I know I’ve shared stories before about my tendency to answer rhetorical questions, particularly the ones that involve scientific, technology or tools. Well, last week, I demonstrated that I may have learned something over the years.
My wife was on her way home, when she met some confusion at a railroad crossing. The gates weren’t operational, as there was construction of some sort on the tracks. There was a local policeman directing traffic, and he was waving to my wife to cross the tracks. Off to the side, she spotted an Amtrak employee motioning for her to stop. She looked to the other side, the one behind the policeman’s view and, as she said. “A big Amtrak thing was coming up the track!”
It could have been any one of a number of rail machines, but I’m guessing it was the photo featured above. I believe that’s a ballast cleaner. If I’m wrong, please feel free to correct me. In any case, my response to my wife was:
“I’m assuming you don’t want me to explain what that thing is and what it was doing on the tracks.”
Agreement all around for One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill
I put a couple other photos in the gallery, and some photos of the usual suspects and some from the Big-E – The Great New England Fair
And I thought I’d end this post with a little comic relief.
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