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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here, have another one for your reference collection!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Midnight mechanic, brought to you by Coors Banquet 😎

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I just hit 200k miles in my car a couple of weeks ago. Today, I have the cover off to adjust the valves, but I'm proud to say that it looks so damn clean because of regular oil changes. This car has given me 154k miles so far, and here's hoping we can make it to 300k 🤞

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I've got four new books for my library and I'm so excited to see what I can learn from them!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fifteen years ago, in a fit of boredom, I made a silly little label for an e-brake valve in Grand Canyon Railway's venerable GP7. I was stuck babysitting a work train in the middle of nowhere while everyone else went into town for lunch. Yesterday I received confirmation that it's still there!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New locomotives for the TRE? I think you mean new locomotives for Zach If my dog recognizes it, so should you

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I hate plecos Okay, not all plecos, but I hate THIS pleco I spent hours working on the tank yesterday and setting it up to look pretty again, and I woke up to find that this finned fucker evicted an entire fucking bush from where I planted it. ...anybody in DFW want a free galaxy pleco?

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sweet, merciful clouds have graced us today and brought a slight reprieve from the heat!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

There's a guy that tags a car in one of our storage tracks just about every weekend and they are ALL fuckin' bangers

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This locomotive is back after more than a decade out of service following some major mechanical failures. Place your bets now on how long it will last before it breaks down again in a spectacular fashion.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I love/hate having to wait for a train when I'm driving home from my job driving trains and making people wait. Oh, how the tables have turned 🥲

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Only the finest equipment at our railroad gobbless 🫡

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh so if I want to work on the deck for my podcast while I'm not at home, I can just go fuck myself. Got it, thanks Google!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm not the smartest man in the world, but I'm pretty sure that's more than 15 beans

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I wish I was in a town where I could get fresh seafood. Snoopy's Pier has been a family favorite for decades now, and I'm wearing one of their hats as a nod to what I'd rather be doing today 🤣

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I will never stop fawning over FP45s, even if the visibility from the seat is atrocious (A little bit of daydreaming at the end because they're not gonna take my whimsy, goddammit)

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The huntress and her prey... if only she could get through that pesky glass thing 🤬

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

One of the scummiest guys I've ever worked with is going through, IMO, a very clear grifter arc after getting himself re-fired from the really good job he had. His attempts at "going straight" with a roofing company and the associated advertisements are painful, but this one took the cake.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Her first vet visit went great! She's already gained .3 pounds (up to 2.2 lbs now!) and her checkup and first round of vaccines went great! Naturally, she stole the heart of everyone at the vet.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This little girly is now a part of our menagerie! She was found in a gondola with SMIX reporting marks, so as a nod to that, we've named her Smixie (rhymes with pixie). Another fuzzball was the last thing I expected right now, but she's happy and safe, and that's what matters ❤️

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Fun fact: the cat distribution system CAN deliver a kitty via train! This little girl was found in an empty scrap gondola last night. She's been cleaned up and got a pill that kills the fleas on her, and now we're working on finding a forever home for her! She's about two months old and two pounds!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This is my favorite locomotive ever and I will NOT be taking any questions

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Music is therapeutic, no doubt about it. I've kept my singing, drumming, and guitar pickin' hidden away from the world for years, but the older I get, the less I worry about being "good enough" to share. Thanks for listening to my late night pickin', and I love you all ❤️

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A bit of late night pickin' to cure them railroad blues

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

CAUGHT RED HANDED: this BLACK thief was spotted STEALING from his own sister even though he gets HANDOUTS! This GREED will be the undoing of our community! THANKS OBAMA!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I found a juvenile cottontail in my yard today while trying to mow. He thought he had a good hiding spot! I tried to shoo him off but he wouldn't move at first. My inner softie then won, and I pet the bunny until he FINALLY ran off. I didn't know this, but they are VERY soft. Today is a good day.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Oh hey my name is on one of those staircases behind you. It's under the paint! I wrote it on there when I was helping make those stairs. Fun fact: each one is only two giant pieces of sheet steel that was brake pressed about a hundred times.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What better way to close the 2026 Scarborough Renaissance Festival than to see the very last show of the year from my favorite poet, Sir Arthur Greenleaf Holmes. This is the only man I've ever seen who can write beautiful prose about meat puddings and pegging! You need to check him out!

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Watching faire royalty dance to "Pink Pony Club" was NOT on my bingo card

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Have another one that also has a trolley pole AND a wrap

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I am more confused than I've ever been by this guy who was in line in front of me at the grocery store. Who needs 75 cucumbers? That's not hyperbole - he pulled one out of the cart, handed it to the cashier, and said "I have 75 of these." I dunno what kind of life this man could be living.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I knew where this test was going to land me, but I still did it regardless. I'm gonna go on a whistle stop tour and be the 21st century Eugene Debs 🤣 findmypolitics.com

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I just had to upgrade the water dispenser for my critters from a 1 gallon jug to a 4 gallon jug because I tried to adopt a dog and accidentally picked out a miniature horse who would drink half a gallon in about 3 minutes I love this galoof so much ❤️

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This bastard has two prime movers that are toast and wiring harnesses are melted all over the place which means this Genset might be totaled *tears welling up* ...my god, it's a beautiful thing to see

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This dog just wants to hunt so damn badly 😭

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

In regards to Gensets, I would like to slightly misquote Hank Hill: "You're not making [the environment] better, you're just making [railroading] worse" Thank god another one bites the dust

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Next reincarnation, I'm going to try to roll to come back as a dog that's as spoiled as this one is.

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engineertexavery.bsky.social @engineertexavery.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Everyone needs more sweet puppies on their feed

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