Tinplate or Hi-rail? Yes!

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Per the usual pattern, after one is drawn in, others gather 'round...

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After a couple minutes, most kids move on (some in a daze), but this girl wasn't going to budge. Her mom tried to distract her with french fries, but the food only seemed to strengthen her resolve to "camp out" and continue watching the forklift ballet.

Finally, to help with the extraction, I let Louie's barrel supply run out, then called "Lunch break!" and shut down his forklift.

"He musta run out of LNG. He's having lunch while waiting for maintenance to fill his tank."

At least the little girl got some lunch...

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A successful "Bossy sequence" is always good for getting one snapped out of the Louie daze...

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The Bubbling Oil Derrick is another hypnotic accessory...

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Fun is fun, but the rail fan on the left is all business. None of this Star Wars, Cars, choo-choo face paint nonsense for him. He's flying the colors!

"Go, BNSF!"

"Santa Fe, all the WAY!!"

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Despite the low table height, many adults still prefer eye-level viewing.

"That's right, you watch the forklift guy while I...

...watch the...

traaaaiiiins..."

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The following sequence depicts the thought processes of a (probably) hyper type 1/type 2 hybrid; he of the orange shirt.

"Are you sure you can do this?"

"Yeah, well that wasn't too bad."

"But let me show you how to work Bossy properly..."

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We may need to open a new category on the Bossy Scale: "Nonchalant".

"Push the button?

'K, what-evs..."

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Some people are fascinated by passenger trains, others prefer freight...

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When you're workin' the gates in the bright sun, it always helps to wear a cool hat...