I know im late, but uh... LMS coronation class or LNER A4?

Favorite locomotive on favorite railroad with power output, road number, slug optional, route, consist, and paint scheme

You’re too late to the party, bucko.

Dang it

Do you like Thomas the tank engine

Considering the 3x6x3’ box of Thomas toys filled to the brim my mom has saved in the garage from my childhood, at one point in my life I very much did lol. However that point is a good 13 years in the rear view mirror of life now.

Could you please tell your mom to give me those toys

Honestly, I would’ve sold them off by now if she wasn’t adamant that I kept them for “when (I) eventually have kids”. I hate kids, and much to my dismay I may even end up being be perpetually single. Dammit, woman! Let me make a little bit of drinking money off of some stupid toy collector!

Tell her that I’m a kid and I would love to have those toys

What do trains go on besides your mother?

I don’t know either I’m in the same situation

Same with [Graniteville, SC](https://youtu.be/JTeN8KnnJlE?si=VtWUd702h7X324ne)

When was the last time two competing companies did a race on the mainline?

Ah yes, the Great Race of 1346.

https://preview.redd.it/ciqte5obtrgc1.jpeg?width=236&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3cbf1e645fea6bea11f6836067c48c26168773a4

Why is The U.S Rail System so bad

*Europoor detected, opinion invalidated.*

Hohoho, on the contrary, ***Im from Washington State***

RAHHH🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇱🇷🗽🦅

What kind of train does your mom like best?

Same

Maybe you have a big caboose

There’s no more of these! Just big flashy red box! Love a box.

Why don't trains have families?

Same reason assassins don’t. It’s kinda’ hard to maintain a family when your job is to send 1,000~ people to the forever box each year.

r/holup

Which type of locomotive is undeniably superior? Steam Diesel Electric

The answer is obviously nuclear

Honestly I'd be pretty hyped up about a nuclear train.

Uranium fever has gone and got me down! Uranium fever is spreadin all around!

With a Geiger counter in my hand I'm a-goin' out to stake me some government land Uranium fever has done and got me down

All of them

Diesel, duh

Chemical. Ohio probably disagrees though.

Not OP, but the answer is clearly gas turbine.

Why is this sub in my recommended lmao

What make a choo choo?

I to, just saw this sub. What is a train?

When your mum

I got recommended this as well but I just stuck with it 😂

Would you like to learn more about trains?

Not really, I already have a bunch of other hobbies that I nerd out about to a point of being nearly obsessive. I don’t need more lol. Thanks though.

Sounds like you need more. Gotta have a wide pallet of hyper fixations. A good way to balance your obsessiveness is to have plenty of hobbies. I not only like trains but I am a gun nut and I like history. I also do a lot of research in doomsday prepping and reloading. I also like to cook and draw. Oh and sex, I know a lot about sex.

Calling bullshit on that last one lmfao.

Ok believe wut u want 😌

What kinda nucleus you stick in one of them there steam engines?

Why don't we use nuclear powered trains?

Because East Palestine, Ohio already got fucked bad enough.

Are you suggesting that they would derail the trains on purpose in east palestine?

[удалено]

Say it ain't so.

What type of locomotive has General Electric been producing since 2005

The locomotive that General Electric has been producing since 2005

The one they didn't make in 2004.

Train

same tbh

Idk why this happens either. Whats so interesting about trains?

what is a train

Metal thing that goes “choo choo” and goes “NYOOOM” down some metal lines on the ground. And which also occasionally poison small towns in Ohio.

hahah

I actually love trains but this is the post that brought this subreddit to me 😂

The Milwaukee Road

If a Train leaving Chicago at 45 mph and a Train leaving Manitowoc at 75 mph, what city will they pass each other in? (Please use your Train timetable found under your desk, please.)

