Orhan Yıldırım
Orhan Yıldırım once identified a heritage unit by its altered nose stripe before it cleared the overpass, a small public triumph that cost him the last uninterrupted hour of a retirement he had just begun after thirty-one years reading traffic conditions into morning radio reports. He now spends that hour waiting beside legal public viewpoints, certain the locomotive will appear again if he has the patience to hear every nearby freight become irrelevant.
Articles by Orhan Yıldırım
Train Delay Announcement Achieves New Record for Most Creative Use of the Phrase 'Momentary Inconvenience'
The 4-hour, 37-minute delay on the Northeast Corridor was described by the conductor as a 'momentary inconvenience' with such conviction that passengers briefly questioned their understanding of the word 'momentary.'
Locomotive Engineer Reports UFO, Turns Out to Be Another Train Coming the Other Way
The 'unidentified bright light approaching at high speed' was the headlight of an eastbound intermodal on the adjacent track, which the engineer 'should have anticipated.'
Railway Crossing Guard Has Existential Crisis After Gate Malfunction Eliminates His Only Purpose
The automated crossing now works perfectly, leaving the 30-year veteran with 'nothing to do but stand here and contemplate the void.'
Rail Gauge Debate Resurfaces at International Conference, Delegates Refuse to Speak to Each Other
Proponents of standard gauge, broad gauge, and narrow gauge have retreated to separate conference rooms and are communicating exclusively through written position papers.