What's up with the fucking train on MSNBC

[maseman]

Behind KO and Tweety is this locamotive that has been blowing its horn all night when Keith and Tweety talk. It is hysterical.

[Goldom]

1. They're right in front of the train station

you can hear them across the city anyway though

[maseman]

3. But it is the same engine...looks historic.

Plus it is an old steam whistle, not the modern train horn.

[LSparkle]

2. I'm LOVING it! It was going off when BatPuke and Rachel were fighting earlier

GOOD TIMING, ENGINEER BOB!

[BeyondGeography]

4. Man, I want it to go off again

It's too funny for words.

[Raine]

5. The engineer is probably

a McSHAME supporter. :yoiks:

[peace13]

6. This goes on all day!

Ya have to wonder who planned that!

[otohara]

7. Amtrak Runs Through Denver

Now I don't now if CNN has people outside their prime location because they are right next to the Pepsi Ctr. MSNBC on the other hand set up shop outside our beautiful Union Station, so people could watch and where trains happen to run.

[Berry Cool]

10. I love Union Station. Took a train from here to there once and it was great fun.

It looks especially nice all lit up for the convention with the red and blue lights.

[27inCali]

8. ILMAO all night over this

good job MSNBC producers, put your announcers right next to the fucking old timey trains with the big obnoxious whistle! hahaha

[johnfunk]

9. That was the GOP EX-press. Next stop: The Bridge to Nowhere!

Bush... McCain... all aboard!

[backscatter712]

11. Some details on the locomotive.

I saw this locomotive in person yesterday, and saw it up close last summer.

It's none other than Union Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 844.

And a fine machine it is - the drive wheels are 80 inches tall - which is just a number when I write it here, but in person, they're fucking gigantic. It's quite a sight to see a live steam locomotive in person, to feel the heat from the boiler and firebox, to see steam venting, to see this machine behaving almost like a living thing.

[Beausoir]

12. It was fantastic! I love trains. That one had a big whistle!

Brian Williams was laughing his ass off.

[GrizzlyMan]

13. Their advance scout should be FIRED

They picked a really lousy spot there.

[otohara]

14. Iconic Building

Great backdrop - a little noisy, OMG, how will we survive?

What a bunch of complainers.

[maseman]

15. I wasn't complaining

I thought it was hysterical. I have a long broadcasting background and love to see when the well-oiled machine gets a sqweaky wheel. That thing seems to blow on cue which is so funny.

I am sure it is a great historical sight.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Union Pacific is owned by really nasty Republican Oligarchs

That train is owned by them.
I wonder if their bosses have anything to do with it? That normally
doesn't happen in Denver.

[Blue_Roses]

17. Chuck Todd said the train was owned by Rupert Murdoch...

go figure:eyes:

[GCP]

18. It's the most stupid thing I've ever seen

Having a live broadcast in the wind in front of a train station that has a train whistle blowing at random intervals.
Totally unprofessional.
As someone said yesterday, they're really missing Tim Russert as a team leader at NBC - from the frequent announcer meltdowns to piss-poor advance location managers.