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factorone33 — Washin' the Windows
Published: 2009-04-14 06:43:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 873; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 20
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Sully =sullivan1985 , Traci ~labrat-78 and Hoyt ~HerrDrayer can all relate to this one. Here, the engineer for a westbound manifest throws some water on the windshield of this Union Pacific C45AC-CTE #5552 while waiting for a track warrant to head west out of the Salina, Kansas yard. The brakeman is heading off to "water the flowers".Check the full-view for the water action.
Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
ISO 100 @ 1/400, f/7.1
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It really looks like the conductor is standing on the chain an not the latter 
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Actually, the engineer is washing the window, while the conductor is standing inside. The brakeman, well, that's self-explanatory.
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I know about trains but not to much. What does "Water The Flowers" mean?
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"Water the Flowers" is a euphemism for taking a piss.
Nothing at all to do with trains.
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HA HA! Man I got to remember that when I get In the train bussiness
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Hey Joe, check the oil and tire pressure while you're at it!
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Hi Brandon. Your photo has been featured on my blog: [link]
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I've heard somewhere, that the only locomotives with toilest "on board" are russian diesels ST44 (that's PKP sign, I have no idea about Russian or German). But in USSR they've had loooooong routes.
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Most of the modern GEs and EMDs have them for the very same reasons, though most units that aren't traveling on double-track transcons tend to have plenty of opportunities for the crews to stop and take a leak.
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I've always liked a good shot of the people who make the trains run... I usually associate those kinds of images with the steam era (afterall, what is any business about these days if not cutting labor?), but this goes to show that there's still a bit of interesting life to be seen on the rails today, if you know where to look.
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The local jobs always have the more interesting crew flavors, but sometimes the interstate guys can be interesting too.
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So that's what those little ladders are useful for.
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Great freeze-frame of the slung water. KCS'ers do the same thing.
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