Time for a thread about anything that rides on tracks.
>>871594
You can have a Europoor train general if you want, I don't like to mix and match. Buffer and chain couplers do not work with Janneys
How popular are railcars in your country? Here in Poland they're really popular for connecting cities with their Voivodeship capital.
>>871598
funny, i thought that Poland and szynobusy were like fire and water. You barelly see them there. At least compared to the country like Czechia.
>>871596
>JR
>yurop
Do you even realize how retarded you are?
>>872559
looks cool
>>871620
Love the fresh snow.
Saved.
>>871598
Railcars were seriously popular in NZ, but cars, buses, and ludicrously cheap air travel killed it all.
>>872559
What is this Insane Train?
>>875446
Post a fluid druid and I might tell you :^)
>>875446
it' s the world widest funicular railway in Austria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5cQtvl-bGc
>>871598
That's a great scene but it doesn't look like Poland.
>>871596
>I know our trains are rusted, slow and can't even stay on their rails without derailing and killing people, but we have strong couplers!
>>878712
Seems Japan too
>>871634
Maybe You have more railcars but ours are the best in Europe :-) Pesa and Newag rulz.
Let's get this thread back on track. Narrow gauge, Poland.
Back to normal gauge, still PL
>>872557
>>872559
Beat You
Still Poland
Warning: level crossing.
>>872559
10/10
Machinery
>>880199
It's a freshwater channel and I don't know how often :-) BTW this machinery is hydro-powered - there's a current in the channel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbl%C4%85g_Canal
>>880213
Why does this level look familiar?
I know I've seen this before.
>>880172
That is one really nice looking train. I am jealous of Poland.
>>880357
It's from half life
Only once and not very far, but the whole thing rides on tracks.
Trains and winter are just good looking together.
Chilly Czech Choo Choo
Sometimes, train is a character in movies
Train versus Dino versus Alien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3JoZsP45AA
>>881031
that wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I wouldn't call it "good" but it didn't make me cringe like I was expecting
7/10 good on whoever made it
>>880030
they are all the same nowadays
anyway, why has Poland so little railway?
>>881042
When You look on this map (I know, poor quality) You'll still see borders of Polish XIX partitions in 1989; Russian and partially Austrian part was severely underdeveloped. Between the wars there was some development, but after WWII Polish railroad network had to be virtually built from scratch. Polish commies do it so well so Polish rails in 1989 were probably the worst of all European communist states; declining traffic and underinvestment of 90's didn't help. After 2000, there were a little better times for rail transport in Poland, but it network density lowered significally since 1989.
Czechoslovakia and Hungary have better and denser network in 1918, it suffered less in WWII i think, maybe even run better in the communist era, so have higher starting level in 1989 - and AFAIK, they started modern management reforms in early 90's (Communism on Polish State Rails lasts until 2000 :-)
Lines with passenger traffic
>>881856
Germans built that in XIX Century :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbląg_Canal
>>871594
Planes on trains?
>>882023
Tranes.
![1443212588053[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/txFHnh6.jpg "1443212588053[1].jpg")
Is this a real train?
>>882121
yes but its not on the tracks
>>882131
Are you suggesting that Trump's...
...gone off the rails?
I remember seeing this thing on /n/ and thinking how cool it is. Last week I actually sent some of my company's railcars on it. Pretty neat.
>>882147
I can't remember the name of the company, but I know it's based in Mobile, AL and goes to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.
I'm pretty sure we deliver cars to it based on all the CN boxcars on it.
Are you that dude that works in Minnesota but totally not for 3M?
I'm presently on Caltrain. They are just resuming service after 2 cars were hit in Burlingame 2 hours ago. This is the third incident this week.
Tuesday evening a car was hit in San Mateo. And Wednesday morning some dumbass was standing too close to the tracks on the platform and got clipped by a passing train.
And nobody has even had the decency to die from their stupidity.
Fucking assholes.
>>882194
CG Rail is the "railroad". Out of Mobile they interchange with CN, CSX, NS, and KCS (I think?). Good connections and an economical way to move some cars to southern Mexico.
