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   On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:09:21 -0600, "Byker"  wrote:   
      
   >"BeamMeUpScotty"  wrote in message news:AL%hw.1066862$yK.437737@fx14.iad...   
   >>   
   >> Seems like Darwin was marking this one for extinction.   
   >   
   >As kids we did the same thing with pennies, only we always backed off to a   
   >safe distance   
      
   Same here. I usually put a small piece of chewing gun to hold the   
   penny in place, otherwise the vibration would often shake it off the   
   rail. But yes, we did give the train plenty of space.   
      
   Do you remember railroad torpedos? They were still using them in the   
   Midwest when I was a kid.   
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