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jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 11 May

Today I went to a nearby town by train. A co- passenger was sitting by my side. We began talking and I was surprised to know he was from the city where one of high school friend has settled. I came to know he knew my friend. He...

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A Lesson

jaishankar @Shivram59 (50131) • India 15 Mar

A man today tried to slight from a moving train, but fell on the tracks before someone can hold and save him. It all happen in a fraction of a second. A man who comes to my shop saw all this, has told me that the unfortunate...

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Britains most popular train fare dodger to go to jail

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1739) 17 Jan

A man who has dodged paying for train fares more than 112 times has been arrested and will likely face several months jail term. He is known to avoid paying train fares around London area and has been seen by many people escaping...

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A stop at Chidlow, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Sep

We’re on a road trip with our motor-home. Our first stop was at a place called Chidlow which used to be an important stopping point for the old coal-driven trains. The trains would stop to take on water for the next stage of...

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Police in New York rescue a dog that was on the elevated railroad tracks

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 17 Aug

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers answered an emergency call on Monday July 14 when a Pit Bull dog named Perry was seen wandering on the elevated subway train tracks in Queens New York near the Beach 60th Street...

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Sleepy Confusion

Primo @programmerprimo (174) • United States 22 Jun

I was on a train ride headed to work, and fell asleep. I woke up with a start, and thought I was at my stop. I rushed to grab my stuff and get off the train, only to find out I was at the stop just prior to my stop, so I had to...

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Packing done!

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (10111) • Calcutta, India 30 Dec 24

We must wake up at 4 a.m. since our train is scheduled to depart at 6:18 a.m. Meals will be provided onboard, so there's no need to pack any food. My cousin is absolutely thrilled about the trip. Here's hoping we reach Puri...

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A last post about our train trip

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Nov 24

Our train ride last Saturday went as far as Etmilyn, eight kilometres from Dwellingup. Etmilyn was a watering point for the steam trains. Lights on the sides of the carriage illuminated the forest through which we travelled. At...

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More about our meal on the train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Nov 24

I thought I should tell you a bit more about the five-course meal that we had recently on a slow-moving train. The train had three carriages, each with forty people. There were tables of four either side of a passageway with two...

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The Emu War

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 24

We recently had dinner on board a very slow, vintage train. We drove an hour to get to Dwellingup where the train is situated and stayed the night in the motel. The photo you see was above the bed. These stylised emus are...

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Dinner on a train

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Nov 24

We are back from our train trip. Eight of us had a five-course meal while gliding slowly along on the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway. Because of the danger of a fire being started by sparks, the dining carriages were pulled by a...

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I won't be here much tomorrow

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381789) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Nov 24

I won't be here much tomorrow. I have a train to catch! Eight of us are travelling to Dwellingup in Western Australia. In the evening, we’ll be boarding a train and having dinner on board while it goes a certain...

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Deputy in California honored for saving the life of a child before a train hit an auto

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 Nov 24

San Bernadino Sheriff's Department Deputy Michael Castadena who off duty was at the right place at the right time earlier in November when he took action to save the life of a child who was inside of a SUV while the SUV was stuck...

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Short Story: Dream revenge

emptychair @innertalks (23734) • Australia 7 Sep 24

John had had a series of dreams where he was on a train, but without a valid ticket. John was always afraid that the inspector would catch him, and so as soon as he became aware that his ticket was expired, or that he had...

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Stranger rescues a man who was inside of an auto on the train tracks crossing

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 May 24

A driver who made an error in judgement by getting inside of his auto in Raleigh North Carolina at a railroad crossing with the railroad arms were down since a train was coming on the railroad tracks on Monday daytime is grateful...

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I could actually become an enthusiast!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 17 Apr 24

I have never understood train spotters and rail enthusiasts. Trains are really not that different to buses, and yes I know there are bus spotters out there too but I certainly never understood them either! I’ve been on diesel...

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Train employees find a bag that contained money aboard a train

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Feb 24

Thanks to the honesty of a New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) assistant conductor Christopher Nocito who located a bag that contained around $30,000 dollars inside of a Long Island Rail Road Train to Ronkonkoma...

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Teenager saves the life of a handicapped woman from being hit by a train

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 18 Feb 24

Lilly Baker who is an 18 year old teenager who was walking across a train track in Giles County Tennessee on Monday February 5 when she saw a woman who was in a wheelchair trying to cross the train tracks when the warning bells...

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Firefighters in New York City rescue passengers aboard a passenger train

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122070) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 25 Oct 23

The New York Fire Department (NYFD) answered calls for help from passengers who were aboard a Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) passenger train that was disabled as it was traveling from Jamaica Center to 121 Street on Tuesday...

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Another whole new step in the technology!

John nyambegera @thebos (5960) • Kisumu, Kenya 30 Jul 23

It is very exciting, Well not to many, As all you know I like sharing some new technology that I usually find coming up, just for knowledge and your thoughts on the new inventions For those who don't like to drive very long...

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