That is terrible
#Tracktical DCS (TRAINS)
void halo
tranquil plume
We have discovered we low key love the subways today.
void halo
This is a special train.
tranquil plume
This is a special train.
We’ve ridden that one. 🤓
void halo
You rode it? We walked through it.
tranquil plume
You rode it? We walked through it.
Well, we rode something that looked like it at Universal. Not sure which one that is and where. 😂
void halo
Well, we rode something that looked like it at Universal. Not sure which one tha...
That's the Hogwarts Express at the Harry Potter museum in London.
wooden cove
Can a museum be based on a fictional world?
void halo
Im not sure if Ive ever asked but what are y'alls favourite locomotives?
One's that are clean and don't stink.
void halo
Can a museum be based on a fictional world?
Yes.
This one is a huge collection of the sets, props, and costumes from the making of the films.
eager sparrow
(not sure I'm picking this hill to die on)
too late you already did
wooden cove
so shall we talk funeral plans?
Delete my internet history and leave my body in a ditch.
silver storm
Im not sure if Ive ever asked but what are y'alls favourite locomotives?
The ST70AH! It’s super cool looking. Just wish I could actually see one (or something other than a GEVO)
I wonder how you manage to get a bunch of old trains into a building like that if it’s not like how they moved 576 down the street
And how that would be allowed in the area it’s in
silver storm
Yes.
So like the air and space museum we went to yesterday?
Asian it having an X-wing and starship Enterprise
void halo
I'm not sure what Asia has to do with it, but that does sound awesome!
tranquil plume
We surprised @silver storm with a trip on the Acela from DC to NYC for the night. He’s about to just spontaneously combust in the seat across from me. 😂
silver storm
I almost did
void halo
Ew, desktop controls...
void halo
There are notches on the throttle (atleast on the locomotive I drive) I just don't like the ergonomics of the desktop style controls.
silver storm
Oh ok. I’m guessing they don’t feel good to move?
void halo
Nah they're just awkward. And they can be hard to move just one notch.
olive finch
I wish I had thought to take pics of it all when I was in France. Trains were really nice (when they arrived and were actually in service).
silver storm
What’s france like? I’ve always wanted to go
tranquil plume
What’s france like? I’ve always wanted to go
Such a shame you don’t know anyone else to ask. 😝😝😝
silver storm
Such a shame you don’t know anyone else to ask. 😝😝😝
What is France like? I’ve always wanted to go
void halo
France is a beautiful country with many amazing things to see and so much history, and it has the misfortune of being inhabited by the French.
olive finch
Mais non, just the parisians
The people in smaller cities are mostly really nice, but villages and the country are SUPER.
void halo
The small towns were pretty decent. Paris was not my cup of tea.
silver storm
I hope I get to go sometime. Sounds like fun
pulsar trench
My 2 experiences with the French have been a Parisian and a farmer.
The Parisian treated me like I was dirt. The Farmer and I both geeked out about Diesel engines while I fixed his rental truck.
tranquil plume
I spent three weeks in southern France living with a French family when I was 16. Everyone I met was really friendly and awesome.
Haven’t been to Paris. Only Parisian I can remember was a sub we had my senior year of high school who was horrified when I told the class asshole to “mangez moi” in the middle of class one day.
wooden cove
You spent 3 weeks in France going to school??
tranquil plume
No, I spent three weeks in France between school years, and the next year we happened to have a Parisian sub for a while. 😝
wooden cove
Ah, Ok. I did wonder, seeing as there was a war on and all.
void halo
Oh i get it, you're implying he's very old.
silver storm
they're retiring, or at least getting rid of, my favorite locomotive. I havent really seen it yet
First the F-14, now this
eager sparrow
@tranquil plume go bring him to see the train
tranquil plume
<@790083757385711616> go bring him to see the train
😝
It’d help if you ever knew where they were.
wooden cove
It’d help if you ever knew where they were.
If you look carefully, you'll see that they leave tracks.
eager sparrow
It’d help if you ever knew where they were.
Waycross
eager sparrow
Go take @silver storm to see his favourite train
tranquil plume
Go take <@456226577798135808> to see his favourite train
I feel like you're not listening. It's not that easy. If it was, we would already have done it.
eager sparrow
Surely he has some Facebook group with where it is
tranquil plume
Well hey, don’t let reality stand in the way of your guesses. 😝
silver storm
It doesnt work like that. there is no schedule, and nobody ever posts in those groups anymore. they wont let me back in the S&NA North Sub group after i accidentally left which is the only group i got real updates. All i have now really is the railcam
I do know there are 3 of them already parked in Waycross, but i dont know where any of the others are
and even then thats an enormous yard, you probably cant see them without either breaking in or flying a drone over the place, which is allowed
silver storm
And plus there was 10 of them to start with, but with those three not getting assigned to trains and who knows how many others in maintenance, they’re extremely hard to find
eager sparrow
and even then thats an enormous yard, you probably cant see them without either ...
Wait drones are allowed?
silver storm
yeah there aare multiple drone videos of it
also the new CSX Heritage unit, the seaboard system heritage unit that came out a couple days ago #1982 came through town today. sadly we missed it but i saw it on the railcam
untold edge
Don’t know about us laws but I doubt that one is allowed to fly a drone above active trains or tracks.
