Speed Below Service

Speed Below Service is Episode 2 for the series. It aired on August 27th, 2023.
== Plot: ==
As Vivian brings a load of logs, Hunter and Mater berate her for being late due to her speed. As such, it throws Vivian into depression. She goes to the sheds and talks to Luke, and then afterwards returned to the forestry where Pete tried to help. Later that night at the sheds, Billy tried comforting her, but Matt made her mood worse by making fun of her and Billy's comment about speed below service. Vivian ran off to sleep in the workshops, when Matt got into an argument with Taylor and Ken. The next morning, Adam McGuire and Old Man Crackens talked with Vivian, and afterwards Vivian went back to work. That afternoon, Matt was impatiently preparing to take his excursion run. Ashley came in, called him an impatient swine, and a few minutes later, Matt departed. A few hours later after the run to Hazard, Matt was returning to Mountain Top, when he burst his piston. He stopped in the middle of the line, and called for help after getting into an argument with his engineer. Vivian receives the call, and reluctantly goes to rescue him. When she arrived to save him, Matt made fun of her. Then Vivian coupled up to him, and departed slowly. Matt was in disbelief, and Eddie made fun of him. When they made it back to the station, Vivian went to the workshops due to her wheels. Billy congratulated her, and afterwards went to the sheds. At the sheds, everyone was celebrating Vivian's bravery, and Vivian cheered up.
Meanwhile, Matt was stuck in the workshops, his piston was completely ceased.
== Trivia: ==
* This episode marks the first canon appearance of Hunter, Mater, Pete, Old Man Crackens, Luke, and Mighty Moe.
* There is some easter eggs in this episode.
** When Matt says "Speed is KEY!", it's a reference to famous YouTuber, Jacksepticeye. Additionally, a small picture of Jacksepticeye appears in the bottom left corner when Matt says "key."
** Pete says "Top of the morning, Vivian.", which is another reference to Jacksepticeye.
* When Adam McGuire said that Crackens is schizophrenic, Old Man Crackens says "skillet friend dick."
* The music used in the beginning of the episode, and during the montage scenes of Matt was used in the DVD, Lots and Lots of Trains Volume 1. 
** The music in question listed:
**# Invite Everyone over for American Folk Music - Appalachia
**# Freight Train Fiddlin' - Appalachia
**# Aboard A Train - James Coffey.
* "The entire episode was made within a day. Spent an hour and a half filming, and 5 hours editing. The script for this episode was rewritten 4 times because I hated how the originals kept turning out, but I think this one turned out alright." -Atlantic Coast Railfanner
== Video: ==
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-n2_0QYs0
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