Charlie StrossRE: https://mastodon.social/@jef/116308472633215904
Can't park there, mate.
Graydon@graydon Just adding that "can't park there, mate" has become a catch-phrase on /r/Edinburgh, usually relating to photos of cars with drivers who blindly followed their Satnav and drove onto the top of a staircase …
@cstross Got that bit!
Parts of the western US there are are active freight lines down city streets plus there are semi-fossil rights-of-way still on streets that are not used very often but the clearances are maintained against the day. This looks like one of those; someone missed a switch, and it's very possible that they really don't want to run the whole freight wherever this bit of track is going. ("The factory that was there closed down in 2003" sorts of circumstances.)
@cstross I'd think it's entirely possible something will have to show up to tow it, probably after they fix the switch. (and it's this far down the street to make sure they have cleared the switch; "train on top of switch as needs fixing" improves things for no one.)
Or possibly just to refuel the existing engines, which will be entertaining enough for traffic purposes.