Comeuppance See Me Sometime

**Comeuppance See Me Sometime** is the first episode.

## Sypnosis

After a series of trickery, Nicholas gives Benjamin a taste of his own medicine.

## Plot

Deep in the city of Philadelphia lies a variety of rail lines served by NS, CSX, Amtrak, and New Jersey Transit. While the Northeast Corridor sees the bustling rail traffic zooming up and down the line, the Conrail Shared Assets serves NS and CSX equally, bringing in the local carrier traffic and keeping the economy moving. One day, Ben came up to Nicholas (who returned from a long run not long ago) and wakes him up by blasting his horn. After a brief confrontation, Benjamin sets up Nicholas' train. As soon as the train was set up, Nicholas departed, unaware that Ben decoupled him and Will from the consist. Nicholas and Will starts running light until they notice that their train is missing. Nicholas is upset about this as he and Will recollects their train. After they return, Nicholas reprimands Ben for his actions and later departs with his train.

Next, it is Kaleb's turn to get tricked. Benjamin tells him that Mr. Hamilton has given him the day off, which Kaleb falls for. Because of this, the next train had to double up, doing Kaleb's job as well as their own. When Mr. Hamilton arrived, he was surprised to see Kaleb still in the yard. Kaleb tells him what had happened, and soon Mr. Hamilton had a stern talk with both Kaleb and Benjamin.

Even so, Ben's trickery continued until Nicholas had enough and organized a meeting discussing on how to get back at Ben. Ely suggested "kicking" Ben out and making him a runaway till he crashes, which Nicholas declined. Shawn suggested to make Ben pull his own weight off, while Kaleb suggests dragging Ben along the line, in which Nicholas accepts.

The next day, Ben was still being cheeky, unaware about Nicholas' plan. Once the last cars were coupled up and the air hoses were connected, Nicholas started off so quickly that the crews did not have enough time to decouple Ben from the consist! Nicholas races down the line, passing by other trains and other locomotives cheering on for Nicholas. It wasn't long before Ben is out of breath and his wheels and brakes are wearing out, but he is forced to go on.

After a while, Nicholas arrives at his destination. Benjamin, tired out and feeling very silly, is decoupled from the train and after confessing to Nicholas that he doesn't have to tease bigger locomotives to feel important, he was taken by an NS SW1500 to get refueled and have his brakes inspected, ending the episode.

## Characters

* Halina *(cameo)*
* Benjamin
* Nicholas
* Will
* Kaleb
* Mr. Hamilton
* Shawn
* Ely
* Millie *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Philadelphia, PA
* Northeast Corridor
* Various Generic locations
* Somewhere along the West Trenton Line
* Pittsburgh Line

## Trivia

#### Facts

* This marks the first of several things:
	+ The first episode of the series.
	+ The first appearances of Halina, Benjamin, Nicholas, Will, Kaleb, Mr. Hamilton, Ely, Shawn, and Millie.
* Stock footage from the creator's railfan videos "Amtrak Acela Passes By The Art Museum", "CSX freight train at PRR High Line", and "NS #5307 and CSX #2650 switching boxcars in Philadelphia" is used.
* The episode's name is a play on "Come up and see me sometime".
* The plot will be partially reused for the later episode Bossiness Doesn't Pay.

#### Cultural References

* A reference to *Pride of The PRR* is made when the "No Train" error pops up after Nicholas and Will realize their train is missing.

## Goofs

* When Nicholas and Will are decoupled from their train, the rest of the train disappears, then suddenly reappears.
* The Amtrak electric trains appear to be travelling slow.
* The music overpowers Mr. Hamilton's dialogue.
* NS C44-9W #9106 is seen leading a train on the Pittsburgh Line even though that locomotive doesn't have cab signals.
* Deckals is credited in the intro despite not voicing any characters.
* The McHale's Navy intro music isn't credited in the end credits.