What the hell are these things?

"pedal-force" (pedal-force)
07/07/2014 at 11:55 • Filed to: trainlopnik

So these giant blue things have been sitting near the railroad by my house for a week or two, and I still have no idea what they are. I got a few pictures as best I could, but they aren't great.

They look like they were pushed off the tracks and just slid to where they are. They ate up a ton of grass on the way. I'm not sure what's the top and what's the bottom, but I think these pictures were from the top. On what I'm calling the bottom there's a spiky thing at one end, and a huge bulb at the other (somewhat visible in the second picture, closest to the camera), the spiky thing is at the far end, visible next to the bulb in the shot. They articulate somehow, but it's hard to tell exactly where. They don't seem to have any train wheels that I can see.

They're adding a second line to the tracks here, if that helps, but I don't really know how far along they are other than clearing trees.

Those guys walking around don't seem to know what they are either, they weren't from the railway, just interested I think. I might try to get some better pictures tomorrow if you want.

DISCUSSION (11)

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > pedal-force
07/07/2014 at 11:59

I have no idea...I'm just as confused as you are. Someone please answer I wanna know lol

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > pedal-force
07/07/2014 at 12:04

Throwing a guess out there, but could the be derailment trainers?

Alfalfa > pedal-force
07/07/2014 at 12:09

They look like railcars to me, specifically hopper cars. The markings on top would lead me to believe that they were made for testing of some kind or another.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > pedal-force
07/07/2014 at 12:14

Did you ever see the movie Super 8?

Yeah...

pedal-force > Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:17

Nah, certainly not normal railcars, and definitely not hoppers. They're way too long, don't have wheels, articulate in a weird place, don't have any normal connections.

pedal-force > Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
07/07/2014 at 12:17

You don't think that crossed my mi...

pedal-force > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
07/07/2014 at 15:03

This is actually the best idea I've heard so far. I'm gonna get some better pictures tonight or tomorrow morning, maybe that will help. I'm starting to lean towards them being unrelated to rail at all, just some freight that fell off, but it's on the inside of a curve, which doesn't make much sense.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > pedal-force
07/07/2014 at 16:35

They're Boeing 737 fuselages.

pedal-force > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/08/2014 at 09:10

Wow, they look so much more aerodynamic from a distance.

pedal-force > pedal-force
07/08/2014 at 09:25

More pictures are up on a second post here .

pedal-force > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
07/09/2014 at 18:32

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/what-the-hell-…

See my update here. reddit came through with the info.