Friday, April 03, 2020

Turntable

How do you turn around a train engine, on a turntable.  Drive it on, pivot 180 degrees, and drive it off.  An amazing piece of engineering.   Why this one has a disco ball hanging from it, I have no idea? 

Any idea why? 

21 comments:

  1. Maybe that one belongs to the Soul Train

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    1. give that gurl a bottle of gin for a FABU answer!

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    2. Very-very good answers

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    3. I Love You Mads!

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  2. Anonymous4/03/2020

    No clever answer from me but points to MM. Now if you had the readership of John Gray of Wales, there would be some ripper answers. But I won't underestimate your commenters.

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    1. I'll never be John Gray, he is one of a kind,

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  3. Don't you remember Dance Reaction's "Disco Train"? This is the one it was based on.

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    1. Looks like it is ready for a party,

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  4. It's code for, wait for it, ABBA face! Get it? Wanna slap me?

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  5. There was a turntable not far from where I live. They decided the train was no longer profitable and pulled up tracks.
    Maybe someone thought it would be funny to have a disco ball turning with the table? The old ball and train?

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  6. It's been a very long time but, I have seen one of these in action. It's something to see.

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    1. There is one in Frostburg Maryland

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    2. there is one at steamtown in scranton PA too (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamtown_National_Historic_Site)

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  7. rear reflection on turning?

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  8. the perfect song for this post:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_e-RQZVwxg

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    1. Very good, this was in the middle of Folsom California, in a park.

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  9. I too saw the photo and immediately wondered why on earth a disco ball was there.
    I suspect the Nargles are behind it.

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