Can you use cell phones on trains?

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:20:21 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]> chose
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>It is alleged that Craven Morehead claimed:
>
>> For a short, but complete tutorial on living near train tracks, rent the
>> classic movie "The Blues Brothers". Listen to what Elwood proclaims.
>
>I own a copy of the that movie.

The new 25th anniversary DVD? Excellent... There's another whole verse of
Minnie the Moocher.

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user wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:29:26 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>David S wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:02:52 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]> chose
>>>to add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
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>>>
>>>>I live about 50 feet from the tracks and 200 feet from a crossing.
>>>>Additionally, Ford Motor Cars, Inc, has their regional distribution
>>>>center about a thousand feet or so down the line (vehicles are brought
>>>>in by train and then put onto the road-going car carriers). It's a
>>>>pair of tracks, one is the regional commuter train line and the other
>>>>is an active freight line used by everybody.
>>>>
>>>>The crossing is posted as "no horn" for the overnight, but there are
>>>>two other crossings within a half-mile in either direction and at night
>>>>those horns carry. And I do complain to the police dispatcher, as per
>>>>the proper procedures, when the train jockeys ignore the "no horn"
>>>>edict for this crossing.
>>>>
>>>>The noise is worse in the warmer months when I leave windows open.
>>>
>>>
>>>If the engineer is blowing, it's probably because some idiot is driving
>>>around the gates. You'd be amazed how often that happens. This summer, one
>>>railroad and all the police agencies in one county in Texas did a one-day
>>>enforcement blitz and ticketed over 90 people for crossing violations.
>>>
>>>Anyway, you won't get much sleep if there are a bunch of sirens responding
>>>to the wrecked car that didn't get out of the way because the engineer
>>>obeyed the "no horn" order. (Blowing the horn at a crossing also happens to
>>>be a federal law.)
>>
>>That's a stupid law. Anyone arrogant enough to pull that stunt deserves
>>to be sliced and diced under Darwin's wheels. **** 'em. Leave the
>>whistle rope alone, and soon enough we'll all be better off.
>>
>
>
> Except for the times when the crossing gates malfunction, which
> is frequently.
>
> We had several deaths around here last year when the gates didn't
> work, and the engineers didn't observe/weren't made aware of
> the problem, and didn't blow their horns when approaching the crossing.

To this day, some people don't know this, and others don't care - either
way, violating a rail crossing arm regardless of why it's down is an
incredibly stupid thing to do.

>
> When a Conrail train meets a car, the train ALWAYS wins.
>
> - Rich
>


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It is alleged that David S claimed:

> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:20:21 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]> chose
> to add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
> >It is alleged that Craven Morehead claimed:
> >> For a short, but complete tutorial on living near train tracks, rent the
> >> classic movie "The Blues Brothers". Listen to what Elwood proclaims.
> >
> >I own a copy of the that movie.
>
> The new 25th anniversary DVD? Excellent... There's another whole verse of

It's the "Collector's Edition".

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Brian Beuchaw wrote:
> In alt.cellular Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>David S wrote:
>>
>>>Anyway, you won't get much sleep if there are a bunch of sirens responding
>>>to the wrecked car that didn't get out of the way because the engineer
>>>obeyed the "no horn" order. (Blowing the horn at a crossing also happens to
>>>be a federal law.)
>>
>>That's a stupid law. Anyone arrogant enough to pull that stunt deserves
>>to be sliced and diced under Darwin's wheels. **** 'em. Leave the
>>whistle rope alone, and soon enough we'll all be better off.
>
>
> Unless the dumb-asses have already reproduced, which would be unfortunate.
>
> brian

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> Can you use cell phones on a train?

Sure, why not?

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:57:39 GMT, user <[email protected]> chose to add
this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

> We had several deaths around here last year when the gates didn't
>work, and the engineers didn't observe/weren't made aware of
>the problem, and didn't blow their horns when approaching the crossing.

To be perfectly technical about the law (and make a lot more of you think
it's stupid), even if the gates aren't down, it's still your fault if you
get hit by a train; you're supposed to look first. That's why buses do it.

> When a Conrail train meets a car, the train ALWAYS wins.

When ANY train meets a car the train always wins.

