I flew down to the Bay Area to take a journey on the Niles Canyon Railway's mysterious and rarely traveled Eastern branch aboard the M200 Railbus. The last of its kind still operating, the M200 once served the California Western Railroad as a literal schoolbus for children. Today is its first publicly available excursion in several years.
I really think plane and especially train autists need to go to fucking /o/ and just have that be the transportation board. Bike/skateboard/scooter/human powered board is over.Look at this fucking autist for example. Takes a *fucking plane* somewhere just to ride on a train for fun and probably takes it back, too. And then didn't even post pics from his little “i am sexually excited by rails because I saw thomas train during puberty” adventure. Fuck this guy.And fuck all train and plane posters. And ebike shitters too
>>2044578overdue*
>>2044578Bicycle posters belong on >>>/toy/
>>2044587not funny
>>2044587No, they belong on >>>/lgtbt/
/n/ is for trains
>>2044665>>posts shittrak, the absolute worst passenger train experience Jesus christ engineoid posters are truly deranged.
Forgot I put this thread up lol
Boarding
Deluxe suite
And we're off!
>>2044578Are you really this insufferably retarded? Is this bait? >Bike/skateboard/scooter/human powered board is over.Good who caresI don't know how much of a miserable twat you have to be to start ripping on someone for liking trains but your angle is hilariously stupid if you think planes/trains aren't leaps and bounds more interesting and more important than your kiddie toys. Don't get me wrong I like bikes, I want to get one again some day as they're actually useful but no one after the age of 15 uses a scooter or a skateboard you stupid fag. I don't even know how to unpack this level of delusion but piss off back to r*ddit, there's plenty of miserable people there just like you that can't stand others enjoying things, and you'll get to downvote them for it to! I bet you wish you could've done that for this post! It'll suit you to the ground!
>>2044526I try to apprecaite railbuses but every time I do I can't help but think how they're makeshift/pretend trains that were done on the cheap
>>2045324>apprecaiteappreciate*Second time that exact spelling error has happened lol
>>2045324That’s exactly what they are. Rather than fire up a steam locomotive plus coach or combine with a 4-5 man crew, just turn a key with one or two guys. They were a cost cutting measure as branch lines struggled with competition from autos, trucks and buses. I think they’re cute, whether mass manufactured or cobbled together like the Galloping Goose.
>>2045363>Rather than fire up a steam locomotive plus coach or combine with a 4-5 man crew, just turn a key with one or two guys.No that just describes diesel trains in general, I love diesel trains as much as the next person. Just every time I try to appreciate railbuses I'm reminded of how utilitarian they are
>>2045425Even a diesel locomotive with rolling stock requires a larger crew. A small DMU would be the modern equivalent of a railbus. I just think some of them are cute and quirky but that’s my taste.
>>2045460Honestly I think it's just the stigma that Pacers got which did it for me, when I first found out about them I liked them but found out they're literally just bus bodies with ex-freight wagon bogies>A small DMUAs long as it's an actual train then I can appreciate it, 1 car DMUs I can appreciate
What is the difference between a rail bus and a tram
>>2045619A railbus is a full-fledged train fulfilling all requirements such as compressive strenght, safety etc for main-line operation, on routes also used by freight / other heavy rail. It just happens to have a similar capacity to a bus.A tram is made for a secluded network and/or street running. It doesn't need to fulfill the same strenght and crash requirements of heavy rail and is more likely intended to be used without proper platforms etc. It may also feature much larger capacity than a bus. Or much smaller. Tldr: different legislation bracketsBonus: it is possible for a vehicle to fulfill both requirements, but railbuses are too small for that to typically be economically viable
Contribooting a pic of a 1950s railbus I took in Schaffhausen, Switzerland last winter
>>2045316Cozy
>>2045316Imagine chain smoking here
Hmmmm... I choose not to read this sign!
Emergency World of Warships lootbox
>>2044526Nice that's so really cool. I live scenic and historic railroads.Did they serve refreshments at all? I imagine not if it's one rail bus. Still really cool thanks for the pics
>>2049411>Did they serve refreshments at all?They do on the main train that runs between Sunol and Niles, but not on the railbus
>>2049116One time I decided to use the conductor's side emergency handle and the engineer that said, "Go on, do it!" immediately regretted it. The whole cab filled with dust.
>>2051925Lmao
>>2051926We were just sitting still in an industry and I was curious since I had only been on like 18 months. We both learned a lesson that day.
>>2044578/n/ was created to be the train board, with other forms of public transit as an afterthought. Bike faggots are the invaders. You belong on /xs/ with the mountain bikes and skaters.
>>2044526Sweet, I grew up next to a small regional railway. This stuff is close to my heart.>>2044578Drink some bleach.
>>2044578That's an interesting point of view but have you considered taking your own life?