Would be quite a hefty fine here. Endangerment of public transport or something.
Be careful with that Trainboi.
pulsar trench
silver storm
Well the storage part of the yard it’s ok I think. There’s a whole section of that yard full of old rusty locomotives rotting away
quasi escarp
wooden cove
Did you have a wheely good time?
silver storm
My Nashville & Eastern livery I made for the SD40. In real life it’s a B40-7 but this is the closest to that in the game
silver storm
My GP40 looks lonely I should get it a friend
void halo
GP40 is all you need. Great units.
silver storm
void halo
No way those are all cut in.
void halo
Well they'd be cut in with their brake lines and probably their compressors. I meant to that they wouldn't all be set to run, or online. No more than 18 powered axles in a consist, and since those are each 6 axle units, only 3 of them could be set to run.
silver storm
Well we just saw a train with five engines. 2 ES44AH’s leading , a couple of SD40-2s and weirdly enough an Amtrak P42DC trailing so I’m guessing those weren’t on at all except the two up front GE’s
void halo
Most likely
silver storm
void halo
That's pretty close. And damn clipping along!
silver storm
That isn’t close at all compared to how close I’ve been. It’s always a crazy feeling
I was told not to do that again
untold edge
I was told not to do that again
rightfully so.
You still want to become a train driver or do you have any interest in working on the tracks with electronics?
at what age do you guys usually start working?
silver storm
I still wanna be a train driver. The minimum age is 18 but I’m planning on going to college
Then I’ll try to go into it
untold edge
I still wanna be a train driver. The minimum age is 18 but I’m planning on going...
Let me know if that doesn’t work out or you want to try an apprenticeship or develop an interest for electronics or train interlocks. I have a very good connection to our managing director for the US part of the company.
That would make you being on the tracks at least legal and save. 😉
silver storm
Let me know if that doesn’t work out or you want to try an apprenticeship or dev...
I will if I need it. Thanks
void halo
I still wanna be a train driver. The minimum age is 18 but I’m planning on going...
Why college if railway? People hire on at the railways because they haven't gone to college.
tranquil plume
FFS, don't try to talk him out of college! 😝
silver storm
Why college if railway? People hire on at the railways because they haven't gone...
So I can get a better education
void halo
You should definitely go to college. Especially if your parents are paying for it.
void halo
So I can get a better education
Don't look at me i didn't even spell college right
wooden cove
College is always the way. Gives you way more options.
tranquil plume
You should definitely go to college. Especially if your parents are paying for i...
silver storm
Well I’ll put in what I have for college too
silver storm
College is always the way. Gives you way more options.
It also makes you smarter. You learn more too.
wooden cove
It also makes you smarter. You learn more too.
Well, I've met plenty of people who seem to have gotten more stupid during their degree...
tranquil plume
They were probably pretty stupid to begin with.
tranquil plume
Well I’ll put in what I have for college too
Get good grades in high school so you can get lots of scholarships!
untold edge
It also makes you smarter. You learn more too.
Education is one of the rare things in life nobody can take away from you.
wooden cove
They were probably pretty stupid to begin with.
Honestly, I'm not sure. Maybe it just got exposed more.
tranquil plume
Honestly, I'm not sure. Maybe it just got exposed more.
I've certainly known people who thought that their degree somehow made them smarter. They were universally wrong.
Mine just made me more employable, which I guess was the point.
silver storm
576 is almost complete
eager sparrow
Train
silver storm
Yes
silver storm
Oh wow is that a museum railroad?
silver storm
That’s pretty cool! I’d like to do that. If I get to Australia then I wanna see that
silver storm
Thanks!
quasi escarp
wooden cove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eo0mlROmto
What track scale is that?
quasi escarp
What track scale is that?
I have no idea, it just came up in my recommendations and I thought it was pretty cool. 🙂
wooden cove
I have no idea, it just came up in my recommendations and I thought it was prett...
It is very cool.
I had a train track growing up. It was on a sheet of wood. There was nothing else.
past lodge
And you named your fictional kingdom "Woodland".
untold edge
Little short for double traction, it might go over the alps.
silver storm
I’ve never seen coloured tank cars. That’s interesting
void halo
Short trains are more difficult to handle than longer ones.
wooden cove
Short trains are more difficult to handle than longer ones.
ELI5
void halo
ELI5
A short train gets up and down grades more quickly and spends less time in curves in the rail. A longer train going through twisty or hilly territory is spread out with some parts going up hill and some going down, so it balances itself and runs pretty constant. Plus it has more brakes. A short train could be all going uphill at once or all going downhill at once and that makes it more difficult to control. The worst trains to run are short and heavy trains like sulphur or rock.
eager sparrow
ELI1
wooden cove
A short train gets up and down grades more quickly and spends less time in curve...
Ah, that actually makes sense. Thanks pal.
silver storm
Train
eager sparrow
no thats a car
silver storm
No it’s a boat
void halo
No it's a plane
silver storm
No it’s a bike
tranquil plume
No it’s Superman
void halo
No it’s Superman
This is what i was waiting for
tranquil plume
This is what i was waiting for
I was desperately trying to find a good gif for it!
void halo
I was desperately trying to find a good gif for it!
It's not too late. I'll wait.
wooden cove
It's not too late. I'll wait.
silver storm
No it’s Superman
It’s a bird!
It’s a plane!
No…
ITS SUPERMAN!
tranquil plume
It’s a bird!
It’s a plane!
No…
ITS SUPERMAN!
wooden cove
Trains are no laughing matter.
tranquil plume
They are for us.
Like the look on Trainboi’s face when HC and I start making up locomotive designations?
Hilarious!
silver storm
Trains are no laughing matter.
True
void halo
I hope next time we go train hunting we see a CD1976XR!
Oh i love driving those. Much nicer than the XDE4160-7's
silver storm
Personally I like the IKEA736529-9
void halo
Now you're just being silly.
untold edge
It’s probably a Swedish train
Swedish train-KIT, allenwrench included.
untold edge
Nope, that’s a train house. 😉
wooden cove
Push all the buttons.
void halo
Nope, that’s a train house. 😉
It is actually a house train.
untold edge
It is actually a house train.
A house train house even. Maybe we put on some house music as well.
void halo
A house train house even. Maybe we put on some house music as well.
Put House MD on the TV, too.
silver storm
I got a cool picture
tranquil plume
I got a cool picture
Yeah well I got a funny picture. 😝
Also, don’t worry folks, I know what the sign actually means.
silver storm
Well still, it’s better to stay off the train
silver storm
M215
void halo
Also, *don’t worry folks, I know what the sign actually means.*
Good, because i didn't feel like explaining it.
silver storm
I made a joke about that a while back on Facebook. I don’t feel like going back and finding it
tranquil plume
I think people have been making that joke since the term was invented.
silver storm
Correction: the coal train was C307 and the manifest train was M515
silver storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnzzggnqrng my video of the trains from yesterday
ok i just changed my channel name why is it still the old one 😭
ill just have the link
tranquil plume
ok i just changed my channel name why is it still the old one 😭
It’s nothing to cry about!
silver storm
silver storm
Relying on momentum and speed to get me up the hill
void halo
That is entirely too many locomotives. You'd better not have more than three of them cut in.
silver storm
It seems to be that they’re all cut in and producing power. Why would I have all those if I’m not gonna use them
It’s like a 3% grade
void halo
Operating proceedure is to have no more than 18 powered axles in a consist. IRL you can do some funny stuff to the rail if you've got more than that.
eager sparrow
It’s like a 3% grade
Iv driven a single steam loco hauling coal up a 7% grade
silver storm
I was not aware of that
silver storm
Iv driven a single steam loco hauling coal up a 7% grade
Steam locomotives are just built different
They’re insane
void halo
Oh a steam engine will out-pull a diesel.
void halo
I was not aware of that
You know what happens if you try to run off a rug on a slippery floor? It just kinda pools up behind you. Too much tractive effort can have the same effect on rail. 😂
tranquil plume
You know what happens if you try to run off a rug on a slippery floor? It just k...
He likes to push me around our wooden floors in my socks, so he’s got the basic idea.
silver storm
tranquil plume
Really?? It's the FIRST day of school! 😝
void halo
Looks like a side swipe
silver storm
Really?? It's the FIRST day of school! 😝
Wdym
eager sparrow
Why r u playing train games at school
silver storm
Good question
void halo
More importantly why aren't you looking where you're going?
silver storm
I didn’t feel like it
void halo
And your front knuckle should be closed
tranquil plume
Man, what a crappy, low-detail sim.
void halo
Man, what a crappy, low-detail sim.
If i wanted to be really picky about it one of the MU hose gladhands on each side are backwards.
silver storm
I’ve figured out that I really don’t want to be an engineer or conductor when I grow up. The railroad, class 1 and short lines, are pretty crappy. It’s not a life a want for myself. I know I will have to figure out something else but at the end of the day i want to be in my own bed.
untold edge
I’ve figured out that I really don’t want to be an engineer or conductor when I ...
That’s pretty mature thinking. 👍
You still have a lot of passion for trains and I can assure you that there’s a f&@&-ton of interesting jobs around that industry.
Jobs that take you trackside every now and then are really nice, you get to see something.
Can recommend to get some sort of electrical engineering degree and take a look at signaling engineer or safety engineer positions.
My to-be-brother-in-law works for a big consulting company in the UK, he plans and evaluates future track and interlock building projects around the world. Currently oversees a new project in estonia for a couple of weeks.
He says it’s like playing with a model railway in the largest possible scale, 1:1.
tranquil plume
Another Saturday morning in the Psycho house.
silver storm
WE SAW THE CHESSIE SYSTEM HERITAGE UNIT
silver storm
Another Saturday morning in the Psycho house.
this is accurate
silver storm
silver storm
fiery steeple
just..... sadness
how the hell have they got from TSW1 to 4 in 4 years
wtf is the development timeframe
obtuse lichen
@silver storm
silver storm
how the hell have they got from TSW1 to 4 in 4 years
Idk. Each game has brought a lot of cool stuff but why couldn’t they have just added it to the original?
It doesn’t make any sense. But the PC editor and picture mode will be cool
tranquil plume
Idk. Each game has brought a lot of cool stuff but why couldn’t they have just a...
