About 25 years ago, Jim Halverson started looking for a place to put his toy train set. tags trains train set hobby iowa jim halverson woods"I was looking for a woods, that was the first consideration," he said. It "had to be at least 10 acres." *Image not directly related. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago |
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At least one person has died and several people are trapped and injured after a Metro Red Line train derailed and collided with another Metro train, officials say. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Many pics of a HUGE set-up for a model train and the miniature town it runs through. The detail is incredible. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
It's probably the ultimate survival story. A child is born prematurely, slips through the toilet bowl of a running train, crash lands onto the tracks. The entire train passes over her, but she is alive and is now sleeping peacefully at the Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmedabad. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share world |
When Robert Gillespie looked up from his text message, he saw a freight train. EOM. ("End of message," that is, for non-texters.) Eugene police say Gillespie's car crashed into the side of the Union Pacific freight train about 2 a.m. Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Want to get from Paris to London in just over two hours? How about Barcelona to Madrid in two-and-a-half? 1 comments edit related share technologyTake the train. picked by neilharvey 3 years ago |
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A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed train linking Paris and Brussels, the first such case since the Thalys rail service was created in 1996. As a reward the new addition to the human race will ride the Thalys for free, forever. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
And it is all caught on video. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThe train is very quiet and at the intersection you must rely on the lights and the arm coming down, but in this case the arm was going up. picked by peqie 11 months ago |
Services on five Tokyo railway lines were thrown into confusion Wednesday morning after a man accused of groping a high school girl on a train escaped and fled onto the train tracks. The commotion forced delays of up to 18 minutes for 37 trains, affecting about 80,000 passengers. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share sex |
The first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour rolled off production line picked by srcap1 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
A passenger train was placed under quarantine Friday in northern Ontario after an undetermined illness left one woman dead and at least 10 other people sick. 3 comments edit related share scienceAuthorities said the train was carrying 230 passengers and 30 crew members. Police ordered the train station evacuated in the tiny hamlet of Foleyet. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago |
"And then, the train just started going up in the air. The wheels separated from the train. Then the track went over, the rails went up in the air. I never saw anything like it before," she said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Bangladesh- At least 17 people were killed and 25 injured after a packed train rammed into a bus in a northern Bangladesh town early Wednesday morning, police said. picked by lostsoul135 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Are there the most stupid muggers in Britain? Minutes after attacking a teenager on a commuter train, these young lads shamelessly posed for CCTV footage. Then, astonishingly, they tried to cover up their faces with their scarves and jumpers once they realised what they'd done. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
You know you're having a bad day when you manage to survive a car crash, only to be killed by a train as you walk away from the wreckage. picked by tigertony 6 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Long Island Railroad engineer allegedly allows a passenger to drive the commuter train for 25 miles at speeds up to 80 mph!! picked by suebe 5 months ago 7 comments edit related share sports |
A Japanese man has been arrested for releasing hundreds of beetle larvae inside a moving express train to try to scare female passengers, police say. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Chad Vance stepped off his train when it stopped in a station for 40 minutes. Miss-timing his return, the train was pulling out of the station when he arrived on the platform. With his passport and possessions on board he took a running jump at the train and then clung on for dear life. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A computer consultant driving a rental car drove onto train tracks Wednesday using the instructions his GPS unit gave him. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Train: 1 Car: 0 5 comments edit related share plime.comDidn't they show these kids "Last Clear Chance" at school? "Why don't they look, Ralph. Tell me, why don't they look?" picked by buddha 2 years ago |
"I said, 'Sir, you just got hit by a train.' He says, 'No, I didn't.' I go, 'Yes, you did,' and I put my arms around him ... and he goes, 'Where's my teeth?' and his back was ripped, all the way down," witness Dave Fortin said. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share weird |