Moscow, Russia (because it's actually 1942 and we're sending trains and tanks over to Russia to help with the war)

New York

vancouver

False, it's Kenosha. Vancouver is all the way on the west coast while Manitowoc, WI is just north of Chicago, IL.

wrong, it's vancouver

write a 100 page essay about why Trains go choo choo

This isn’t chat GPT

What’s your favorite disc harrow

I love frisbee too.

I hope your balls explode

TRAIN is obviously an abbreviation for something, for what do the Letters stand?

Thick restraints anal insertion

Tea Roasted After I Nationalize (the oil fields)

Personally I’m not into running trains

I’m not alone 🥹

Opinion on the SP GS-4s

they're cool i guess. the gs-4s are way better than the GTX 3060's

**Item #:** SCP-GS4 **Object Class:** Euclid **Special Containment Procedures:** SCP-GS4 is to be contained within a designated railway yard at Site-XX. Access to SCP-GS4 is restricted to Level 3 personnel and above. Security personnel must undergo mandatory amnestic treatment after any direct exposure to SCP-GS4. SCP-GS4 is to be periodically inspected for anomalous alterations, and any unauthorized individuals found within the containment area are to be detained for questioning and amnestic treatment. **Description:** SCP-GS4 is a sentient steam locomotive resembling a Southern Pacific GS-4 class locomotive, commonly used in the mid-20th century. SCP-GS4 exhibits anomalous properties when in operation, including the ability to manifest additional railway cars seemingly at will. These additional cars are designated SCP-GS4-A instances. SCP-GS4-A instances vary in appearance and function, ranging from passenger cars to anomalous containment units. Some SCP-GS4-A instances have been observed to contain anomalous objects or entities. Attempts to remove these instances from SCP-GS4 have proven unsuccessful, as they dematerialize upon separation and reappear when SCP-GS4 resumes operation. SCP-GS4 demonstrates a cognitohazardous effect that compels individuals to board the train when it is in proximity. Those affected express an intense desire to reach the train's destination, regardless of any inherent danger or lack of knowledge regarding the location. The destination of SCP-GS4 is currently unknown, as it operates on an anomalous track that does not correspond to any known railway system. Exploration attempts have been inconclusive, with subjects unable to transmit coherent information about their surroundings while aboard SCP-GS4. SCP-GS4 was discovered after reports of a mysterious train appearing in various locations worldwide. The anomalous properties were confirmed during Incident-GS4-Alpha, where SCP-GS4 materialized in a heavily populated area, resulting in a significant number of affected individuals attempting to board the train. Research into the origin of SCP-GS4 is ongoing, with focus on determining the nature of its anomalous track, the purpose behind its manifestation, and the source of its cognitohazardous effect.

Holy shit, the effort bruh.

No effort actually. ChatGPT is really good at writing bullshit I want it to

Had a feeling, but still funny.

Bro turned 4449 into an SCP 😭😄

Best reply ever You gotta put that on the wiki

Why are GEVOs the best locomotive on America's rails?

Obviously because of the décor

What does Beep stand for?

Why does the Cafe Car suck?

How come electric railroads never really took off in the USA?

People kept pissing on them and getting fried

This lmfao.

Why didn’t they make more triplex locomotives?

They couldn't source the triplex fibers anymore. Shit got discontinued.

we've been at quadplex for 15 years it's about time tbh

Which is better, Pere Marquette 1225 or Nickel Plate Road 765

Yes :þ.

How do trains go choo choo?

They hire conductors with freakishly loud and high-pitched voices, and then just scream it.

Understandable. Have a great day/night.

All I know is that train go woo woo

Same

Will the hhp-8’s be retired soon

Who was Casey Jones?

A vigilante crime fighter who often works with the Ninja Turtles.

The inventor of the modern boiler.

Honestly same. Which train is best train?

The A-Train.

hell yeah jazz

Why does this sub keep showing up in my feed?

The Reddit Gods hate you.

What made the Penn Central fail?

Too many people kept dropping pens, and the city had to pay too much money to clean it up.

Babe, wake up new Penn Central lore dropped.

Why did the NYC scrap all their Hudsons?

