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| rrrick |
 May 18 2008, 08:04 PM
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I was on a northbound Acela today(18th) in New Jersey when the engineer called the dispatcher and said "I need to stop for a few seconds". He repeated this five times with increasing urgency until he was acknowleged and got permission to stop south of Trenton. The train came to a stop for a minute or two. The engineer did his "business" and we continued on. When you got to go "you got to go"!!
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| steve4031 |
May 19 2008, 08:21 AM
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Is this what I think it is?
Is there only one person in the cab of the Acela? |
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| jis |
May 19 2008, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE(steve4031 @ May 19 2008, 09:21 AM)  Is this what I think it is? Is there only one person in the cab of the Acela? Yes and yes. |
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| steve4031 |
May 19 2008, 10:36 PM
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QUOTE(jis @ May 19 2008, 04:11 PM) QUOTE(steve4031 @ May 19 2008, 09:21 AM) Is this what I think it is? Is there only one person in the cab of the Acela? Yes and yes. Well Kevin, . . . . that explains why I couldn't be an engineer. The Acela would never be ontime. Especially if I needed correct changes. LOL |
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| KevinKorell |
May 20 2008, 12:19 AM
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True, Steve, except I think that the King was dethroned during our last few fests in California, Boston, and New York.
 -------------------- Kevin Korell OTOL Board Leader Howell, NJ |
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| steve4031 |
May 20 2008, 08:10 AM
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QUOTE(KevinKorell @ May 20 2008, 12:19 AM) True, Steve, except I think that the King was dethroned during our last few fests in California, Boston, and New York. Yeah, I went and bought some of that chewable pepto bismo which helped immensely. LOL Long live the new king  |
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