Thursday, May 17, 2007

Bought a ticket for a runaway train

Like a mad man laughing at the rain
A little out of touch, a little insane
Its just easier than dealing with the pain
-Soul Assylum-

Trains by nature create an aura of attraction. We are drawn to trains. We are fascinated by trains. If you are not awed by these huge mechanical monsters you must not have looked at them closely enough.

Tonight, I am giving you the chance to look a little closer. If you are one that has lost your awe of trains, these pictures are for you. I hope these can re-awaken a childlike fascination with these lumbering giants.

Wikipedia on the history of trains:

The first trains were rope-hauled, gravity powered or pulled by horses, but from the early 19th century almost all were powered by steam locomotives. From the 1920s onwards they began to be replaced by less labour intensive and cleaner (but more complex and expensive) diesel locomotives and electric locomotives, while at about the same time self-propelled multiple unit vehicles of either power system became much more common in passenger service. Most countries had replaced steam locomotives for day-to-day use by the 1970s, usually with diesel locomotives. A few countries, most notably the People's Republic of China, where coal and labour are cheap, still use steam locomotives, but this is being gradually phased out. Historic steam trains still run in many other countries, for the leisure and enthusiast market.
Electric traction offers a lower cost per mile of train operation but at a very high initial cost, which can only be justified on high traffic lines. Since the cost per mile of construction is much higher, electric traction is less favored on long-distance lines with the exception of long-distance high speed lines. Electric trains receive their current via
overhead lines or through a third rail electric system.

So, here for your enjoiment, the Top Ten Pictures of trains:

(Shameless self promotion)... i.e. this is my picture.

red flash
by Toni_V
Mount Rainier Train
Mystery Train
by Rod Monkey

Guilford 343
by Lawrence Whittemore walk a timeless warning""
by PrASanGaM i haven't seen the advertisement
by ph0t0 Milan Train Station at Midnight
by Stuck in Customs The Train Enthusiast
by MarkyBon This is becoming a habit
by stevacek Snow Train
by norjam8

Call you up in the middle of the night
Like a firefly without a light
You were there like a blowtorch burning
I was a key that could use a little turning
So tired that I couldnt even sleep
So many secrets I couldnt keep
I promised myself I wouldnt weep
One more promise I couldnt keep
It seems no one can help me now,
Im in too deep; theres no way out
This time I have really led myself astray
Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow Im neither here nor there
Can you help me remember how to smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How on earth did I get so jaded?
Lifes mystery seems so faded
I can go where no one else can go
I know what no one else knows
Here I am just a-drownin in the rain
With a ticket for a runaway train
And everything seems cut and dried,
Day and night, earth and sky,
Somehow I just dont believe it
Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow Im neither here nor there
Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Like a madman laughing at the rain
A little out of touch, a little insane
Its just easier than dealing with the pain
Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow Im neither here nor there
Runaway train, never coming back
Runaway train, tearing up the track
Runaway train, burning in my veins
I run away but it always seems the same
Thanks everyone for sharing
Goodnight and Enjoi.

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