Ever Seen One of These?

[MrFSS]

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Picture comments explain what it is all about.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

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Picture comments explain what it is all about.

Oh, I get it. It's a thread where we try to read your mind as to what you find so fascinating about this photo. Did I guess correctly? Or was I supposed to post this in the comments section on the other site? :wacko:

 

[John Bredin]

daxomni, I don't see anything puzzling about the OP, which asks the reader if he or she has "ever seen one of these?" and then includes a picture of the thing in question.

As the vehicle in question is not merely a common hirailer but one with unusual equipment aboard -- and to answer MrFSS's question, I have not seen one before -- there's nothing odd about asking people if they've also seen it. No mind-reading is required.

 

[PetalumaLoco]

What happens when it hits 88mph?

 

[Eric S]

Kind of reminds me of the Google street-level view trucks I have seen driving around in the past.

 

[had8ley]

It's a ultra-modern track telemetry truck which is taking the place of the old Sperry Rail cars. Somewhere in my junque pile I have a pix of my son running Sperry Car # 144 and meeting a Sperry truck, driven by a woman, in the spur next and west of the Houston station. They were waiting for # 2 in the dark ages and sat for 8 plus hours.The Sperry cars were labor intensive (3-4 crew) no GPS and were basically held together with Gorilla glue. I think I saw one last summer somewhere on the NEC.

 

[the_traveler]

Somebody took a picture of the car I keep up in the penthouse suite?

BTW, those ARE torpedo tubes!

So you had better stay on my good side!