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On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:22:37 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]> chose
to add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:

>It is alleged that David S claimed:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:20:21 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <[email protected]> chose
>> to add this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
>> >It is alleged that Craven Morehead claimed:
>> >> For a short, but complete tutorial on living near train tracks, rent the
>> >> classic movie "The Blues Brothers". Listen to what Elwood proclaims.
>> >
>> >I own a copy of the that movie.
>>
>> The new 25th anniversary DVD? Excellent... There's another whole verse of
>
>It's the "Collector's Edition".

Does it have the theatrical cut, the director's cut, or both?

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David S wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:57:39 GMT, user <[email protected]> chose to add
> this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
>> When a Conrail train meets a car, the train ALWAYS wins.
>
> When ANY train meets a car the train always wins.

Not a bridal train, or a mule train, or a Soul Train.

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clifto wrote:
> David S wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:57:39 GMT, user <[email protected]> chose to add
>>this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
>>
>>> When a Conrail train meets a car, the train ALWAYS wins.
>>
>>When ANY train meets a car the train always wins.
>
>
> Not a bridal train, or a mule train, or a Soul Train.
>

On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:08:04 GMT, David S
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:57:39 GMT, user <[email protected]> chose to add
>this to the great equation of life, the universe, and everything:
>
>> We had several deaths around here last year when the gates didn't
>>work, and the engineers didn't observe/weren't made aware of
>>the problem, and didn't blow their horns when approaching the crossing.
>
>To be perfectly technical about the law (and make a lot more of you think
>it's stupid), even if the gates aren't down, it's still your fault if you
>get hit by a train; you're supposed to look first. That's why buses do it.
>
>> When a Conrail train meets a car, the train ALWAYS wins.
>
>When ANY train meets a car the train always wins.

But Conrail, specifically lost the big battle.

Oh and thanks to David S, I have now wasted more time today reading
his rotating sigs. 8-)

That is not always true. Earlier this year, an idiot parked an SUV on the
tracks in an attempt to commit suicide. At the last minute the coward
decided that he did not want to commit suicide and got out of the SUV and
left the SUV on the tracks. The train hit the SUV and derailed killing many
people.

I believe that the companies that own the trains should issue a statement
that if you want to commit suicide by train, simply lay your body on the
tracks rather than parking a vehicle on the tracks. This will accomplish the
desired result without the potential of causing a derailment. This
information should be posted in all train stations so that it becomes common
knowledge.


>>When ANY train meets a car the train always wins.
>
> But Conrail, specifically lost the big battle.
>
> Oh and thanks to David S, I have now wasted more time today reading
> his rotating sigs. 8-)

Mij Adyaw wrote:
> That is not always true. Earlier this year, an idiot parked an SUV on the
> tracks in an attempt to commit suicide. At the last minute the coward
> decided that he did not want to commit suicide and got out of the SUV and
> left the SUV on the tracks. The train hit the SUV and derailed killing many
> people.

That wasn't a big freight train, if I recall correctly. That was a Los
Angeles MetroLink commuter train. Nowhere near as large.

Back in my hometown, the Greater Cleveland RTA runs four commuter rail
routes. Three of those routes run light rail vehicles. There have been a
couple people who have hit the trains and totaled their cars, but haven't
killed anyone.

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Steve Sobol wrote:
>
> That wasn't a big freight train, if I recall correctly.
> That was a Los Angeles MetroLink commuter train. Nowhere
> near as large.
>
> Back in my hometown, the Greater Cleveland RTA runs four
> commuter rail routes. Three of those routes run light
> rail vehicles. There have been a couple people who have
> hit the trains and totaled their cars, but haven't killed
> anyone.

I used to live in Michigan and the line from NY City to Chicago
(Century Limited) ran through our back yard. Those things take
at least 5 to 10 miles to stop.

My father was a train buff and somehow managed to get me
a ride in the engine to Chicago and back. They stopped behind
the house, picked me up, we went to Chicago where they switched
crews and they brought me back and dropped me off at the back
yard again.

-Quick

Quick wrote:
> I used to live in Michigan and the line from NY City to Chicago
> (Century Limited) ran through our back yard. Those things take
> at least 5 to 10 miles to stop.

They don't stop fast. Texas Railroad Commission figures a mile or more
for a 6,0000 ton train or 100 cars doing 55 mph doing a emergency stop.

So 5 miles is reasonable for a "gosh darn it" stop compared to an "oh
****!" stop

Quick wrote:

> I used to live in Michigan and the line from NY City to Chicago
> (Century Limited) ran through our back yard. Those things take
> at least 5 to 10 miles to stop.

But again, that's Amtrak, not commuter rail. Much bigger cars.


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