What a way to start the day. :=/
Jul. 20th, 2011 10:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lionkingcmslWe were pulling into NYPS and about a train length from the platform when I hear a great big *WOOSH* of air and the brakes came on.
I told my fellow riders, "We just lost an air hose." When air hoses uncouple under pressure they make a very distinctive sound. The Assist. Conductor walked by and gave his opinion that someone pulled the emergency brake. Why someone would pull the brake, which is a federal offense if there is no emergency, made no sense.
We sat a bit and they then shut down the head end power, which meant people were on the ground looking at the train. The conductor then made the announcement that said, indeed, air hoses had parted on a crossover. I looked at my fellow travelers and said, "What did I say?"
They admitted I said it was an air hose. One guy said, "You know too much about trains." ;=3
Is it any wonder I created a poster for my office that reads: Train 110: It's not just a commute, it's an adventure. ;=3
I told my fellow riders, "We just lost an air hose." When air hoses uncouple under pressure they make a very distinctive sound. The Assist. Conductor walked by and gave his opinion that someone pulled the emergency brake. Why someone would pull the brake, which is a federal offense if there is no emergency, made no sense.
We sat a bit and they then shut down the head end power, which meant people were on the ground looking at the train. The conductor then made the announcement that said, indeed, air hoses had parted on a crossover. I looked at my fellow travelers and said, "What did I say?"
They admitted I said it was an air hose. One guy said, "You know too much about trains." ;=3
Is it any wonder I created a poster for my office that reads: Train 110: It's not just a commute, it's an adventure. ;=3