They could have, but making each one a separate game means we’ve bought basically the same game four different times now.
fiery steeple
It doesn’t make any sense. But the PC editor and picture mode will be cool
an Editor? I might have a reason to buy this one then
silver storm
Yeah you can create your own routes and locomotives with it
Along with improved livery designer
silver storm
They could have, but making each one a separate game means we’ve bought basicall...
That’s the part I don’t understand. Just add onto the original
I don’t get the point
silver storm
<@456226577798135808>
Woah I like those. Those look real different from what we have here
obtuse lichen
Woah I like those. Those look real different from what we have here
Much narrower gauge here
silver storm
I’d like to see that someday. American trains can get boring sometimes
obtuse lichen
I dunno if the DL’s are the new ones or not, but they’re the main loco’s around here
silver storm
I’m going to have to do more research on that I’m curious
I’ll do it when I have some time at school. I’m still in the car
obtuse lichen
Or after schools good too
obtuse lichen
Good lad, in state or away catching your fancy?
tranquil plume
That’s the part I don’t understand. Just add onto the original
But then they wouldn't make more money by selling it as a new version. That's the whole point - to make people spend more money.
silver storm
Then dovetail sucks
silver storm
Good lad, in state or away catching your fancy?
Either is fine with me
tranquil plume
Then dovetail sucks
Well, yes and no. The work it takes to develop the new features does cost money, so they can’t just do it for free. They have to pay the programmers and testers and project managers and whoever else. But calling it a whole new game every time they do it isn’t entirely honest either. It’s one of those things that doesn’t have a perfect solution.
silver storm
fiery steeple
Yeah you can create your own routes and locomotives with it
shiiiii..... now that is something i'm curious about
especially the livery thing
given how many Sheds there are in the UK, and how many liveries have not been implemented, either by Game or 3rd party
the critical thing is - is it (the asset editor, i take it) easy to use?
silver storm
that depends. I dont know how to use it real well so its difficult. But for this next game itll be easier apparently so when it comes out ill try it and let you know
silver storm
New CSX paint scheme is coming!
fiery steeple
neat, looks quite nice haha
silver storm
THEY RESTORED A DDA40X!!
untold edge
It’s nice seeing something that gets manufactured just below my office out in the wild doing it’s job.
eager sparrow
It’s nice seeing something that gets manufactured just below my office out in th...
What is that
untold edge
Wheelsensor, that’s used to make level crossings and sections in railroads work. That basic sensor for all rail operations in most countries.
It detects and counts train wheels, determines speed and direction of travel and verifies that all cars are accounted for in simple terms.
silver storm
So a defect detector?
untold edge
Not really. You know how track sections work, like only one train can ever be in a section and the next one needs to be cleared for the signals to go green?
Those sensors get the required data for the interlocking to work.
eager sparrow
Not really. You know how track sections work, like only one train can ever be in...
ELI1
tranquil plume
Pouring down rain and where is @silver storm? Standing in the rain looking at a stopped train. 😂
He got a cool picture though.
silver storm
It was worth it
silver storm
He got a cool picture though.
This is my wallpaper now
And if it’ll show up, my new pfp
void halo
Standing in the rain looking at trains? You'd definitely make it as a railroader.
silver storm
well me and my dad were both annoyed about me being wet so who knows
silver storm
But it was worth it
silver storm
TRAIN SIM WORLD 4 COMES OUT IN 8 DAYS!!!
silver storm
One week!
eager sparrow
You mean you drained @tranquil plume s bank account even more
silver storm
Well, it meant i dont get my allowance for a few weeks, so its even
tranquil plume
You mean you drained <@790083757385711616> s bank account even more
Pretty much, yeah.
eager sparrow
You buy premium editions of games full price i wait for a big sale even if it’s months to ask my mum for smth the last game I got was 2 dollars on sale
untold edge
Smart strategy. Even then it’s worth sometimes to check mmoga for a steamkey first.
silver storm
We usually do that for routes and stuff, especially if it costs a lot
tranquil plume
We owed him a couple of weeks allowance anyway, so it was just easier for everyone to preorder the game, skip the pleading, and keep the cash. 😄
silver storm
Can it be tomorrow now?
tranquil plume
Can it be tomorrow now?
silver storm
Dang
silver storm
8:00 UTC it will be available for pre-release, which is what im getting
so 3:00AM my time
early access, thats what i meant
fiery steeple
On my travels last week, got a nice snap of a 802 at Grantham
silver storm
Ooh that’s a colorful locomotive! I like it
void halo
You buy premium editions of games full price i wait for a big sale even if it’s ...
The upside of being an adult with a fulltime job is I can afford new games at full price. The downside is I don't have any time to play them!
fiery steeple
Ooh that’s a colorful locomotive! I like it
Hull Trains my guy
I do love snapping the more colorful locos haha
Been lucky enough to see the GWR Pride 800 twice on my route
sadly the CrossCountry 43s have just been withdrawn from service so that's even less of the dinosaurs around :(
silver storm
TSW4 is cool, but I’m lost and confused without my AC4400CW
But I like the new trains. It’s definitely a cool change
silver storm
Been lucky enough to see the GWR Pride 800 twice on my route
It’s a cool looking locomotive too. I wish we had locomotives like that
fiery steeple
It is an awesome bit of kit, Class 800
eager sparrow
tranquil plume
Everyone's a noob in TSW4 right now. 😄
silver storm
It isn’t even officially released
tranquil plume
It isn’t even officially released
Yes, exactly!
silver storm
Some TSW4 pictures
silver storm
I saw an SD70ACe-T4 in Radnor yard!!!
I don’t have a picture but it was one of the yellow Caterpillar ones
silver storm
eager sparrow
silver storm
silver storm
silver storm
I026 got a defect and stopped on the mainline
silver storm
I cut off the video at just the wrong time. It JUST started the “you have a defect” call and I FREAKIN TURNED OFF THE VIDEO IN THR MIDDLE OF THE CALL
HOW STUPID COULD I BE
It may be another 16 years before I have that chance again
I’m gonna cry
silver storm
WAIT NEVR MIND I SAVED IT I GOT THE REST OF IT IN THE OTHER VIDEO WOOHOO
silver storm
This line is dead whenever I’m there, but busy when I’m not
tranquil plume
This line is dead whenever I’m there, but busy when I’m not
Because you’re always there early in the morning before school.
silver storm
But they’re there like every other day
tight wing
Hey train people, what is the most efficient combining design if one have alot of railway lines?
This is properly doing my head in
silver storm
That looks really nice! That looks like it would be really efficient
tight wing
i figured it out
silver storm
silver storm
eager sparrow
Beamng my beloved
eager sparrow
silver storm
silver storm
silver storm
I like trains
silver storm
silver storm
More like non-tracktical
void halo
More like non-tracktical
I've never seen these before
tranquil plume
I've never seen these before
It looked like it was gonna be a LONG process for the line of cars that were derailed there.
silver storm
I've never seen these before
i think they just exist to rerail trains
wheat oar
@void halo or @silver storm , I just saw a train with 3 of the engines, but it looked like only one was pulling them. Are the others just there as a backup or are they being moved.
void halo
<@360555669314600964> or <@456226577798135808> , I just saw a train with 3 of th...
Short answer: there if they need them, and for extra air.
Long answer: Sometimes a train goes one direction empty or light weight, or the grade is mostly downhill and doesn't need a lot of power to move it, so they'll cut-out the other locomotives to save on fuel. But when it comes back it may be loaded so it's heavy, or the return trip is uphill, so they'll need the extra power to move the train.
And always the brakes on a train are controlled by air, and more locomotives means more compressors means more air, so even if the locomotives aren't pulling they're still supplying air.
It is also l possible that they just need to move those units from one place to another, and when that happens they'll be marshalled on the head end of the train.
wheat oar
Ah ok
silver storm
@void halo are railfans distracting if they’re just standing around taking pictures?
void halo
<@360555669314600964> are railfans distracting if they’re just standing around t...
Yes, because I yell at them "Don't get too close or you'll die!" to myself from within the cab.
I'm always on the lookout for anything or anyone near the tracks, just to be sure it's not a hazard. People walking along the tracks with their heads down, vehicles about to run crossings, anything parked near the tracks. An engineer I worked with once tackled a guy who was walking head-down with headphones on straight down the middle of a track. Had no idea a train was coming straight at him.
tranquil plume
We were actually pretty far away. Someone was just feeling sensitive or something.
void halo
I'm pretty confident you guys know better. Honestly, it's more amusing than distracting. I can think of way more distracting things I've seen on the rail.
silver storm
Yeah we know better. I won’t get within 10 feet of a moving train
Psycho won’t let me either
void halo
I aim for atleast 30 feet away if I'm doing a roll-by, and if I can stand a little further away all the better. But I'm not looking for a good shot, I'm just inspecting the train as it goes by. So long as you're not trespassing or so close that I'm worried it's dangerous i've never been bothered by people spectating.
tranquil plume
Psycho won’t let me either
Although I do love occasionally making you think I’m going to try jumping on a moving train. 🤣
silver storm
dont say that in front of patches
but yes
if the crew says its ok for me to get close then ill get close, but only if theyre stopped
@tranquil plume on friday can we go to train track
me drive?
tranquil plume
<@790083757385711616> on friday can we go to train track
You already have plans for Friday.
tranquil plume
I have work.
tranquil plume
Can we just talk about this instead of discussing it on Discord?
tranquil plume
You need to be ….yeah, that.
eager sparrow
Can we just talk about this instead of discussing it on Discord?
But your room is just so far
silver storm
Yeah he was downstairs and I was upstairs on the other side of the house
eager sparrow
We still got gamin to do
silver storm
silver storm
I took this little goober railfanning (the teeth are fake)
eager sparrow
I finished my exams!!
In that case
void halo
dont say that in front of patches
Jeez i jump on moving trains all the time
tranquil plume
Yeah, see? NBD!
wheat oar
I took this little goober railfanning (the teeth are fake)
Is that a Baja blast
tranquil plume
Is that a Baja blast
Wow, I’m impressed!
silver storm
Jeez i jump on moving trains all the time
So is it ok if I jump in the cab and take a look?
tranquil plume
🙄
void halo
So is it ok if I jump in the cab and take a look?
Are you a company employee who has been properly trained in entraining and detraining moving equipment with the authorization to be in that locomotive?
wheat oar
Wow, I’m impressed!
Why’s that?
tranquil plume
Why’s that?
You recognized Baja Blast from just that little slice of it in the pic.
wheat oar
There’s only one soda that color
tranquil plume
But you recognize it which means you have the good taste to know it. I’m with Trainboy - it’s my favorite.
wheat oar
I like the Orange Vanilla Cokes except they disappeared
Well, the Can and Bottle form disappeared
silver storm
Are you a company employee who has been properly trained in entraining and detra...
I know I can operate a train safely
And I have a vest so I could get last security
Past*
obtuse lichen
Man’s prepared
silver storm
This is all a joke btw I’m not going to actually do it
tranquil plume
I need to start setting aside a bail fund…
silver storm
Nah I’ll be fine
eager sparrow
You can do lots of stuff with a hi vis vest
Someone’s tap was broken in their garden on our street so put on high vis take a wrench and done no one suspects a thing
silver storm
Well mine has the CSX logo on the back so there isn’t much I could get away with
eager sparrow
Well mine has the CSX logo on the back so there isn’t much I could get away with
Gamin when
silver storm
I play games like every day
eager sparrow
I play games like every day
rn
silver storm
subtle plover
Question for trying to do train spotting/taking pictures of them. Is there anyway to really track trains coming through a town. Talking Union pacific cargo trains and not passenger ones
silver storm
No not really. The best way is to just go to some railroad tracks and wait. It can take between 30 seconds to 2 hours
Eventually you start to learn the patterns and times that there are more trains. Like in my area most trains come through in the afternoon or morning but least at noon-1pm.
tranquil plume
Question for trying to do train spotting/taking pictures of them. Is there anywa...
We spend a lot of time desperately wishing for something like Flight Radar 24 for railroads.
subtle plover
Ah thank y'all both. Yeah I've got a UP rail line through my family's farm town and it would be nice to get some pics. Also is there like a minimum distance you legally have to be from the train tracks?
tranquil plume
Theoretically you’re not supposed to be on railroad property. Generally they don’t care as long as you maintain a safe distance from the tracks. We usually stay at least ten feet away and rarely have an issue. Inside that close they get a little antsy sometimes. @silver storm had an engineer tell him over the radio a few months back that his tripod was too close to the tracks.
subtle plover
What radios do they use?
tranquil plume
You know, I’m not sure if it’s UHF or VHF. @silver storm has a scanner that we use for both railfanning and plane spotting.
silver storm
Theoretically you’re not supposed to be on railroad property. Generally they don...
Yeah I set my camera too close to the train because it came out of nowhere and I was in a hurry. But I don’t let myself go within 10 feet of a moving train
silver storm
What radios do they use?
I’m pretty sure some kind of AM or FM radio because one of my engineer friends sent me a video from the cab of them listening to one of our local radio stations
tranquil plume
Found a frequency list online and they look like VHF.
Might have multiple radios in the cab, too.
tranquil plume
I really expected the precursor to the DC-3 to look more….airplane-ish.
silver storm
modern kernel
When I was about 6 years old. (I am 52 now) My mom was stopped at a train crossing. A Freight train stopped right before the crossing. Something needed to be fixed before he could cross it. (I dont remember the story that well other than being scared) He and my mom started talking and the guy said to me "want to go up in the engine?" I barely remember anything but being insanely scared of the huge loud train. My mom tried and begged me to get on it. I wouldnt. Apparently I made a huge scene screaming and everything. yeah one of my biggest regrets not getting on that train and seeing it. I am sure you never would get that opportunity these days.
silver storm
It’s very rare to get that opportunity now, but I understand being scared. Those things are super loud
modern kernel
I remember being horrified.. VERY vivid. Her dragging me torward the engine and thinking it had some kind of gears or something I could fall into and get ground up. Didnt sound safe at all. I regret it too. But I also regret when I went to the airforce recruiter right after college and getting married and NOT signing up then. I could be flying C5s right now and about to retire.
I love train simming too. (As long as it isnt dovetail games)
tranquil plume
I love train simming too. (As long as it isnt dovetail games)
What train sims aren’t Dovetail these days?
modern kernel
tranquil plume
https://store.steampowered.com/app/588030/Derail_Valley/
We’ve got that in VR but @silver storm hasn’t played it much.
modern kernel
It is a big clunky but it feeds the need. I got it quite a bit ago for half that amount.
subtle plover
tranquil plume
Nice! Those are great pictures! What kind of camera are you using?
silver storm
Wow those are really good
subtle plover
Nice! Those are great pictures! What kind of camera are you using?
Canon SL3. Was shot with a 17-55mm F-2.8 lens gold band canon lens
knotty igloo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrlrbfGZo2k The first part of this talk is incredibly technical, but I promise it pays off. Corporate corruption, reverse engineering and a great hero v. villain story.
Actual talk is about 40 minutes long, the rest is Q&A
silver storm
eager sparrow
Unadvsiable place to stand
tranquil plume
Plus me teasing @silver storm for jumping every time the train blew its horn. 
eager sparrow
pulsar trench
Plus me teasing <@456226577798135808> for jumping every time the train blew its ...
It's weird hearing your natural voice rather than the headset voice lol.
pulsar trench
silver storm
Wow they really slammed the throttle
silver storm
silver storm
This is my best horn mod
tranquil plume
Trains Trains Trains
wheat oar
Hey! The old train pun was funny
tranquil plume
Hey! The old train pun was funny
It was but @silver storm said he was afraid new people might not understand it since he’s usually the only one posting in here.
tranquil plume
Tracktical DCS (TRAINS)
I liked the old name too so I changed it to the best of both.
past lodge
Can I post tanks here too?
tranquil plume
Sure! This is the best way to see tanks, after all....
pulsar trench
Nothing really identifiable but considering they're still tan my bet is Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Or another southern post.
tranquil plume
Yeah, I dunno. Just stole it off the internet. 😄
I remember right before and after the Gulf War seeing trains like that go by my grandparents’ houses, which were both near train tracks.
silver storm
id like to see one of those military trains someday
with the loooooong rows of tanks
theres been more of those trains going around lately
pulsar trench
id like to see one of those military trains someday
When I was growing up on Fort Hood I'd see the AFV trains constantly. It's also neat hearing the different engines starting up when they unload them. Bradleys were very loud IIRC.
silver storm
No time for setup, just jump out and took some pictures
silver storm
silver storm
I FINALLY SAW MH FAVORITE LOCOMOTIVE, THE SD70AH-T4
pulsar trench
You'll get a kick out of this Dobby.
On my commute home from work I drive over train tracks, well there is a bunch of chemical and manufacturing plants there so they have a train dock and there is always a train there on Wednesdays and Fridays.
It's fun because when you stop to let the train pass when it is time for it to the leave the engineer always plays something on the electric horn or PA. I don't know trains much outside steam locomotives.
silver storm
Oh wow, that sounds really interesting. I didn’t know trains have outside PA systems
Where is that
pulsar trench
This is in Indianapolis
silver storm
tranquil plume
Guess who caught CSX 3194
Me? 😄
silver storm
livid elm
Dude I wish I could share Trainspotting pics but there aren’t any lines in my area
Flagstaff AZ is a trainspotters paradise but it’s 3h away
I’ve loved trains as a kid and I know the rail companies but I’ve been able to identify models like aircraft
silver storm
Flagstaff is super popular but yeah 3 hours is a lot. Maybe there are other spots on that line between you and there
livid elm
Flagstaff is super popular but yeah 3 hours is a lot. Maybe there are other spot...
Unfortunately the only ones that are near me are pretty much empty
silver storm
Ohh ok, probably branch like or a shortline
quasi escarp
silver storm
YN2 + 2X H2
silver storm
Oh and a KCS engine
silver storm
I wish my school system would do this
They probably wont do it for N.C&St.L 576 when it runs for the first time
tranquil plume
Typical Saturday morning.
past lodge
tranquil plume
I love train cars with really cool graffiti. That’s about the coolest autorack I’ve seen! @silver storm
silver storm
Ngl I think if that car every time I see an autorack train
dry niche
That's awesome!
tight wing
I have no idea what im doing!
quasi escarp
I have no idea what im doing!
Looks like you need some training.
tight wing
nyes.. but then again.. im not much for trains.. the linearity.. it dosent agree with me
silver storm
Maintenance equipment on the branch line
past lodge
I have no idea what im doing!
That's a strange looking helicopter.
past lodge
Twitter
silver storm
Crappiest train I’ve ever seen
silver storm
past lodge
silver storm
Bros living his best life
tranquil plume
Norwegian MOWer!
tranquil plume
We’re currently trapped by a train. This parking lot is a great spot to get up close pictures but the road out of here is on the other side of the crossing and the train is at a dead stop. ☠️
fiery steeple
heh, American trains are so ridiculously long, i'll never get my head round it
us brits are lucky if we get more than 30 wagons behind
silver storm
heh, American trains are so ridiculously long, i'll never get my head round it
This one was so long they had to take a few cars off the end just so it would be allowed to run
pulsar trench
Heads up, Big Boy 4014 is going on a tour of the US
Their closest stop to me will be in Chicago so I'm sadly going to pass on that
silver storm
I’ve heard, they’re going to Florida so they may pass through Tennessee on their way
How do you know where it’ll go?
tranquil plume
UP announced a lot about the tour the other day. https://www.up.com/media/releases/4014-heartland-tour-nr-240617.htm
silver storm
Oh dang. I guess no 4014 for us
pulsar trench
They didn't include all the stops just yet
So it's possible both of us may get to see it just not at a full refuel stop
silver storm
I want to go there
untold edge
Talk to your dad about vacation destinations. If you are ever in the area I‘ll happily take you there.
eager sparrow
I sense psycho being bothered about this in the future
tranquil plume
It’ll take more than nagging to get us to Austria, unfortunately.
eager sparrow
i have faith in trainboy
untold edge
It is a beautiful country tho, with a lot to see even non-train related 😉
untold edge
outside and inside of the electronics shed in Paola, Kansas where BNSF and Union Pacific tracks cross each other.
wasn't there myself but spent several hours last night on the phone with a coworker there on site.
tranquil plume
Saw something different today.
silver storm
silver storm
silver storm
I did a better job this time
silver storm
silver storm
Ooooo pretty’
livid elm
Thanks
When were low I saw a red white and blue passenger commuter train but it was too quick I could snap a pic
silver storm
livid elm
Took those yourself?
