by Gadfly
I ask this out of curiosity and, please understand,it is not to make fun. Why is it that railfans seem to have a certain fascination with slipping wheels? I noticed this in particular with respect to our former steam operations some 20-30 years ago. It seemed that the fans would knock you off your feet to get at a video of an engine slipping down on a switch or on wet rail. I never got anything out of it myself and thought it a bit silly! Perhaps, somewhat akin to kids "scratching off", or screeching tires out of a parking lot. That, also, does nothing for me, but while working on the RR, I watched people just go all GAH-GAH over an engine stalling or slipping down. And we even see some references to it here. So............................why? What am I missing?
Gadfly
Gadfly