Train Humor

An accident happens at a railroad crossing in which a train smashes into a car and pushed it several hundred yards down the track. Though no one is killed, the driver takes the train company to court.

At the trial, the engineer insists that he had given the driver ample warning by waving his lantern back and forth for almost a minute. He even stood and convincingly demonstrated how he'd done it. The court believed him, and the suit was dismissed.

"Congratulations," the lawyer said to the engineer afterward. "You held up extremely well under cross-examination."

"Thanks," he said, "but they sure had me worried."

"How's that?" the lawyer asked.

"I was afraid they were going to ask if the gosh darn lantern was lit!"

Sister, There's Magic In Them There Model Trains

I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something magical about model railroading. It simply is one of the more charming hobbies that exists.

There is nothing quite so endearing as an older (I'll let the reader define that one) gentleman showing off his prize minature railroad. This is generally not something that was simply bought and constructed but something that has been nurtured and developed over decades.

Perhaps it is the fascination with the raw power of the machinery, at full size, of course. Or, perhaps instead it is an attempt to reach back to the not so distant past when trains were high tech (believe it!) in an attempt to recapture the perceived quality of life and/or innocence.

Who knows? But then, who cares? It is just cool.

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