Train appreciation thread

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Published 01/14/2017 at 21:19

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Post trains.

But what is the best train?

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Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/14/2017 at 21:23, STARS: 2

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Kinja'd!!! "AntiSpeed" (AntiSpeed)
01/14/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 6

Love me some Amtrak. It may be slow and unreliable but it’s a goddamn national treasure.

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Kinja'd!!! "CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
01/14/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 3

I vote truck train.

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Kinja'd!!! "unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
01/14/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 2

Hype train with Reggie

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Kinja'd!!! "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
01/14/2017 at 21:28, STARS: 1

Which Train is Best Train?

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GO Train is Best Train because Double Decker.

Kinja'd!!! "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/14/2017 at 21:29, STARS: 2

EMD F40C, Metra livery.

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See also: F59PH

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 3

All the Amtrak de-railings are very symbolic of this nation, indeed.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 1

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION

Kinja'd!!! "Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
01/14/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 2

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Train.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 0

OKAY

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 1

NO

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/14/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 0

yw

Kinja'd!!! "Agrajag" (Agrajag)
01/14/2017 at 21:31, STARS: 3

Okay.

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Kinja'd!!! "comes over to help work on your car and only drinks beer" (00cyclonefan)
01/14/2017 at 21:33, STARS: 1

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Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 21:33, STARS: 3

Good trains are orange:

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But sometimes they are old streamliners:

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Maybe they are both massive and massively impractical:

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And occasionally they look like they should be planes:

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And sometimes, they are just doing good work:

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Kinja'd!!! "Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
01/14/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 1

Much Chicago

Kinja'd!!! "TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
01/14/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 3

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Kinja'd!!! "Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
01/14/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 0

All the Chicago <3

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
01/14/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 3

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Glass. Lots of glass. And pavement-melting GTELs (gas turbine electric locomotives). Gas guzzlers in the extreme - the perfect ‘Murican vehicle.

Kinja'd!!! "djmt1" (djmt1)
01/14/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 2

Simplify(ish) and add lightness

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:40, STARS: 1

Fuck ye TGV!

Kinja'd!!! "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
01/14/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 0

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Expensive = good, yes?

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0

“Yes.”
Scrooge McTrump

Kinja'd!!! "whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
01/14/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 2

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I have a thing for Burlington Northern. My father used to work for BN.

Kinja'd!!! "TheJWT" (thejwt)
01/14/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 1

I’ll be enjoying the slow and unreliable national treasure all day tomorrow...

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 1

BN = best N

Kinja'd!!! "e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
01/14/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 0

Best train is jet train .

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:49, STARS: 0

Sure.

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 21:49, STARS: 1

Here have the Auto Train, that train that just keeps getting taller as you go along:

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But also some other stuff:

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And next?

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Kinja'd!!! "Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/14/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 3

I got stuck for a train on the way home last night. I had a nerdgasm because it was a Green/White BN loco heading the construct.

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I wish the old EMD F locos were still thumping along out there.

Kinja'd!!! "AntiSpeed" (AntiSpeed)
01/14/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 0

Nice! Pennsylvanian?

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 0

Not to be confused with JetTrain:

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Also, Soviet Style:

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 21:52, STARS: 1

I have a custom Lego version of this:

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Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 1

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Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 21:53, STARS: 1

I’m willing to concede it is the best train with octagon cars...

Kinja'd!!! "LOREM IPSUM" (lorem---ipsum)
01/14/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 4

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Kinja'd!!! "user314" (user314)
01/14/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 1

How about a little Western Pennsylvania nostalgia:

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Kinja'd!!! "TheJWT" (thejwt)
01/14/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 0

Lake Shore Limited

Kinja'd!!! "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
01/14/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 0

I’ve only once had an Amtrak delay. Conversely every time I’m on one, and I go from my seat with tons of legroom, get up, walk to the dining car, order food, and spread out my stuff on a table and watch the scenery I wonder why other forms of public transportation exist.

Kinja'd!!! "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
01/14/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 1

I want to take a ride on this line

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Kinja'd!!! "Birddog" (maintmgt)
01/14/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 1

Sweet!

Next time I’m in Chicago I’ll grab some pics of the EMD plant and post them. They store their “mules” outside.

Kinja'd!!! "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
01/14/2017 at 22:18, STARS: 2

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STEAM

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 22:19, STARS: 0

Diesel > steam

Kinja'd!!! "My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/14/2017 at 22:21, STARS: 2

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Big train set

Kinja'd!!! "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
01/14/2017 at 22:23, STARS: 1

False. Who rolled coal before deisels thought it was fun to pretend?

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 0

Literally boner.

Kinja'd!!! "My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/14/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 1

The Zephyr at the MSI is interesting the way they’ve presented it.

