I rode an Amtrak train for the first time recently.. you get a very romanticized view of riding the train that it doesn't quite live up to

Just curious. I'm in a very rural area that used to have tons of trains. They are no longer in use, but they are still doing matenance on the rails. They have a truck that rides on the rails with special tires, it's pretty cool. Why do they keep up with the tracks instead of just pulling everything up and selling off the metal?

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>>838722
I remember those as a kid, they were the shit

>>838743
has potential for future use for storage or traffic or alternative rout in case something happens on a primary rout.

>>838733
You get great views of poor peoples back yards.

>>837590
Why do jeets stand out in front of trains constantly? Are they trying to become cows?

>>838804
They don't. It's just Instagram propaganda.

>>838806
That makes sense, thanks.

I don't really get the foamer thing other than trains being objectively the best mass transit, what's the elevator pitch for trains as an interest?

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and then there's this train out of fucking nowhere, in a directory exclusively for him

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>>837590
with a buddy in another directory, the same exact way

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>>838864
The tiny danger sign behind the windshield is kind of funny, also it reminds me of that video of the nigger messing around on top of one and frying himself crispy practically instantly

>>838872
Yeah, I remember the one. I wonder how many volts these use. Definitely not as much as high voltage lines. Those are insane.

Anyway, I like thunder. I think people who appreciate trains probably do appreciate thunder a lot as well. It's just a breakdown of air under high voltage. And then start conducting. Briefly. But the sound, oh, the sound is glorious.

I'll bump again to increase the chances of getting a train board.

>>838873
600VDC for trolleys and subways 12kV 25 Hz and 25kV 60Hz for the Northeast corridor.

>>838878
Oh shit, so that nigger might have actually been fried by 25 kV. I didn't know trains used that kind of voltage. Something new to me. Thank you anon.

>>838880
A drunk guy in Boston tried to climb on top of the Amtrak bullet train to get home and got hit with the 25kV. He survived but needless to say he's now an invalid. He tried to sue but lost. A few years later I searched his name and I found an announcement that he is going to be in a speaking engagement for people with disabilities and it said he was disabled and a freak accident when a wire came loose at a train station and shocked him.

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Here is the rest of the doujin about the Morning Express!

>>838903
Oops *Sunrise

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how could we forget...

AI still can't F40PH
https://f40ph-3d-forge.lovable.app/

>>838878
Oh damn, that'll perm your hair O_O

>>838872
I used to be really retarded as a child. Then when I became an adult, I became even more retarded, but neither in my childhood nor as an adult I have ever touched 25kV powerlines for any reason that I could think of...

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>>838459
It's Trains Tuesday, have a train waifu (sadly she burns coal)

>>838366
Big Bertha

>>839007
>It's Trains Tuesday
>Posts on a Wednesday
You're not the sharpest tool in the shed, are you?

>>839009
Have you ever heard of time zones? You are a fucking retarded bro.

>>839013
Bumping for the new board

How a Steam Locomotive Works (Union Pacific "Big Boy")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hszu80NJ438

>>838978
Guy was probably a dumbass who doesn't observe the world around him, and or with unaware that you don't need to touch the wires to have an arc jump out and bite you.

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>>839099
Dying by electrocution or train is categorized as a natural death in India. Serious, those curried Airwolves die that way sooo often.

>>839105
True story, its mind-boggling how common it is

trains r teh ghey

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So the new Acela trains entered service yesterday and one already had a malfunction.

So the new Acela trains entered service yesterday and one already had a malfunction.

>>839231
Can't wait for the Miles In Transit video about it.

(also hey, long time lurker, first time poster)

>>839203
That's fucking horrifying, nice!

>>837590

https://youtu.be/wfu6wGAp83o?si=0KoE_T2D2QjfjYjW&t=622

Train Synth

BUMP FOREVER

>>839254
Don't bother, we're not getting a train board.

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>>839256
Is it over? Maybe, but does anything ever happen?
Might as well bump the thread for eternity

>>839259
Train

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>>839259
Hiya! ＼(-o- )

Why not just organically bump this thread when you want to or have stuff to talk about? I'm not sure if people here are having the kinds of diverse conversations that warrant having multiple threads or a board.

I'll contribute again just because it made you sad and because I like locomotives some and want to help you all. I like steam locomotives more than diesels but the early retro diesel ones look kinda cool!

Anyways, I was biking along the Great Allegheny Passage with friends yesterday and a train came by just as we were going over the Salisbury Viaduct. The GAP is a 150 mile rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland that was converted back in the 90s maybe for pedestrian and bicycle use.

How about we share more pictures of trains we have taken or even train rides we have been on around the globe along with regular discussion as well?

>>839309
Yeah I was rooting for them, but the thread seems pretty dead. It's made it about 2 months which is pretty impressive at least. I guess there just aren't enough foamers to support a board (I'm not even a foamer, just kinda interested in lurking to see what foamers talk about)

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Aren't most of the boards on here fairly dead?

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>>837595

Yeah, simple rules we just keep a thread going for trains
We have Caturday, I mean we have Caturday when ever we feel like. So is the nature of this place.
We have Luna updates ( Luri can you post them a day earlier, for other side of the planet, cheers)

Random Portuguese Train, CP-Class swear I didn't even have to try

>>839331
Oh nice, I love CP

who the fuck put the ban curse on me tho?

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>>838880
Overhead wires for trains can be high voltage but most diesel electric trains run at a max of 600 Volts for traction power and around 72 volts for stuff like cab heaters and lights.