Redpill me on trainfags guys.
What is the cause of this condition?
Pic unrelated, Tiger I.
>>968701
The popular opinion will be 'extreme autism', and I'm not so sure that's wrong. Might just be 'extreme youth, and these guys have not discovered girls (REAL girls, that is, not anime girls) yet.
While we're on the subject, I don't get why anyone would get all misty-eyed over common public buses, either, but that happens on /n/ all the time.
My father likes trains, but he likes it just because mechanic reasons, he likes motors and big machines because he worked all his life in hidroelectric plants.I miself kinda like trains too, but for more aesthetic reasons, I like specially old stuff. Wen we visit some city and theres a train museum, that's almost the first place we visit.
As the anon said, autism can be a reason, my father and I are kinda autists.
>>968701
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railfan
>What is the cause of this condition?
It's very simple. They like trains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHkKJfcBXcw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3u9WC9TLi0
trains rule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5aS-OTMuko
>>968701
Pic is more related then you might think. Many just enjoy big strong machines in general. Trains, tanks, ships, construction machines.
>>968701
That's actually a very good question, which cannot be answered in one sentence since there are multiple things that can lead to this kind of fascination.
I guess for me it's a mix from father influence (he was commuting between 50ies and 70 alot by train and talking alot about what he experienced), the mechanical fascination, aestetics, fondness of traveling, interesting stories and facts revolving around the topic....that's what came into my mind right now. I cant deny that it is somehow an interest that lies within my family line, yet I am the first one, who sunk into this topic real deep with heart and blood.
And yes, this hobby does also have lots of autists (does also apply to model railroaders). I'm talking from my own experience. Heck, I wouldn't even deny that I have this kind of autism in me too. But in opposite to some other annoying fellows, I have learned to keep it for myself and know where I can let it out to which extent without looking like an idiot. But in the end, you will find them in every field of interests. It's more of a thing how each individual deals with his personal grade of autism.
So whenever I still hear the TB11+tubocharger sound of a german class 218, my inner autist is jumping, but I know that others do not share this interest and I respect that. Hence why the above average anifag in my country tends to me more obnoxious than a trainfag. They are alot younger and still need to learn that not everyone likes chinese cartoons.
https://youtu.be/MFHOST2dI7M?t=4m49s
>>969963
dumb makiposter
>>969002
http://www.diggerland.com/
>>970016
I'm flattered that you screencapped that, I didn't think it was all that insightful but maybe I'm smarter than I give myself credit for
My grandparents used to live next to a railroad so I would often sit on a rock at their yard and watch the trains pass by. I guess there it started.
>>968701
NO TANKS ON MY /N/ YOU BIG BLCK CUNT