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 22:25, STARS: 0

COME AT ME

Kinja'd!!! "Little Black Coupe Turned Silver" (littleblackcoupe)
01/14/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 0

Lucky. My normal trip is scheduled to be 12 hours and has ranged from 10 to 18 hours. Westbound (leaving Chicago) it’s usually pretty good since it’s just starting, it’s the eastbound (to Chicago) that can be rough.

Kinja'd!!! "My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/14/2017 at 22:31, STARS: 1

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Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 0

Just posted about the Pioneer Zephyr a couple days ago:

http://jalopnik.com/yep-there-wasn-t-going-to-be-anything-left-if-they-lef-1791120541

It wasn’t fully open when I was there, I seem to recall they were projecting stuff on the windows?

Kinja'd!!! "AntiSpeed" (AntiSpeed)
01/14/2017 at 22:39, STARS: 0

Ooof, how long does that take?

Kinja'd!!! "My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/14/2017 at 22:46, STARS: 1

In the last car they do that, they have some jacks under the train to simulate the ride, and some really cut rate animatronics that are just strange. They have attempted to simulate the record run from Denver to Chicago.

On a plus side my recent visit was the first since they’ve redone the submarine and they did a really good job there.

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Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 0

gib

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0

Interesting.

The sub pen is very well done, extremely impressive when you walk around the corner and see it before you, and the space provides good views from most angles, along with interesting exhibits.

Kinja'd!!! "wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
01/14/2017 at 22:57, STARS: 1

white face EMD BN livery - very nice. Not many of them left.

Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
01/14/2017 at 22:57, STARS: 2

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Kinja'd!!! "gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/14/2017 at 22:57, STARS: 1

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Steam. steam is cooler

Kinja'd!!! "TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/14/2017 at 22:58, STARS: 0

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Kinja'd!!! "wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
01/14/2017 at 23:01, STARS: 1

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How ‘bout this - BNSF consist with not one, but TWO ex SF GP60B units! (Northbound at Fairhaven, WA)

Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/14/2017 at 23:03, STARS: 2

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I like the orange ones.

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 23:03, STARS: 0

It’s waiting for you in Chicago.

Kinja'd!!! "Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
01/14/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0

That’s taken on the east side of Glacier national park, the old great northern line.

Kinja'd!!! "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
01/14/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 2

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Boeing train

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NASA SRB train

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Train with an erection

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Bi friendly train

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Homer train

Kinja'd!!! "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
01/14/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 1

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Things haven’t quite gone the way Brain had hoped all these years.

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/14/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 0

All of the NYC Hudsons are gone, but a C&O streamline has survived

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Now inside the museum of course:

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Kinja'd!!! "f86sabre" (f86sabre)
01/14/2017 at 23:18, STARS: 0

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Kinja'd!!! "leicester" (leicester)
01/14/2017 at 23:35, STARS: 0

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Kinja'd!!! "gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/14/2017 at 23:43, STARS: 0

Best train? The one you’re on

Kinja'd!!! "wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
01/14/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 0

8444 at 85, just warming up - she’ll do 125

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Kinja'd!!! "Chasaboo" (chasaboo)
01/14/2017 at 23:49, STARS: 0

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Kinja'd!!! "leicester" (leicester)
01/14/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 0

No 844 or Challenger love?

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Kinja'd!!! "Racin'Jason001" (racinjason001)
01/15/2017 at 00:04, STARS: 0

Why did you add - “we will rebuild!” into your name?

Kinja'd!!! "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
01/15/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 2

Because the Bronco will rise from the ashes.

Kinja'd!!! "facw" (facw)
01/15/2017 at 01:34, STARS: 1

Monorails are trains:

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Kinja'd!!! "pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/15/2017 at 03:35, STARS: 0

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old Melbourne Hitachis

Kinja'd!!! "Out, but with a W - has found the answer" (belg)
01/15/2017 at 04:28, STARS: 0

Probably not the best, but these two-strokes were built in ‘62 and are slated to keep running well into the 2030s, so that should count for something.

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Kinja'd!!! "Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/15/2017 at 05:53, STARS: 0

UP Big Boys rock!! Another pic with bonus car content

Check how far back the photog had to stand to get the entire locomotive

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Kinja'd!!! "gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
01/15/2017 at 08:39, STARS: 0

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Did I do it right?

Kinja'd!!! "Stephenson Valve Gear" (stephensonvalvegear)
01/15/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 0

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Here ya go... Ottaway live steam park train, back when it was new.

Kinja'd!!! "TheJWT" (thejwt)
01/15/2017 at 23:12, STARS: 0

About 12 hours, it wasn’t so bad. Back in Brooklyn now