I am the same guy you're thinking of.
>>882050
Reminds me of the "Nothing stops a trane" advertisement for their hvac systems iirc.
>>882143
You nigger, why did I know that joke was coming?
And why is that little spic so jacked?
>>882194
From Alabama to Mexico? Interesting, what's the reason they use this method?
>>882237
I really hate stupid people. How do you live being clipped by a fucking train? Do you know what his injuries were, he better of been hurt so he learns his lesson (hopefully. If not out the gene pool you go!)
Diesels can't do this.
>>882438
Don't see what's stopping them if even electric trains can do it
>>882439
That train is powered by overhead catenary though.
>>882438
That's awesome, anymore pics like that?
I would think that this would be in danger of putting the fire out or cooling the boiler stranding it, no?
>>871594
>>882438
1. Diesel-hydraulics can.
2. Doing that in a steam train is a good way to crack the cylinders from thermal stress.
![SP6508_HockleyTx_March78[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jrwRF2a.jpg "SP6508_HockleyTx_March78[1].jpg")
bump this thread
https://youtu.be/J73m6LzSw8s
>>883643
more autism from idalee
https://youtu.be/7pXSSLZpdW4
This is a thread for /o/ ... since you all dream of owning your own spaghetti wagon.
I work with trains sometimes
>>884513
All those pigs...
Port of Long Beach?
>>884516
Close, Los Angeles. This is TI 400, the maersk terminal. Everything east of this terminal is Long Beach.
This pic here is TI 302, The APL terminal.
What are pigs?
>>882421
>Fro Alabama to Mexico? Interesting, what's the reason they use this method?
It's about a 5 day transit by ship to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Alternatively, you can send from Mobile to Laredo or Brownsville, TX which is probably about 3-4 days transit by rail then interchange to a Mexican railway and they will bring it the 800 or so miles down to Veracruz. Total transit is probably 6-8 days, and you have to have your railcars transiting in Mexico longer exposing them to vandalism (big problem in Mexico).
>>882443
Traction motors are still on the axles. That's why you don't do it with diesel-electrics. You risk damaging and shorting the traction motors.
>>884521
>What are pigs?
Piggy backs, containers and trailers on flat cars. It's kind of an old term for it, but I like it. Simple and to the point.
>>884607
Thanks anon
I feel really weird making this post. So I've basically never been on a train in my entire life, and soon I'm going to have to get on multiple trains, transfer at multiple stops and everything.
How am I not going to die? If someone doesnt kill me, my incredible anxiety and paranoia will
>>884995
Be prepared, have good knowledge of your route in general and have extra money on hand.
Be flexible too.
>>884995
You won't die unless you live in new England
>>885000
It's from Philly to New York
>>885001
welp, you dead then
>>885001
you shitting me? what do you mean "transfer at multiple stops"? at worst you are taking the SEPTA to NJT route which involves literally one stop and one transfer.
>>885003
Huh. every google map route had me going on the west trenton line to center city and so on getting off multiple times and taking buses etc.
>>885004
h-help
>>885000
Hey, what's wrong with New England?
CT anon here.
>>879605
Need strong couplers to pull freight, and rust doesn't stop 4500 hp from reaching the rails. The American rail network moves freight, not people. I'd venture a guess that a single US class 1 railroad moves more freight per year than most countries entire network.
A 1943 locomotive, and an oiler for scale
http://photogrammar.yale.edu/records/index.php?record=owi2001022663/PP
That site has thousands of old images, some containing trains of the era.
>>890774
iirc UCONN has a database too.
Happy Halloween /n/
>>881001
"You came to the wrong neighbourhood, motherfucker"
How about some Narrow Gauge?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAVan24-Sk8
>>894314
toot toot
>>882451
The boiler on that is way up out of the way. I'd say much deeper than that and you will put the fire out. Which isn't as disastrous as you think, the engine still has steam so it can get itself out of the flood if it can., and that's an oil burner. So the fire can be relit almost any time.
