Train plays an April Fool's
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Now, if you have a Depot... and railroad tracks... Guess what "just happened" to come along.........sign1 sign1 sign1
Why?!?!?!? It's number 9294 running southward through Felton Delaware
I'm looking NW and trying to keep calm
The specs of this picture say "Taken 04/01/07 11:10 AM"
Why?!?!?!? It's number 9294 running southward through Felton Delaware
I'm looking NW and trying to keep calm The specs of this picture say "Taken 04/01/07 11:10 AM"
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Well we find the end of our journey - for this history lesson and proceed to the next geocache........ 26 miles away in Eastern Delaware.....
So - I drive to the next few areas... make a few more finds... and I come to a railroad crossing and the LIGHTS come on!!!! COOL!!!!!!!
Now... what do you think We See????????
25.7 miles away... By rail... 29 miles by car and half a state South East.... and the Specs read: "taken 04/01/07 1:29 PM"
so it was 2 hours and 20 minutes later......................... Looking East - Train heading south......
Now... what do you think We See????????
25.7 miles away... By rail... 29 miles by car and half a state South East.... and the Specs read: "taken 04/01/07 1:29 PM"
so it was 2 hours and 20 minutes later......................... Looking East - Train heading south......
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Now as for the "April Fool's Trick...... I expect to see a DIFFERENT train when I'm 26 miles and 2 hours away.... but it was the SAME train!!! I wuz tricked!!! I had the camera - and I got 2 sides of the same engine sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1
This stuff never happens in PA - - you see 2 trains - they are Different trains!!!
................ yeah - I know...............announce1 A P R I L ---- F O O L S!!!!
I had the camera - and I got 2 sides of the same engine sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 This stuff never happens in PA - - you see 2 trains - they are Different trains!!!
................ yeah - I know...............announce1 A P R I L ---- F O O L S!!!!
It's a GPS based Hide and seek game...... Someone hides something "Somewhere" and you try to find it with your GPS... there are thousands all over the US And the world.....CNWman said:What's a Geocache?
http://www.geocaching.com/faq/
A lot of them are historical... some are great views of interesting areas.......
GPS......Global Positioning System.
I sorta like Multiple Application Positioning Systems..........no batteries required!
Although, Computable Heading And Route Tracing Systems, also work well.
What ever happened to X marks the spot ?
I sorta like Multiple Application Positioning Systems..........no batteries required!
Although, Computable Heading And Route Tracing Systems, also work well.
What ever happened to X marks the spot ?
cidchase
Active Member
sign1 sign1 sign1 Yeah - - This is such a cool thing.. My Doctor Loves that I'm doing this... Imagine... Exercising.. Lowering your BP... Losing a bit of weight... and having Fun doing itsumpter250 said:GPS......Global Positioning System.
I sorta like Multiple Application Positioning Systems..........no batteries required!
Although, Computable Heading And Route Tracing Systems, also work well.
What ever happened to X marks the spot ?
And some of the places are really nice to see....
As far as the "X"... It's still there - but it's within 20 ft of where the GPSr (Global Positioning System receiver) takes you... Some take 2 minutes to find... some take hours because you have to hike a few miles through woods
And when your finished - - you always learn a bit about the area.. or what your body and attitude are capable of accomplishing... My fav so far was a 2.2 mile hike each way - to learn about a lighthouse... On the way back (mile 3.5) I started thinking about how much pain I was going to be in the next day.... But i learned just how much I can force this 48 year old body to do..... No regrets!!!and a side effect is you get to bond with family (children) and friends!!!!
~~ Using Billions of dollars worth of Government equipment - to find plastic!!!
~~~ That which doesn't kill me, makes me stronger......~ Niechie
Oh yeah!! Sure did - but not until i got home and was able to compaire the photographs.cidchase said:Mikey, that was too cool... I bet yer jaw dropped a notch
I then traced the route of the train in Google Earth, to see how the heck it got 26 miles away sign1
.......... Then I decided to write the April Fool comments and post them here
oh and one more thing.... The act of Folding your "Multiple Application Positioning System" is very dangerous while driving at 65 MPH, I would rather use the Digital Multiple Application Positioning System inside the GPSr.. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:sumpter250 said:GPS......Global Positioning System.
I sorta like Multiple Application Positioning Systems..........no batteries required!
Although, Computable Heading And Route Tracing Systems, also work well.
What ever happened to X marks the spot ?
No Mikey, that's not what happened. As an April Fool's joke to railfans the NS temporarily numbered all of its locomotives 9294! You fell for it!!!!
That's OK I did too!
Cool story!
Ralph
That's OK I did too!
Cool story!
Ralph
sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1Ralph said:No Mikey, that's not what happened. As an April Fool's joke to railfans the NS temporarily numbered all of its locomotives 9294! You fell for it!!!!
That's OK I did too!
Cool story!
Ralph
Ralph said:
And renumbered all their Conrail engines 6736? THe conrail's # is visible in the second pic. Plus, do you have a source link for where you found that story out Ralph?
Chessie6459
Gauge Oldtimer
Oh Cool!!!! Always great to meet a fellow Geocacher!!! (I'm ngauger there as well)Wabash Banks said: