r/trains • u/JediTeaParty • Jul 27 '22
Observations/Heads up Deutsche Bahn’s 13-car ICE 4 compared to other forms of transport
*Medium-haul plane, *long-haul bus, and *cars containing 4 people each
r/trains • u/Bruegemeister • Mar 16 '22
Observations/Heads up Railway Map of Antarctica
r/trains • u/Pallas_in_my_Head • Nov 04 '23
Observations/Heads up California can require railroads to eliminate pollution, U.S. EPA decides
sfchronicle.comr/trains • u/AshleyUncia • Aug 31 '23
Observations/Heads up I've been reading both airline and railway reviews online, to understand the equipment in preparation for some travels next year, and I've noticed a distinct contrast in tone between the two kinds of blog sites.
r/trains • u/JurassicPark9265 • Apr 03 '24
Observations/Heads up Interesting fact: when trains shake as they travel, this is what's going on with their wheels. It's a phenomenon called hunting oscillation.
galleryr/trains • u/sortaseabeethrowaway • Feb 27 '24
Observations/Heads up I have found a battery electric locomotive I don't hate.
r/trains • u/weatherinfo • Jul 30 '24
Observations/Heads up An engine on a train died, so they dropped it right next to my office!
galleryAs a railfan I went crazy. They are going to pick it up today.
r/trains • u/Naive-Possible-1319 • 17d ago
Observations/Heads up Isn't this a National Rail sign, what is it doing in Ireland?
Spotted this in Balbriggan, Dublin
r/trains • u/Shadow_The__Edgelord • Oct 28 '24
Observations/Heads up Random fun fact, Amtrak X996 (SNCF CC21003/CC6577) was equipped with what looks like a Nathan P01235
Look closely at the horn. See how one of the bells is quite long, yeah a normal P5 doesn't have that as far as I know.
Rip Amtrak X996/SNCF CC 21003/CC 6577. Scrapped 19 years ago
r/trains • u/AndrewTheLNERA1 • 22h ago
Observations/Heads up i just realized that Network Rail kinda ripped off the Amtrak logo
galleryr/trains • u/afterschoolsept25 • Apr 11 '24
Observations/Heads up The to-scale, steampunk, functioning locomotive made for Wicked (2024), filmed in Buckinghamshire, England.
galleryr/trains • u/Helpful-Light-3452 • Jan 20 '24
Observations/Heads up The Q1 class looks like it has nipples
r/trains • u/Midatlantictransit • Oct 03 '24
Observations/Heads up So created a app to track trains
So I've created an APP to track trains. What started as a small project for SEPTA only has evolved to support for other agencies such as WMATA, Metra, LIRR, Metro North, MBTA, NJT, Amtrak and several more. will add more agencies and features as time would allow.
r/trains • u/The_Dirty_Mac • Nov 08 '24
Observations/Heads up Why does North America have so many level crossings?
While living in the UK for the past year, one unexpected aspect I noticed about the railway infrastructure is how few level crossings there are. Even rural lines with little traffic often have overpasses for even the smallest roads (example: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xn5jfpYdnayXGV3b6, only ~20 trains per day). Growing up in China and later moving to Canada, this was quite a surprise. I get how China, with its relatively underdeveloped infrastructure, could be like this. However, even major commuter and intercity lines in North America, including the northeast corridor, are dotted with level crossings; and of course the whole Brightline thing.
r/trains • u/Additional-Yam6345 • Dec 13 '24
Observations/Heads up With 2025 roughly 2 months away, it's going to be a big year for railway history as there are going to be so many anniversaries related to trains. 2025 will mark:
galleryr/trains • u/SantiUSN • Sep 28 '22
Observations/Heads up What happens when weed spray has to be environmentally friendly, and GMO seeds are resistant to herbicides.
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r/trains • u/heisenberg27032000 • May 19 '23
Observations/Heads up Locomotive chain-tied with the Tracks
The train with its locomotive was resting at it's source station.
The locomotive was tied with the tracks as an extra safety to prevent rollbacks.
Have you all seen such incidents?
r/trains • u/Additional-Yam6345 • 14d ago
Observations/Heads up With today being the second to last day of December, here are some upcoming anniversaries in January that are vital to our railway history:
galleryr/trains • u/retro_wizard • Aug 22 '22
Observations/Heads up I’m one of the youngest Engineers/Conductors in Canada! Ask me anything :)
r/trains • u/budoucnost • Jun 06 '23
Observations/Heads up Hey guys, I just noticed something
r/trains • u/Nathan96762 • Sep 08 '21
Observations/Heads up Reminder to be safe around grade crossings
r/trains • u/ItaSchlongburger • Sep 02 '22