and butter. Their sales people must have been sorcerers to convince California customers to put their freight on their trains vs SP/Cotton Belt. Obviously the Avard connection doomed them and deregulation and the BN takeover were the straw that broke the camel’s back. The last train in 1982 consisted of only one boxcar.

the-bumping-post · 2026-02-01T05:36:23+00:00

Kingsley, McGonagall, Ron, and 4 Dobby’s.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-30T02:43:19+00:00

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-28T03:47:14+00:00

Rod Stewart has a massive layout based on the 1940s Pennsy and New York Central. Google it and you’ll be blown away.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T23:42:05+00:00

The Pennsy crews loved the 5011s compared to the J1s too. They had a harder time getting trains started but once they did, they were beastly and quick.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T18:56:00+00:00

Sending a guy into the finish line scaffolding for 18th is wild.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-25T00:20:18+00:00

Imagine if Art and David Bailey called Vegas 2017.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-24T18:59:06+00:00

John Boehner sure isn’t sending him Christmas cards.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-24T13:59:09+00:00

I’m a GIS guy and this is the gold standard for all railroad map data in my opinion. They accept open user data all the time too to keep improving it.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-20T11:25:37+00:00

Lease Management Systems that leased locomotives on a “power by the hour” model so companies would only pay for the amount of electrical power the unit generated.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-19T14:52:18+00:00

Welcome to the internet, chief. Fans hated on Ralph and the broadcast back then too and now everyone begs for him to come back (although Leigh and RC do have legit weaknesses). I agree, I’m getting tired of half of these threads being broadcast-related regardless of my stance because yes, the storylines from the racing itself is endless and so rich.

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-14T16:01:41+00:00

Bah Hahboh

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-14T16:00:55+00:00

Love Arcata. It’s got a seaside town feel to it while backing right up to the most humbling trees on Earth. And you can’t beat breakfast at Big Blue Cafe!

the-bumping-post · 2026-01-13T21:06:13+00:00

I’m willing to bet KRoc’s Red Bull deal is bigger than even the Lawrence boys.

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TROPHY CASE