The big thing to worry about would be metal stress on the firebox.
>>884513
What's with the stripes on the tires? Only thing I could think of is to let others know it's in motion.
>>894314
Amazing
Neat pic too. I'm guessing first war?
>>894725
WWII actually. They didn't want Nazi's invading the coastline so they had the train on patrol.
>>894739
The helmets threw me off. Thanks anon.
>>871594
Took this pic at our overhaul shop last week. I work for BNSF, but this UP locomotive was on our tracks and was crashed into by one of our locomotives, so now we have to fix it for them. It was about 2 a.m. when I took this. A heavy fog was rolling off of the river nearby and the fuel tanks were being steamed out on the unit. Looked pretty spooky to me.
>>894888
A picture from 1943 inside the main building at the facility, known as Building 12 or 'The House'
![IMAG1297[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/AZkWSKB.jpg "IMAG1297[1].jpg")
>>894890
Picture taken a couple of days ago inside the same building on the 'Wheel Pit'. Locomotives are jacked up so that the old trucks can be rolled out from under them and completely rebuilt trucks are rolled in.
>>894888
>Do Not Board
>Do Not Occupy
Is that BNSF's way of saying "This UP train has cooties! Don't touch it!"
>>894979
Haha no, they are huge on safety and put that on every wreck unit just in case something might be damaged that could somehow injure a person who gets on it. That unit spent a couple of days on the wreck line and we just brought it to the wash bay a while ago to rinse off a bunch of battery acid.
>>894888
Was it sittng at a switch or something?
>>895005
I don't know the exact story on it or where on the system it happened, but it sure does look that way. I can't picture how else the damage could only be in the middle. Looks like a low speed side-swipe.
>>895176
Don't quote me on it, but they leave steam hoses in the tank for at least 24 hours before doing any work on it. I believe it breaks down all of the fuel residue and helps reduce the risk of a fire or explosion when they start cutting and welding on the tank.
>>871620
tfw I've ridden this
It's every bit as cozy as it looks, senpai
>intermodal
>wide gauge
>>900758
Jesus Christ this is terrifying for some reason.
>>901123
>you came to the wrong neighbourhood motherfucker
>>901123
Do you have a fear of snakes?
Sitting at a crossing.
How does everyone feel about PTC? It seems that BNSF are currently the only ones who give a shit about it. As of last month, they had controllers installed on over 3,800 locomotives. The next runner up, UP, had a grand total of 68 locomotives modded with PTC. The extension of the deadline even included a special clause for BNSF to protect them in the event that their technology is outdated and must be upgraded by the time everyone else get's their shit together.
>>903918
Where I work we're the guinea pigs for the whole system. Shit is going to be retarded and slow everything down. It's going to force engineers to run the truns in a very conservative manner, it's going to make it much more difficult to operate in non-CTC territory where you are joint with trains.
PTC should be forced on passenger railroads and fuck right off when it comes to freight.
>>901123
they do have a strange resemblance to Daleks
>>894998
Round 2. We are always fucking these things up! This time we have the UPY 598 involved in the same type of sideswiping accident on a switch. A little note on the UP 9746, the accident occurred back in January and the unit sat on a siding until coming to us for repairs. We just released it yesterday with a fresh coat of paint. My supervisor told is that BNSF had to pay $1,000 per day since the wreck plus the cost of repairs. I'd guess around half a million just for that part of it.
>>871594
this is extremely satisfying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oB9c2aUTxQ
>>906914
Autism
>>906900
If you ever talk to a clerk what you'll quickly find out is that railroad fees are steep but highly negotiable.
Chances are they won't pay that amount.
Question.
Are there livestreams devoted to just watching a train station? I'd love to not only watch people scuttling about a European station, but also to just watch an MTA station for a day. I can only imagine the funny junk that happens there daily.
>>909750
Plenty of jap ones. Just go look.
>>909751
I actually already have one open. Wanted to expand my horizons, Anon.
>>909750
Lot's of heritage railways have one, but most are closed for the winter.
