coasterbadboy Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Howdy all! Mike and I live across the street from the Fullerton train station, which hosts the annual Fullerton Railroad Days. It's a fun event with greasy food, games, and trains, trains, TRAINS! In every shape and size. On to the photos... Well folks, this concludes our show. So thanks for bearing with us to the bear end and barrel around to see us again. Don't forget to gather your belongings... And your husbands too. "Phfzzzzt." Fiddle with the right knob and you will totally turn this thing on. Slow train to China. In honor of Earth Week, this train stopped using coal for its fuel, and instead ate all of these people. Stupid hippies. Hey Elissa! (And a little IKEA humor) CREDIT!!111!1! Moments later, Derrick and Heath were seen entering this establishment. They must heard the buzz about the Model Train IPA. That's better. Hey Big Mike. How's Mexico treating ya? This "lady" was the original settler of Model Train Town (not related to Thomas Town). But something is just not quite right... TPR approved. Whew! Half-naked man in water. Hey Hector. TRAIN POV!!11!!!1! Not quite as hot as, say, X2's wheel assemblies, but mildly erotic anyway. More artsy-ness. This thing was enormous and would totally eat your babies and Jahan. Train version of a Wacky Worm? You know if it were bigger, you'd ride it for the credit. Whores. Don't worry, folks. Manta's supports have left Ohio and are on their way to Florida. Adorable. Uhh...nothing like a little plastic man on plastic man action to spice up a trip report. Elevated railroad. Not quite a monorail. Sorry, Scott. Disneyland Railroad logo. Artsy and stuff. The line to get in this thing was insanely long. And they had already run out of FastPasses. The Fred Gurley! The dream that started the park... The American. Built in 1902 by the American Fire Engine Company in Ohio. It was found rusting away in a barn in 1991 before the California State Fire Association saved and restored it. It has been seen in several Rose parades in Pasadena and sneaking out of Casey Jr.'s engine house in the wee hours of the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 OMG! This was an awesome TR! I nearly died when I saw this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Don't worry, folks. Manta's supports have left Ohio and are on their way to Florida. Awesome! And so is this whole TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster05 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Very funny with some great pictures at what seems like a really neat event. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 McDonalds and Ikea...thanks for the shout out! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 LMAO to the Picture with Big Mike. Perfect pose too. Also those were some cool pictures of the model train set. This was a great trip report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holtskee Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Great photos. I'm a big train nerd so it was nice to see something like this on here. Pretty cool that Disneyland allowed the Fred Gurley to be taken offsite for a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilinjo Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Good work, one of the funniest TR I've read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks for the pictures and bringing us something different. I love trains and really enjoyed the TR. I guess it is the Disney fan inside of me. My wife rolls her eyes every time I need to ride the subway or monorail in a new city. BTW the Big Mike picture is priceless. It took me several minutes to get past it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbadboy Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks for all the kind words. It didn't cross my mind until I read your comments that, like me, lovers of roller coasters and theme parks might also love trains and models. I didn't post all the pics the first time (for fearing of trying your patience), so here are a few more... And I leave you with a sad shot of these unloved donkeys. No particular reason. Now I've rammed plenty of Bumper Cars in my lifetime but never in front of a mirror. Fun? Yes. Kinky? Maybe. A blatant opportunity for TPR antics? Definitely. Cool effect here. These Indians were attached to some hidden mechanism that made them bounce up and down like they were performing a rain dance, or celebrating their casino profits, or they had to go the bathroom really, really badly. Out-of-Scaleville, where every gauge is welcome! The cast of Junior High School Musical: The Awkward Puberty Years was on hand to perform a few songs, including "That Not-So-Fresh Feeling" and "The Socks at the Bottom of the Hamper." Lego models! These rivaled the ones at Legoland in terms of detail. There was even a fun game to find all of the hidden items. A scavenger hunt, if you will. A patriotic shot. Sing with me now: America. Spread your golden wings. Sail on freedom's wind, across the skyyyyy-ai-ai-yyyyyy. Neil Patrick Harris showed up for the festivities in a firemen's uniform. It really doesn't surprise me. "The Mary Blair Express. Now arriving for a complete trip around Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom, with stops at New Orleans Square, Mickey's Toon Town, and their new home in it's a small world. Boaa-AAAAAAAAARD!" This is part of the Fullerton train station. A beautiful building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Seriously cool report! The Big Mike shot caught me offguard....funny stuff! Oh, and I'll settle for an elevated train, I guess. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Being a train nut first, and a theme park nut second. Me likey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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