This is an ongoing tale of Alan and Jo's exploits in Austin, TX. Alan hopes there will be plenty of tasty beer involved, while Jo hopes to find lots of interesting aircraft.

Monday, November 24, 2008

Trains

American trains are big, huge things that mostly carry cargo. Being from a land in which the majority of trains have between one and three cars and which carry passengers, these American behemoths are a sight to behold. I have counted at least one with 103 segments (what do you call a cargo carriage anyway?). Some have four or five engines. If you're watching a train and wave at it, the drivers often wave back, or honk their very loud horns :-) Try that with British Rail...

I just got caught at a level crossing, so I whipped out my phone and snagged the train for y'all. This one is a tiddler, only two engines and 91 carriages.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Arm waver said...

Hi JO.
Nice video but being a real pedant - they aren't carriages but wagons. :)
ATVB
G

26 November, 2008 13:20

 
Blogger Jo said...

Thank you Gary, I knew there was a word for them! Brain fade...

04 December, 2008 09:00

 

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