Here's the Ffestiniog's for future viewing.
http://www.festrail.co.uk/webcam.htm
>>900758
Looks like a level of HL2
>>909750
/jp/ has a damn comfy one.
>>>/jp/14571955
>>906015
>all those panorama cars
>>915737
Here in the States, they are called Dome Cars
>>915737
Prior to Amtrak, half of the California Zephyr's ten cars were dome cars.
>>912803
I don't know why, but I just love those old GP's with the tall nose.
What jobs are there working with trains? I only know my stuff from Thomas the tank engine, and they don't have cabooses anymore..
Is it all just engineers/drivers? USA here
I already work in Freight(UPS) but freight rail would be cool
>>916089
Conductors/brakemen, engineers, carmen, signal maintainers, track maintainers, machine operators, yard masters, train masters, clerk, and dispatchers. Plus all the normal IT and HR schlock that you'd expect from big companies.
>>916100
oh my more than I expected. Do you know anything about Union Pacific? Thats literally all I ever see are those mustard yellow trains
>>916106
I know they hire people just to furlough them, but I don't personally know anyone that works for them right now. It's tough right now for railroads so getting a job with anyone won't be likely. I got furloughed from my job as a conductor, but I'm working as a track maintainer instead.
>>916113
Figures, oh well. I just see people bitch about Union Pacific here all the time.
Why's it tough for railroad? should freight be doing good? i'd imagine passenger rail isn't tip top
>>916129
Coal is in a perpetual spiral, fuel is cheap so trucking is being utilized more, and companies simply aren't producing as much product with the state of the economy. Car loads are down and railroads will try to protect themselves by deferring large spending and reducing the work force if they can.
>>901127
http://www.insecam.org/en/view/257993/
>>871594
komp
SP Superbowl Special to New Orleans, 1986. What a difference 30 years makes.
>>921504
Kinda sad that you don't see too many business specials to sporting events anymore. About the only one that still occurs with regularity is the Kentucky Derby.
>>921510
There actually is a BNSF superbowl special this year, running from Oakland to Santa Clara. But yeah, special trains are becoming pretty rare.
>>894295
>>881001
over 9000 hours in photoshop
>>921513
So BNSF keeps a set of passenger cars just for these special trains or how does this work?
>>921524
All railroads have a small fleet of passenger cars for use with company executives. They'll use them for special occasions like sporting events or if a lot of the chief officers are going to a region to check it out.
>>921522
Sweet. I always like to thank anons for making OC
>>921533
That. Is awesome.
>ywn travel on your own private executive train
why live
>>921725
There are richfags that have opulent personal cars that they hook up to the end of regular passenger trains by paying for it iirc.
>>921533
The old 'Football Specials' in Britain used to be any old stuff they could afford to get damaged by pissed up hooligans.
It's rare you get them nowadays, it's mostly just buses now.
>>921524
I don't see the big deal, all railroads have certain number of extra carriages for various reasons. Ssay, one fleet of carriages would be suspended for unuxpected repairs or other special trains and perioidic variation in demand. It's simple, basically when they retire a fleet, the pecimens in best condition are spared and mothballed in case of future need.
What surprises me more is that superbowl would be the roll with all we got situation instead of say, christmas.
>>921719
Ask good questions and you'll get good answers.
>>921725
Actually you can. Throwing a private car onto the end of Amtrak isn't that expensive. (https://m.amtrak.com/mt/www.amtrak.com/privately-owned-rail-cars) It's the storage fees and insurance you're required to have that makes it cost so much. Luckily there are companies that lease out nice private cars that are tacked onto Amtrak. I've seen a lot by some company that uses the Pullman name.
>>921933
I didn't know many railroads would still have those. At least our national operator has long crapped it's "presidential" fleet.
>>922124
the "office car specials" mainly come out for a handful of events every year, basically
>>922124
It's probably because these are private companies that still have a need to wine and dine customers and such. Then there's also the fact that the passenger service of the major railroads always had a bit of class to it like the old airlines. The companies just held onto a small, and I do stress it's a very small fleet, of their best passenger cars and kept them in great shape.
