Railroad Humor

The real reason the're closing the Tennesse Pass/Royal Gorge route.

1) Anshutz likes skiing better than railroading

2) UP is siding with the tree huggers, to prevent mining and logging.

3) MP says "the UP always liked the KP better anyway."

4) Railroaders don't like doing the macarena (sp?) east of Pueblo.

5) GE will give UP a rebate on maintenance, cause the engines will fail less.

6) They want to sell the water rights to Colorado Springs.

7) They don't want to be shown up by "Colorado Rail Link".

8) There will never be a natural disaster on the Overland or Moffat routes.

9) Local resturants are have toubles competing with the 'Turntable' in Minturn.

10) UP diesels look bad in black.

11) Big New Santa Fe would run the trains faster.

12) Little did they know that they would need the helpers in Texas.

10. Modeling PC allows me the luxury of using more dummy engines to prototypically model the large number of PC locomotives out of service on any given day.
9. You can use more locomotives per train, as most likely one or two would die en route.
8. If you have frequent derailments, you can just tell your friends you're being prototypical.
7. PRR's attitude of buying at least one copy of most diesel models lends itself perfectly to the modeling world where most of us seem to get at least one of every cool new engine. Of course, if PRR didn't buy a locomotive, the NYC (or NH) probably did. By the time PC came around, there wasn't much that they didn't run.
6. Shoddy maintenance of the engines allows you to highlight your weathering skills.
5. Schedules are made for show only, as any arrival time within a few hours could be considered on time due to track, locomotive or derailment problems. This can lead to more easygoing operating sessions!
4. All of that black paint enhances the color of your foliage or shortline IPD boxcars.
3. My bad trackwork is now actualy highly prototypical!
2. Annoys the heck out of the SPF's (slobbering Pennsy freaks) or SNYCF's (slobbering NYC freaks, if there are such people). and the number one reason why modeling PC is fun.....
1. You can get rid of all (or at least most) of all of those ugly keystone or cigar bands, and replace them with the modern looking "worms in love" PC logo! (especially the red and white version.)

Any additions?

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