Welcome to raildepot.com http://www.raildepot.com A social network for railfans & railroaders alike. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Foamers! http://www.raildepot.com/archives/33 http://www.raildepot.com/archives/33#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:08:01 +0000 rsidio http://www.raildepot.com/?p=33 Talk to just about any long time conductor on Chicago’s Metra BNSF passenger operation about trains and they will likely go on about “foamers”!  ”Foamers” are railfans who are foaming at the mouth about all things railroading. Most of the conductors I speak with use the term in a sarcastic almost caustic way, but they will always admit the value of these “foamer”s for letting them know when something is wrong. A failing hotbox et cetra. Often the conductor might volunteer to me that the term foamer is also a term of endearment as well. “Hell, we even have three or four “foamers” who work right beside us everyday!

So next time you are riding the Big Nasty Santa Fe into Chicago to do a little rail fanning  remember you are are a geek, likely a nerd and most definitely a foamer!

-Rev

]]> http://www.raildepot.com/archives/33/feed 37 Welcome to Raildepot alpha testing! http://www.raildepot.com/archives/8 http://www.raildepot.com/archives/8#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:36:29 +0000 rsidio http://www.raildepot.com/?p=8 Raildepot is the social networking site for railfans. Proto-typical railroading is our primary focus but model railroading will certainly be a part of this web site as well!

Please email revolution.macinnes@raildepot.com for an invitation to be a part of our Alpha release. We are looking for bloggers with a proven track record or writers with some serious chops who want to join us in creating the premiere web site for all things railroading!

An invitee will be expected to dedicate at least one “article” per week. If it is about trains we will likely want your submission. This is a volunteer oppurtunity, however if you are willing to put in some serious effort we are looking for partners in the venture. we are not doing this for fun folks and we are aiming at the “big dogs” here so ALL ABOARD!

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