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kevin_standleeWe cut it close, but we managed to get an episode of Railway Legends, Myths, and Stories published in January.
Yes, I know this is being pedantic, but we've learned from answering questions from people that most people don't know any of this. For example, one of the people with whom we've discussed how trains work thought that there was a crew in every one of the locomotives on a passing train. Some movies we've seen with trains in them completely misunderstand how trains work, up to the point where the issue causing the drama in the product simply can't happen. For example, the brakes on trains aren't operated hydraulically like those in most automobiles, so showing hydraulic fluid leaking from the locomotive leading to it running away just can't happen. (Trains can and have run away, but not because of that.) Indeed, thinking about how train brakes work means we'll probably do an episode about this that explains how they work, why Hollywood usually gets it wrong, and how you can still have drama while still getting the details right.
Incidentally, there's something new on the RLMS "set" this episode. Can you see it?
Yes, I know this is being pedantic, but we've learned from answering questions from people that most people don't know any of this. For example, one of the people with whom we've discussed how trains work thought that there was a crew in every one of the locomotives on a passing train. Some movies we've seen with trains in them completely misunderstand how trains work, up to the point where the issue causing the drama in the product simply can't happen. For example, the brakes on trains aren't operated hydraulically like those in most automobiles, so showing hydraulic fluid leaking from the locomotive leading to it running away just can't happen. (Trains can and have run away, but not because of that.) Indeed, thinking about how train brakes work means we'll probably do an episode about this that explains how they work, why Hollywood usually gets it wrong, and how you can still have drama while still getting the details right.
Incidentally, there's something new on the RLMS "set" this episode. Can you see it?
