07-02-2010, 07:20 AM
MasonJar Wrote:nachoman Wrote:Has anyone ever been watching TV or a movie with a family member, friend, date, or wife and pointed out the "real" identity of a train used in the scene? The response (sometimes just the look on their face) is almost universally "what a dork you are! " followed with a "shusssh!" .
Uhhh, guilty as charged.
Andrew
Ditto...
Remember those spegetti westerns where the trains had (gasp) buffers, & 4-whell cars?
And yeah...if I said anything, my oldest daughter had this phrase - "You're hittin' about a 10 on the geekometer there Dad!"
Oh & btw...while we're on the subject...the engineer on The Silver Streak sat on the LEFT side of the cab! :ugeek:
-Drew-
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."