It's not that crazy to think they'd have them, it's just that you won't see them all that often.
>>922196
Oh, my bad. The presidential fleet (actually, just two cars) was infact exclusively reserved for the state high-ups.
They still have few regular saloon cars so you can still spend other peoples money and properly show it.
>>921933
Oh right, I forgot you guys have Amtrak for passenger traffic.
>>922213
Yeah, I don't think it clicked for you that these are freight railroads running a special passenger train in an area that does not have passenger service.
>>871594
I wonder if AMP is going to ride again.
>>922296
What is AMP?
Since I wasn't working today I went to the station to catch The Spirit of Queensland as it stopped through.
Here's a shitty quality photo courtesy of my phone.
>>917390
Do those things ever run? Every time I visit that page, it's the same thing.
Don't need tracks where we're going.
>>926828
That's cool looking
Gotta love rails in europe
Are these things good to post
Hey! It runs on tracks, right?
>>926930
DID SOMEONE SAY TANKS?
>>926926
>yo dawg
>>926942
lel
>>926930
At least post something big.
![JB435b5c_most[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/RF9HbGK.jpg "JB435b5c_most[1].jpg")
>>926930
So technically this belongs here too?
>>927142
For you
When is this thing going back in service.
>>927223
"Eventually", it was seen around the Yamanote Line a few days ago doing test runs
>>927148
Mostly Not. The power was the cranes, and it was rip and lay all the way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary_%28Most%29
>>927224
They're probably scared and consider it the bad luck set now
Also, the QR NGR (pronounce it however you wish) on delivery. Made in india of course so it probably smells like curry out of the box. Even though there was a train manufacturing facility in Queensland owned by Bombardier still manufacturing trains up until december last year
It's a bit early to replace the EMUs though, considering QR still has a shortage of trains for peak hour. That and the newer the train, the shitter the aircon. Newer ones are more humid inside and don't cool directly. That or they're completely impotent as is the case of the SMU 220's aircon (it's meant to be a 60kW unit but it functions like piss). That and the SMU 200s and EMUs have carpet and softer seats
https://youtu.be/TOFoBVe0tXY?t=118
>>928789
>QR NGR being made in India and shipped over
>Not contracting glorious Downer Rail to create new rolling stock
A shame cheap labor made that decision.
>>928789
Well it wouldn't have happened if [lolnospoiler] JR East didn't modify Car 10 from the E231-520 Set and put it in the E235 set /s [/lolnospoiler]
With that out of the way JR Hokkaido opened the doors for the Hakodate Shinkansen Yard to the press with all 4 H5 sets present
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/03/02/032/
Is the Maglev museum in Nagoya worth it?
>>929211
The one down by the harbor? It ain't shabby, but you might be underwhelmed depending on your taste.
>>882023
>do not hump
>>929211
It's more of a JR Central showoff warehouse and the train ride there quickly becomes a boring journey
Basically everything you read and see on wikipedia and such you'll find there. Maybe with some bonuses in terms of looking at old drawings of prototypes and such
If they run out of the popular bento, the food is kinda disappointing though so don't bother planning a full meal there
For the $10 to get in though, I can't complain. And if you're feeling particularly evil, stick a 10000 yen in the vending machine and it should spit out your change in 1000 yen notes. Makes life a little easier
The E235 Pre-Production Set has finally entered regular service after suffering from problems during the inaugural run at the end of November last year
http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2016/03/07/659/
>>929249
Foamers get excited.
>>882438
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpCIg11x1lQ
>>909750
Prague's main station livestream, comes with announcements and online departs/arrivals board
http://slowtv.playtvak.cz/zive-sledujte-vlaky-v-primem-prenosu-dwi-/hlavni-nadrazi.aspx?c=A151218_145728_hlavni-nadrazi_plap
>>931168
>boiler fire goes out
>caboose floorboards ex machina
> not logical anyways
I do love the scenery and craftsmanship in the show however. It's a work of art. I also like the use of real water, not cgi shit.
