Favorite scanner chatter
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 2707
- Joined: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:58 am
- Location: Lansing
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Two come to mind:
Back when CSX move all the dispatching to Jacksonville, the first day or two, things didn't always work quite as well as hoped. The first night, the increasingly frustrated dispatcher was trying to get signals lined up for a movement through Lansing, and finally told the crew with his Southern drawl, "I hope you boys brought a big lunch..."
Also years ago in Michigan City, got invited up into the cab of South Shore freight that was waiting for a meet. The engineer was showing us how things worked, and while demonstrating the radio briefly switched over the the Conrail freq, keyed the mic, and simply said "BOOGER" - This is even funnier if you remember Johnny Fever getting fired for this on the show WKRP.
Back when CSX move all the dispatching to Jacksonville, the first day or two, things didn't always work quite as well as hoped. The first night, the increasingly frustrated dispatcher was trying to get signals lined up for a movement through Lansing, and finally told the crew with his Southern drawl, "I hope you boys brought a big lunch..."
Also years ago in Michigan City, got invited up into the cab of South Shore freight that was waiting for a meet. The engineer was showing us how things worked, and while demonstrating the radio briefly switched over the the Conrail freq, keyed the mic, and simply said "BOOGER" - This is even funnier if you remember Johnny Fever getting fired for this on the show WKRP.
- ConrailMan5
- Better than Ypsi
- Posts: 977
- Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:43 pm
- Location: Tralfamadore
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Conductor on B70 Tonight presumably to dispatch
"The Crew on B70 is currently out of the office, please leave your message after the beep.... BEEEEEEEP!"
"The Crew on B70 is currently out of the office, please leave your message after the beep.... BEEEEEEEP!"
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
As heard on the radio in Elkhart.
- ConrailMan5
- Better than Ypsi
- Posts: 977
- Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:43 pm
- Location: Tralfamadore
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
CSX calumet city dispatcher talking to the Q242 about milepost locations during an emergency stop.
"Well I can't figure it out myself, so when you do, call me back"
So sassy
Later, laughing over the radio. "81.7?? You guys have to tell me, like I can't make it up for you. Figure it out."
"Well I can't figure it out myself, so when you do, call me back"
So sassy
Later, laughing over the radio. "81.7?? You guys have to tell me, like I can't make it up for you. Figure it out."
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
- ConrailMan5
- Better than Ypsi
- Posts: 977
- Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:43 pm
- Location: Tralfamadore
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Amtrak cascades conductor.
"517 is running 2 hours late, so meet will be (between two places I don't remember)
Engineer. "Well alright"
Conductor "number 7 got into Seattle about an hour ago" ( 9 hours late)
Engineer "what's going on eh?"
Conductor. (A whitebeard might I add) "it's just another day"
Conductor knows how amtrak really works!
"517 is running 2 hours late, so meet will be (between two places I don't remember)
Engineer. "Well alright"
Conductor "number 7 got into Seattle about an hour ago" ( 9 hours late)
Engineer "what's going on eh?"
Conductor. (A whitebeard might I add) "it's just another day"
Conductor knows how amtrak really works!
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
- R.E.A.P.E.R.
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 210
- Joined: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:24 pm
- Location: GTW Lines
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
CN crew after a roll by:
Conductor on the ground: "CN 2910-All wheels turnin, nothings burning, Fred is alive and well, over"
CN 2910: "What are you saying, over?"
Conductor on the ground: "sigh...Good roll by, both sides, marker's in place, out"
CN 2910: "Why didn't you say that to begin with?"
Conductor on the ground: "CN 2910-All wheels turnin, nothings burning, Fred is alive and well, over"
CN 2910: "What are you saying, over?"
Conductor on the ground: "sigh...Good roll by, both sides, marker's in place, out"
CN 2910: "Why didn't you say that to begin with?"
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 6026
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:04 pm
- Location: Detroit
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Conrail Job talking to Yardmaster about where to place cars.
Conductor "ready to cross over in to the yard where do you want them?"
Yardmaster "track 4"
"QUATRO!, 27 out"
Conductor "ready to cross over in to the yard where do you want them?"
Yardmaster "track 4"
"QUATRO!, 27 out"
- ConrailMan5
- Better than Ypsi
- Posts: 977
- Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:43 pm
- Location: Tralfamadore
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
(07:16:47) ConrailMan5: "351 working 4 at the uh new mechanical monstrosity at Ann Arbor out"
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
- Pie39
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 261
- Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:59 pm
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Contact:
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
I got to know two GLC guys while they put together their train in Owosso. When they left, I first caught them at the Steam Railroading Institute, and then stopped for gas and caught them in Ashley. Conductor goes, "And here he is!"
Modeling the Ann Arbor Railroad in the 70's in N scale.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JFDy ... ja0S1o7Q9A
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JFDy ... ja0S1o7Q9A
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 6026
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:04 pm
- Location: Detroit
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
NS crew after rollby
"you look good in that siding. You must have been a good boy this Christmas"
"you look good in that siding. You must have been a good boy this Christmas"
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 6026
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:04 pm
- Location: Detroit
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
NS Crew after rollby
"You look good in the siding, you must have been a good boy this year, Santa really took care of you"
"You look good in the siding, you must have been a good boy this year, Santa really took care of you"
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 6026
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:04 pm
- Location: Detroit
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Someone talking to a CP Train in Detroit preparing to enter the tunnel for Windsor.
