Switchboard Operator

[Stunner]

During an interview for a switch-operator position at the railroad, the cheif engineer asks a job candidate, "What would you do if the Northern Express was heading north on track one and the Southern Central was going south on the same track?"
"I would definitely call my brother," the interviewee responds.
"Why on earth would you call your brother?" the chief engineer asks.
"Because he's never seen a train wreck before," the applicant replies.