There is some interesting stuff on Buzzfeed from time to time. This one caught my eye.
This guy ordered pizza to a moving train.
Be advised, they use the "F word" freely. The real punchline to the story though is, the GIF they used at the bottom of the page. Hi Rich!
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Pretty funny... unreal that the pizza place actually agreed to do it.
As stated in some of the comments on that site, I can't imagine this being done here in the US.
-Dave
Well Dave, he did pay for the pizza in advance, so they really had nothing to lose with this stunt. If they missed the train, the delivery guy could just eat the pizza.
As for pulling this off with Amtrak, I think it would be very possible in many locations. It's all about knowing the schedule and being able to project your arrival at a station, preferably one with easy access to the platform for the delivery guy. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if someone hadn't done it already, and just not gone public with it the way this guy did.
I'm in shock that someone would post their credit card information on the internet.
I am in shock to see that this kind of silliness and self-importance ends up attracting this kind of attention. A sad state of affairs if you ask me.
Actually he ordered a pizza from a moving train to a station he had not arrived at yet. It's not at all surprising that it worked. Any problem can be solved if you throw enough money at it.
Not enough time for Newcastle? What happened to the 30 minute delivery guarantee?
"Pineapple and mushroom? Thats an abomination, yuck." lol 
Well I guess he used his initiative. However epic fail in the credit card department 
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I must admit considering a trip to a nearby Tesco's when the buffet car ran out of Beer!
Going home for Christmas when I was an apprentice and with no seats available on the Intercity 125. I was sharing the end vestibule area with a group of Army lads on their first leave. This was supposed to be a 6hr journey but the train was delayed and we were stuck in a siding for over an hour. Having ventured to the Buffet car with the lads we proceed to wipe out the supply of the only beer they had which was Special Brew (2 cans each
). We looked enviously at the nearby Tesco's sign which we could see lit up adjacent to the siding. However sense prevailed and we tucked into the stale British Rail ham sandwiches....
Nick
Darn it... I see you posted in the Real Trains forum. I thought you were describing a new animated sound-action accessory for O-gauge. Let's see. You press the activation button, sound plays corny dialog of guy ordering a pizza to an incredulous high-school kid. Pizza truck rotates into position at the station platform like Mel's Diner. A figure carries box to Amtrak coach as it pulls into station. Turn on smoke-unit to generate steam from box showing pizza is piping-hot.
Guaranteed crowd pleaser. Coming soon to a LHS near you. 
In keeping with his theme (and his credit card number) , he knows there's a bunch of pizza, beer and brand new trains all on their way to my place, right?
OGR Webmaster posted:I am in shock to see that this kind of silliness and self-importance ends up attracting this kind of attention. A sad state of affairs if you ask me.
Well Rich, this is the way the younger generation works, all seeking their "Andy Warhol 15 minutes" on the internet. If it wasn't for social media, it wouldn't have been a story at all.
On the bright side, at least it wasn't dangerous like that Jimmy Johns delivery guy who went over the moving train in Florida a couple months ago. The only thing that got "killed" here, was a pizza.
If he'd tried this on Amtrak he should be prepared for cold pizza and a hefty "waiting charge"!
Rich, it is England, He thinks he is a clever little fellow who thinks he can go viral on the net and make a few bucks. it is rather boring to me. 
K...
(excuse my lengthy reaction)
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