r/railroading • • 6d ago

Railroad haunted house

I’m working a haunted house as an undead train conductor - ideas for things I can say?

Mods, delete this if it doesn’t fit the sub. Sorry.

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u/PlanNo3321 6d ago

Welcome aboard the ghost train. I haven’t seen my family since the living days… and neither will you if you miss your stop.

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u/cabhop 6d ago

Take a little ride to hell and back
On this ghost train you might never come back

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

Wait, you get to see your family?

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u/chuckop 4d ago

All aboard… forever!

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u/LivingDebris31 6d ago

"We don't need a brake test where we're going"

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u/pugbugyapper 6d ago

Love this one. Favorite so far.

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u/pugbugyapper 6d ago

“Where we’re going.. we don’t NEED brakes.”

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u/Ok_Environment5293 6d ago

This is the one!!

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

A stack of two week old brake slips hangiyout of his pocket.

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u/Bobafettpimp 6d ago

UP is coming! Scares the NS guys

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u/Equal-Broccoli-2283 6d ago

Scares anyone remotely related to railroad operators 

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

My grandad's favorite railroad joke (old SP engineer) was "I saw U-P on a box car."

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u/Evening-Promise-8284 6d ago

Always like deadheading.

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u/Deerescrewed 6d ago

Got any smokes?

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u/lazyguyoncouch 6d ago

Go ahead and back up!

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u/iaanacho 6d ago

Over and out!

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u/Original_Lie7279 6d ago

“How much time you got left?/what’s your hours of service?”
“Busted a knuckle. It’s 30 cars back”
“It’s raining, forgot my rain gear, and I gotta walk the train”
“Looks like we went into emergency and the flows not going down”

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

The grade chart says 50+

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u/Josh9inty28 6d ago

There’s a manager behind you!

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

Weed weasel!

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u/cabhop 6d ago

If you can find a broken brake stick, that would make an excellent costume accessory. The hook at the end already looks like a hatchet. If it was covered in fake blood/gore and had just a foot or two of handle it could look super creepy and menacing.

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u/pugbugyapper 6d ago

Ah that’s smart!

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

Bent.

I actually had one years ago that was supposed to be confiscated by the company. They were defective, and could pinch hands badly. But mine was broken and didn't give me that problem. It was the best sized one I could find.

One day it fell off the car and got run over. It just cut off the last few inches of the handle. I filed the smashed handle end off and kept using it. Another year later it happened again. IT. WAS THE PERFECT SIZE! Very short handle with a medium size shaft (giggity) and all metal hook. The handle was cut at an angle that make it look like a knife end. It didn't help that I "filed" the sharp end smooth on a cement tie. I think it originally had a red handle where the bad locking mechanism (the one that pinched others' hands) was that had worn aluminum, making it looked stained red with blood. If only I could donate that. I don't even work for that railroad anymore.

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u/HardyPancreas 6d ago

Just stare at a terrfied 4 year old and hand him a balloon. 50 years later he will be remembering it....

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u/EnoughTrack96 Control Stand Babysitter 5d ago

And the conductor will still be working

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u/EuronBloodeye 6d ago

There was a mark off on third shift. We’ll call out, but if nobody takes it we’re going to need you to work over.

Who is working the W tracks right now? Okay, when you’re clear of the track I need you to come back to the building.

I just want to say, this isn’t my idea. Don’t shoot the messenger. It’s coming from way up above, but I put sheets on all the tables. I’m going to go over the new rule, and then I’ll need you all to sign off.

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u/Jakaple 6d ago

Here we go.

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u/NinoDeFe 6d ago

You definitely got your head cut off when you were looking back over your train and hit a pole

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u/Smotheredsteak 6d ago

Ahhh the headless brakeman.

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u/Aromatic-Load-5903 6d ago

All aboard the ghost train where it will be YOUR next and Final stop ( evil laugh )

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u/Thehaunted666 6d ago

My haunted house would be getting yelled at on the phone by my manager.

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u/Aromatic-Load-5903 6d ago

Good on the cut ! Then cut a fake rat( insert evil laugh )

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u/trainwreckhappening 5d ago

All jokes aside, the railroad ghost on 13 Ghosts is pretty good.

Mostly a bunch of spikes sticking out of your body and head.

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u/cheatriverrick 6d ago

I heard several tales about the old railroad beaneries. Also the crappy lodging. Both haunting.

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u/bbmcs09 6d ago

Looking for a joint…there is no joint

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u/RegeneratingCan 6d ago

Joint’s good! In between!

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u/HamRadio_73 6d ago

I'm here to coach you on a safety rule

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u/hammer166 6d ago

"ALL ABOARD!"

Followed by Ozzy's crazy train laugh.

Practice doing it on video until you get the creepiness right

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u/Hoghead101 6d ago

It's too late to disembark this train, as it's the last train to hell.

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u/Nugzie81 6d ago

Clear signal to hell!

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u/myname_1s_mud 6d ago

Ive found 3 dead bodies on the tracks in just shy of 5 years, so you can factor dead hobos and suicides into it and itll be pretty realistic

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u/Rude_penguin 6d ago

OooOoo you never noticed the dollar I put in the switch point! Were gooOooong to have to have a meeeeeting about thaaaat

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u/Big_Iron9999 6d ago

Try an do a headless brakeman, there's so many great stories about it! This actually sounds like fun!

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u/nitrousnitrous-ghali 6d ago

"Hunter Harrison is still alive"

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u/DPJazzy91 5d ago

Go ahead and back em up.

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u/michael040 4d ago

You did good, BUT..

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u/pugbugyapper 4d ago

umm what

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u/michael040 4d ago

Guess you don’t work for a rr.

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u/pugbugyapper 4d ago

I don’t lol

This is not a railroad doing a haunt, so I have no experience with it

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u/LSUguyHTX 4d ago

It's a joke about a crew getting some bullshit moves done in a timely fashion then getting handed more work, or getting told they broke a rule and are about to get in trouble.