Right-Of-Wrong-Way

**Right-Of-Wrong-Way** is the fourth episode of Season 1.

## Plot

Mitchel is resting in a siding at Armour when he overhears Conner and Georgia arguing, apparently, Georgia was running late, which forced an impatient Conner to wait for her for half an hour. After she clears the tracks, Conner and Mitchel have a discussion about the right-of-way rules. Cabott arrives to explain the rules to Mitchel before Conner interrupts. This starts an argument between the two articulated locomotives.

Meanwhile, Sheldon is pulling a coal train to Greenwood. But a mile before the yard, he is sidetracked for Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr, much to the yellow engine's anger.

At the roundhouse, Sheldon and Conner vent their frustrations on the right-of-way rules. Mitchel agrees with them, much to Cabott and Byron's chagrin. At the same time, Mr. Brown assigns Mitchel on an equipment move. A BN visitor named Nick tells him about how equipment moves are lowest priority. This starts yet another argument between Jeff and Sheldon.

That night, Mitchel is pulling the equipment move through Sundermeyer when he sees a red signal. Determined not the get sidetracked again, he ignores it and overtakes passenger train pulled by Steven.

At Port VanDenH, Mitchel meets up with Rhyon and Georgia, who question his early arrival on a low priority train. Mitchel tearfully confesses his crime when Steven arrives and confirms it. He apologizes and goes on to explain his motives; he used to be passenger engine, but was demoted to freight trains when Amtrak took over the Southwest Limited. A frustrated Steven still decides to report him for his actions anyway.

The next morning, Mr. Thompson bans Mitchel from H&HV trackage and orders him to return to the ATSF mainline. While switching there, Ben stops by to torment him over his mishap until Steven, who has forgiven Mitchel, arrives and forces him to get back to work. The two then have laugh about the incident as it reminds Steven of something he once did when he was a young engine.

Back in Port Ogden, an irritated Conner is overtaken by Cabott. At the back of his train is Jeff, and behind him is Sheldon with a railgun. That sight makes Conner question the coal he was given.

## Characters

* Mitchel
* Steven
* Conner
* Cabott
* Sheldon
* Rhyon
* Georgia
* Ben
* Byron
* Jeff
* Mr. Brown
* Mr. Thompson
* Nick
* UP #843 *(not named)*
* Amtrak #500 *(not named, does not speak)*
* Amtrak #553 *(not named, does not speak)*
* Ryan *(cameo)*
* Gwen *(mentioned, non-speaking role in early drafts)*

## Locations

* Armour, UT
* Greenwood, CO
* Port Ogden, AZ
* Sundermeyer, CO
* Port VanDenH, CO
* Pinewood, UT
* Redlands, NM

## Trivia

### Fun Facts

* AllosaurFan has expressed regret of the episode for it's lack of originality and overuse of references.
* The episode was produced under the working title "Look Ma, I have the Right-of Way". This was changed as AllosaurFan deemed that title stupid.
* "Right-of-Wrong-Way" combines right-of-way with wrong way.
* The scene where Gwen overtakes Rhyon was originally meant to be shown onscreen. AllosaurFan decided to remove it in later drafts. This scene was later shown in the short Welcome to Gwen's World, albeit from Gwen's perspective.
* UP #843 is somewhat similar to Sophie from *Steamnation*. AllosaurFan denied that the reference was intentional.
* This marks Ryan's first appearance where he doesn't speak, let alone break the fourth wall.
* This episode makes Mitchel’s final appearance with tume’s FP45 model.
* Conner bumping into Cabott wasn't planned. In fact, he was supposed just stop in front of him. However, during filming, Conner bumped into Cabott due to Conner going too fast. During editing, AllosaurFan found the blooper fitting with Conner's aggressive nature and he decided to keep it in the final cut.

### Cultural References

* The episode is a rewrite/interpretation of the *Rails of Highland Valley* episode "Right of Way".
* Cabott's "fatboy" insult is a reference to *The Full Bucketniers*.
* Mitchel's good and bad consciences conflict is a direct homage to the *Looney Tunes* short "Daffy Duck Hunt".
* The confrontation between Ben and Steven references the *Thomas & Friends* episode "Wrong Way.
* The ending scene references the *Tales on the Thompson and Western* episode "Right of Way".

### Continuity

* Steven is substituting for UP M-10000, hence why he is seen pulling a passenger train on PO&N trackage.
* For some reason, Cabott's seemingly empty mix has higher priority than Conner's loaded coal train. This is because Cabott overshot a signal to annoy Conner, contradicting his arguments. He was told off for his behavior by Mr. Thompson.

## Goofs

* Some of Mitchel's lines are inaudible.
* In the first shot, the cursor is visible.
* When Georgia clears Conner's track, he puffing sounds don't sync with her speed.
* The railroad crossing Sheldon passes is missing it's signage and lights.
* When Sheldon is diverted into the siding, he is moving fast. But in the very next shot, he has slowed considerably.
* When Sheldon yells "You get back here!", he almost rams into Jeff. In the next shot, some distance is added between them.
* Mitchel's good and bad consciences change size in closeups. The rate of their bouncing also changes.
* During the second last scene, the video quality decreases. This is due a rendering error forcing AllosaurFan to render the scene as an wmw file instead of an mp4 file.
* Throughout the scene where Mitchel confesses his actions, the edge of the set can be visible in some shots.
* When Ben arrives, a truck in the background vanishes onscreen.
* Ben disappears in one shot while describing Mitchel as "just a piece of scrap that needs to be taken away".
* TheN&WClassA1218 is credited for voicing Conner and Jeff, but not for voicing Nick.

## Media

The Port Ogden Rail Chronicles- Right-of-Wrong-Way