"Where are you" - to the train.
"sitting under a red white and blue flag" crew replies
"very funny, now where are you"
"at 15th st, now why do you ask"
''because the crew isnt here yet
''tell the crew to zippidy do da over here, they can worry about the currency exchange when they get over here''
************************
"im sorry''
''no need to be sorry, im not a passenger on your train"
**************************
''tell them they have good paperwork, not to worry about burning up any more trees"
"Where are you" - to the train.
"sitting under a red white and blue flag" crew replies
"very funny, now where are you"
"at 15th st, now why do you ask"
''because the crew isnt here yet
''tell the crew to zippidy do da over here, they can worry about the currency exchange when they get over here''
************************
"im sorry''
''no need to be sorry, im not a passenger on your train"
**************************
''tell them they have good paperwork, not to worry about burning up any more trees"
- justin_gram
- Authority on Rabbit
- Posts: 4676
- Joined: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:45 pm
- Location: St. Joseph CG91.9 / East Lansing CH87
- Contact:
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Chicago east talking to CP train 240 which is around CP 466...
East: "Take it easy down to CP 448, few trains ahead."
240: "Copy that, take it easy to 448."
East: "Yep, apparently we are trying to make Hunter Hair. happy."
Lol
East: "Take it easy down to CP 448, few trains ahead."
240: "Copy that, take it easy to 448."
East: "Yep, apparently we are trying to make Hunter Hair. happy."
Lol
- SousaKerry
- ALCOHAULIC
- Posts: 1158
- Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:47 pm
- Location: Somewhere north of Jackson but south of Leslie
- Contact:
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
On the SMRS there is a property just North of the Dear Point development that has a lot of interesting junk rotting away under tarps. One such tarp has a shovel leaning on it that has been there for years that has spelled out "pooper scooper" written in stick on letters.
Certain SMRS brakemen while shoving south and calling length to crossings have been known to call "pooper scooper 75 pooper scooper" instead of 5 cars.
Certain SMRS brakemen while shoving south and calling length to crossings have been known to call "pooper scooper 75 pooper scooper" instead of 5 cars.
What smells like lube oil and diesel.... Oh wait it's just my "Locomotive Breath"
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
"We have a slight problem with this power. My math says we are good for 8100 tons and we are 8175 tons out of here -over."
"Computer say that power is good for 9100 tons-over." ~Yardmaster
"Computer says that? Then I need time and initials-over" ~crew
"IBM at 1203-over"~Yardmaster
"Alright, IBM at 1203" <obviously not catching the reference>
Power was good for 9100 tons. They were confusing types, or forgot to carry a 1.
"Computer say that power is good for 9100 tons-over." ~Yardmaster
"Computer says that? Then I need time and initials-over" ~crew
"IBM at 1203-over"~Yardmaster
"Alright, IBM at 1203" <obviously not catching the reference>
Power was good for 9100 tons. They were confusing types, or forgot to carry a 1.
- justin_gram
- Authority on Rabbit
- Posts: 4676
- Joined: Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:45 pm
- Location: St. Joseph CG91.9 / East Lansing CH87
- Contact:
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Phil the Maintainer: "you might want to get your radio checked out, Mike. Sounds matted."
Mike the Maintainer: "It's probably just your hearing, Phil."
Work on the CSX Porter Branch/NS Chicago Line Porter Remote.
Mike the Maintainer: "It's probably just your hearing, Phil."
Work on the CSX Porter Branch/NS Chicago Line Porter Remote.
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Conversation between M321-06 and V765
Don't know which voice is what train, but here's the conversation I heard tonight.
"Oo your train look pretty there don't it"
"AUWRIGHTTTTT (alright)
"Thank you guys, uh, have a good trip"
"ya"
"pretty"
"haha"
"my rear end of this passing you"
"Ohh ya, that rear ends looking good too!"
Don't know which voice is what train, but here's the conversation I heard tonight.
"Oo your train look pretty there don't it"
"AUWRIGHTTTTT (alright)
"Thank you guys, uh, have a good trip"
"ya"
"pretty"
"haha"
"my rear end of this passing you"
"Ohh ya, that rear ends looking good too!"
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Conversation between CP 241 and NS B73 on 4/24
"Oh hey B71 or whoever needs to crossover at Dix"
"B73 answering, close enough"
"Oh hey B71 or whoever needs to crossover at Dix"
"B73 answering, close enough"
-
- Railroadfan...fan
- Posts: 6026
- Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:04 pm
- Location: Detroit
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Conrail Yard chatter
Engineer: "Were going to tie on to the 5206 I mean 5056 no 5006 Hell I dont know"
____
Conductor: "I think they want us to put it in the circle, tie on to the 50XX and keep it in the clear"
Engineer: "Thats what she said"
Engineer: "Were going to tie on to the 5206 I mean 5056 no 5006 Hell I dont know"
____
Conductor: "I think they want us to put it in the circle, tie on to the 50XX and keep it in the clear"
Engineer: "Thats what she said"
-
- The Conrail Guru
- Posts: 1090
- Joined: Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:34 pm
- Location: Bottom of Lake Mead
Re: Favorite scanner chatter
Not scanner chatter, but it came close enough. The crew on CN's L521 died on the law at Pavilion today, right in front of me. Soon enough, the new crew arrived. In a Lincoln towncar. Needless to say, the conductor on board had a few words about that
the contents of the above post are my opinion and mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.