livid elm
That’s cool, I wish I lived near a railroad, well I do but good luck finding a train
My closest busy railroad is a 2 hour drive north
silver storm
I assume it’s either a branch line or class 2 or 3
livid elm
You get some cool treats up there
silver storm
My closest busy railroad is a 2 hour drive north
Ohh dang
livid elm
I assume it’s either a branch line or class 2 or 3
Yeah just single line
livid elm
Ohh dang
But it’s awesome when you do go up, no more than say 15-20mim between trains at the extreme
silver storm
That’s actually a great time between trains
Sometimes I wait for two hours and get nothing
Recently an SD50 has been running around the area. They’re super rare locomotives (4 left on class 1 railroads in total) but I’ve seen it like 4 or 5 times randomly now
pulsar trench
I saw that exact train on my way home from work a few days ago. It was around 10:30 PM
It was going east bound on the tracks.
silver storm
CSX 8619??
livid elm
Recently an SD50 has been running around the area. They’re super rare locomotive...
Oh that’s sick, I can’t identify makes and models of locomotives I just think they look cool
silver storm
Yeah that’s fair. I think so too
tranquil plume
Oh that’s sick, I can’t identify makes and models of locomotives I just think th...
That’s because they all look the same.
livid elm
That’s because they all look the same. <:kekdoge:1012511381859352586>
That’s what cousins tell me about jets and it pisses me off so much lol
tranquil plume
That’s what cousins tell me about jets and it pisses me off so much lol
Saying it about trains pisses off @silver storm too.
silver storm
No jet or locomotive looks exactly the same
livid elm
No jet or locomotive looks exactly the same
Mods pin this
silver storm
pulsar trench
CSX 8619??
Pretty sure. As it was coming up I was in the front of the line because I was the only one that stopped for the crossing lights.
I wonder if it's still on my Dash camera
tranquil plume
Today’s trainspotting view. Cooler weather, back in the shade…this is civilized.
livid elm
Today’s trainspotting view. Cooler weather, back in the shade…this is civilized.
Where is that that looks awesome
tranquil plume
Where is that that looks awesome
Shelby Park in Nashville
livid elm
Dude set up a picnic there with friends…that’d be so much fun and doing Trainspotting as well
tranquil plume
If a train ever comes along, @silver storm’s gonna have some great pics.
livid elm
If a train ever comes along, <@456226577798135808>’s gonna have some great pics.
Oh yeah I can imagine
silver storm
Well it turned out we never saw a train there
Secret service shut down that line
For the day at least
silver storm
silver storm
@tranquil plume
livid elm
We got the schedule for the Big Boy tour.
I don’t get to see it, too far west smh
subtle plover
subtle plover
tranquil plume
We’re planning to catch the Fort Worth stop. Got family in the area and it happens to coincide with Fall Break from school.
subtle plover
silver storm
We’re planning to catch the Fort Worth stop. Got family in the area and it happe...
Yay!!
tight wing
Seriously, geniune question, what is the deal with trains?!
theyre rolling bricks on rails
tranquil plume
That’s like saying what’s the deal with airplanes? They’re fake metal birds in the sky.
livid elm
theyre rolling bricks on rails
They have a beauty to them
It’s not apparent to everyone but to those who do see it it’s awesome
silver storm
theyre rolling bricks on rails
Bricks that make 4,400 horsepower
And they make cool noises
quasi escarp
tranquil plume
For those who like both trains and military hardware: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_1TwvtRhJz/?igsh=MXdvdzdxZnR3MXdwdA==
fiery steeple
saw that.
I'm guessing Mr Trucker beached himself?
While I'm not the worlds biggest fan of 'murican trains, why must they hurt me in this way
😭
tranquil plume
saw that.
I'm guessing Mr Trucker beached himself?
While I'm not the worlds bi...
Yeah, it was a low clearance trailer and got stuck trying to go over an above grade crossing. Truckers are supposed to know better with that type of trailer. Those trains are way too heavy to be able to stop quickly.
fiery steeple
Yeah, it was a low clearance trailer and got stuck trying to go over an above gr...
I dunno how it's done in the States, but at least in Britain you'd phone the local signaller/signal panel, state you are a trailer at risk of grounding, ask if it is clear, and receive an instruction from them
quasi escarp
tranquil plume
That’s genius!
tranquil plume
untold edge
That is actually a requirement for wheel and axle sensors to not detect such things in a big part of the world.
That specific one is new to me but you wouldn’t believe how often train tracks are used privately by makeshift trolleys and other weird vehicles.
quasi escarp
quasi escarp
tranquil plume
Canadian locomotives in Tennessee
silver storm
The Canadians invaded lol
tranquil plume
We found a piece of equipment in the yard today that looks like it has a jet engine on it.
past lodge
Probably is a jet engine, they are (were) used to blow snow off the tracks.
Sadly not to make the train go like really fast.
tranquil plume
Probably is a jet engine, they are (were) used to blow snow off the tracks.
I thought about that, but it’d be kinda out of place here. Could be it’s being moved for repair work or something.
Found a picture of it online from a little different angle and I think that’s exactly what it is.
silver storm
I’ve been using Lightroom!
quasi escarp
My very own train car!
That's a nice blue colour you used. Did you choose it to match your name in Discord?
past lodge
quasi escarp
past lodge
silver storm
recent things
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