What the balls

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 01/18/2014 at 22:59 • Filed to: Trainlopnik, Orlove'd

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How does this even happen.

Found it in this photo set !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Thank you fellow Opponaut that originally posted old Vancouver photos

vdub_nut: scooter snob > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:01

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Orlove'd?

ihbase > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:08

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Ask someone to read the caption to you. It is located under the photo in the link and it is pretty much self explanatory. -Michael

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:09

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Magical evil unicorns.

lonestranger > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:09

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My house is just over the small ridge on the right side of the river:

Rwlong > vdub_nut: scooter snob 01/18/2014 at 23:10

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That is not a VW!

gmctavish needs more space > ihbase 01/18/2014 at 23:11

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Not sure if serious.....

Rainbow > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:12

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That's where baby trains come from?

gmctavish needs more space > lonestranger 01/18/2014 at 23:12

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That's cool! The closest one to me is Stanley Park

desertdog5051 > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:21

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That site has some cool photos of early Canada. Thanks.

KnifeKnut > gmctavish needs more space 01/18/2014 at 23:54

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Once you blow up the picture some so you can see the details of the two separate steam engines, it becomes a bit clearer. TL;DR: double head on crash.

The two engines collided facing in opposite directions. It is unclear whether the unburdened engine was moving, but it appears it did not have it's tender hooked up, which leads me to believe it may have been simply parked in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyhow, The foreground engine, which was not pulling anything, did a wheelstand, pivoting around it's rear drive wheel, as it tried to climb over the top of the background engine. Even if the unburdened steam engine was not moving, simple inertia of the two objects could have done this. The pivoting ended as the back end of the boiler hit the railroad tracks, crushing the crew compartment, called a cab. At this point the other engine and the train behind it used the last of its forward inertia to climb up the belly of it's victim.

That is what I think the story is here.

Speaking of balls and steam engines, "running balls out" refers to running a governed (speed limited) engine (originally just steam engines) at maximum speed, thus throwing the governor balls as far out as possible! Unfortunately this is the best gifs I could find of the principle are these two.

The Compromiser > desertdog5051 01/19/2014 at 02:30

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Aren't all early photos of Canada just pictures of trees? That includes the 70s ;)

desertdog5051 > The Compromiser 01/19/2014 at 04:07

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Yoo are Bad, Eh, :)

The Compromiser > desertdog5051 01/19/2014 at 12:21

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Sorry, should clarify: Vancouver and the west side not Canada. We've been civilized and modern over here in Upper Canada for some time. ;)

I still think this is a boudoir shot of Thomas the tank engine's parents...

pdthedeuce > gmctavish needs more space 01/19/2014 at 12:48

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look at his past comments , and the truth will magically appear ...

gmctavish needs more space > pdthedeuce 01/19/2014 at 20:07

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Huh...weird

pdthedeuce > gmctavish needs more space 01/19/2014 at 20:08

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