I've dreamed of real water on a layout
>>880361
get out of here, Stalker
Rather random sounding question here, but when did goods wagons start to get the manual two handed wheels you could turn to apply the brakes for that wagon? Which countries had them?
Mostly interested about North America and western Europe, especially in the 60s and earlier.
>>932706
I'm not sure exactly when but they've had handbrakes for a long time. Pic is some cars from the 1860's.
>>882439
hydrolocking
>>871594
>Time for a thread about anything that rides on tracks.
fucking bernie sanders supporters, semi trucks for life
>>871594
>>871594
I have been waiting for this thread for a very long time.
Are rail lines better off privatised or in public hands?
>>933279
Fright private, passenger public for the US
>>933279
Private always does it better. The government is only good for fucking up a good thing.
Fuck off with this shitty fucken thread foamer cunt
>>933337
Yeah just look how shit british trains were when they were nationalized, and how awesome they are now with private operation.
>>933373
nobody cares, nerd
fuck the haters, I like it
>>933337
Back to /pol/, ben
quick question, i assume most of you autist play open ttd, you must get nerdgasm just from looking at it. could you give me some advices?
>>936251
Are you talking about Ben "the beaner cleaner" Garrison?
>>933028
that is like really old like. its historic or somehting or in your shitty country do they still have to use that ??
>>936274
It's historic you idiot.
>>936293
i bet that in africa or somehwere really shitty they have old trains like that cause they cant affoeard new ones
>>871594
Fresh OC.
VIA Rail train 14: The Ocean, departing Halifax for Montreal at around 12:10 today.
>>936274
1st, it's not OC. Second, it's santa Fe 3751, on the San Bernadino freeway. There's a diesel behind it.
>>936534
The thumbnail made me think that was going through rubble
>>871634
>szynobusy
Is that a loan of German Schienenbus?
Railcars have all but died out. There's only some nostalgia lines left, such as the local one in pic related. And of course there are some train lines that aren't electrified and only have one or two sets of rails, but even those usually run actual trains.
Say what you want about SJ's reliability, I think the X2000 is a great looking train.
>>936666
Today they call it lighttrail bud it's basically a glorified railbus.
Did someone say railbus?
Once upon a time (before 99 percent of your average 4chan users even born), we had this. Than they were scrapped because it's not modern enough. THey were sold to Thailand and was used to haul cement
Since /n/ is a slow board, I'll just post in this thread.
I'll be going down to Brisbane from a small down on the Spirit of Queensland for a 4 day stay. I plan on spending one of the days at Ipswich's The Workshops Rail Museum, catching the train there and back. Aside from taking the train from Roma to Ipswich, what other trains are worth a ride? Are there any interesting places I should visit with train associations, like model rail hobby shops?
>>939478
>from a small down
Meant town, and welp, I guess it's april fools time.
Save the steam engines!
Rumor has it that Disney is planning to convert their classic steam engines to propane. Let's get them declared historic artifacts so they can't.
Not sure if this has been posted on /n/ yet or not, but i think this would be the appropriate thread?
https://twitter.com/choochoobot
>>939517
What is that?
>>939545
a bot that tweets pictures of trains it makes from emoji
>>939584
Oh god, they've created autistic foamer bots
>>933279
Rail network and passenger services should be public. Freight should be private. And don't even think about public/private partnership bullshit. None of that privatise profits and socialise losses, thank you.
>>939500
They wouldn't dare. Also is Lilly Belle still mysteriously missing? It's been years since she's been at Disney World.
U.S. fag here
Why is AMTRAK so fucking expensive? I love trains
Is there a less expensive way?
Is hopping them viable?
>>939517
anyone see choo-choo's?
>>938101
But why
Corisca Railway. Comfiest railway I've ever seen. Narrow gauge trains going along the beaches and through the mountains of corsica. Sadly I didn't get the chance of riding it but sure will when I go to corsica at some time.
![iu[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/53y9ict.jpg "iu[1].jpg")