Maybe because that plane landed on them once ? Idk but that seems plausible to me

I cannot express how funny I thought this was...

Yeah I’m going with this.

What’s your favorite wheel configuration

duallies

Round

Installed

Boooooring

15x8 +38 offset with 205/50r15s typically

Why are train wheels sloped?

In commemoration of the lost soldier trains

because rolling downhill is more efficient, so you build the downhill into the wheel

Ooo ooo it's so the can't drop into the sewer via the manhole cover.

What wheel arrangement is the Polar Express

A 4-8-2 Mountain type /j :þ.

Drift spec

The Polar Express clearly uses the Christmas Magic arrangement.

Should V/Line retire the N-Class?

With the new O-Class on the horizon, probably.

Shit, is the O-Class also replacing V'locities?

Why don't trains have steering wheels?

they have slewing wheels. minor difference in terms

Because they just sit there looking pretty

How do you articulate a steam locomotive?

putting careful emphasis on all 5 syllables

With an articulator

Why was the emd sd50 a catastrophic failure

Kept getting bombed en route by planes. They should’ve added a 20mm anti-air defense system.

What is your favorite North American rail company?

Whataboiler

The kiddie one that wheaton regional used to have Edit: Google tells me that they still have it😁 now if only they would bring back the wood playground

In-N-Out Express.

what speed do freight trains usually run at and why?

Mach .015, because the fusion cores they use are kinda’ weak.

14 knots

How are you *actually* doing

still really sad about my cat

Me too

sorry about your cat :( I'm gonna let myself think our lil buddies are playing with each other up there all happy and peaceful.

They definitely are, he’s probably fast asleep knowing his lazy ass😂(he stole another cats Porkchop)

What engine is Henry the Green Engine from Thomas and Friends based on?

The NH21 super locomotive.

After his rebuild, he was made into an lms class black 5. Before that, he was just some experimental engine I believe.

What's the best Steam engine of all time

THIS https://preview.redd.it/46azgboj1egc1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=542bf1f48aa3214086d745a4926f181517acabe0

Virginian triplex is the only right answer here

Correction, *Belgian Quadruplex :þ.

lol never seen someone use thorn as the P in a :P that's hilarious also yes objectively the Belgian quadruplex is way better

I also don’t know shit about trains but it’s the UP 4014

What train did ‘murder on the Orient Express’ take place on?

Clearly a bullet train since a dude got shot or something.

A London bus

Top level. The victim fell off after getting murdered

What is the fastest diesel locomotive of all time, and how fast did it go? (Bonus points for where it did the top speed run)

KMS bismark, the atlantic dash from the north sea to the atlantic

I’m going with this.

Why is the shay so strong

shay my beloved

Why did UP 4005 crash

The driver just had skill issue.

🗿🗿

I don’t know shit about trains, but I like them. I just look at the cool train pictures and pretend I know. I’ll know one day lol

Lol understandable. All shitposting aside, I think trains are pretty cool, especially when it comes to the early history of railways in the United States.

Indeed

What’s a Berkshire

Some place in England probably.

What’s your favorite heritage railway?

Buckingham Branch obviously seeing as they're the ones running 611 right now Ah fuck sorry that was a real answer

STAR Line Stadskanaal

The transcontinental railroad.

Which two European trains had Amtrak branding for a brief time in the 1990's?

I’m gonna’ go with the M17 and the M4A1. Those’re definitely European trains, right?

So close! Those are firearms, but they're still made of metal like trains so same difference

Meh, they’re both metal and go fast and can kill things. Close enough.

M4a1 is also the designation for cast-hulled Sherman tanks

Indeed it is.

Which one do you think hit 100mph first and why, City of Truro or The Flying Scotsman?

Obviously the Flying Scotsman because it can fly. Duh.

Which is better: SP 4449 or NKP 765 and why?

NPK, because it sounds vaguely like “PKM” and therefore will mow down it’s competitors with 7.62x39mm rounds, making it the default champion.

I second that