Canadians derailed a train and drove it to City Hall for power after a ice storm

Re:Canadians derailed a train and drove it to City Hall for ... by noisy_boy on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @12:26AM (#26234089)

I love this. There is something about the power of train engines that is very appealing, even though there might be other bigger engines out there. Maybe it is the pulling aspect due to them being in front instead of driving that makes me think of them like iron horses.

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Re:Canadians derailed a train and drove it to City Hall for ... by Teknoman117 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:48AM (#26234806)

An "Iron Horse" is one of the oldest terms in the book for describing rail locomotives (dating back to the early 1800's).

These days they're basically rolling generators (powering electric motors and using their sheer mass for traction).

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Re:Canadians derailed a train and drove it to City Hall for ... by asudosandwich on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @01:43AM (#26234466)

Iron horses. I like that.

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Re:Canadians derailed a train and drove it to City Hall for ... by WalterGR on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @02:55AM (#26234836)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_horse

"Iron horse" is an iconic literary term (currently transitioning into an archaic reference) for a steam locomotive, originating in the early 1800s when horses still powered most machinery, excepting windmills and stationary steam engines. The term was common and popular in both British and North American literary articles.

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