Fun Train Facts

THE UNBRIDLED GREATNESS OF TRAINS WILL ENDURE FOR A MILLION YEARS

These OKRX 4648 brakes did in fact meet the specification dictated by the FRA. All aboard the brain train!

The width of railroads is dictated by the width of English carts, whomst’s width was set by that of Roman roads. This has translated as far as the width of a space shuttle booster so that it could fit on trains. I’ve always been a width guy myself.

The average train conductor makes $60K+ a year. That’s enough to buy your own train by the time you retire!

Active suspensions are being introduced worldwide, allowing trains to travel faster around turns while increasing ride comfort #trainyourbrain

@elonmusk Call me crazy, but a train with a casino on board through some sort of scenic route around Vegas. Investors?? Possibly you!

The first train lost a race to a horse. Don’t be too quick to judge though, because your fat ass would also lose a race to a horse #horsepower

Some people think Harriet Tubman started the first Underground Railroad, but in fact the first ever underground railroad was made in London with steam engines #edukated

The lowest lake in the world is the Dead Sea at 1,371 ft below sea level. It also happens to be one of the saltiest lakes in the world, almost as salty as @FunTrainFacts4U

Never fly @AmericanAir they don’t take care of their customers at all. Trains are definitely the best way to travel. Worst experience ever

Waiting for trains while in a hurry to work has been shown to relieve stress by 69%. So peaceful! 😴

Ore trains in Sweden traveling down to the coast generate five times the amount of electricity they use, powering nearby towns and the return trip for other trains. The ole self-licking ice cream cone

Railroad turbulence, commonly referred to as derailment, may have serious and sometimes fatal consequences. #Themoreyouknow

A big train shoutout to @elle_rickman for having a birthday. She's on track for many more 🚂

Trains can smell their prey from over four hundred miles away.

@lookingforallie @Allison_Coxx They were way off TRACK, there's no way they can GAUGE their mistake. They deserve a TRAIN load of caBOOse!🚂😜

Train lives matter. Such a tragedy in Hoboken, NJ.

When trains were introduced in the US, many people believed that women’s bodies could not handle it and their uteruses would fall out!😂💁🏼🙍🏼🚂

It is possible to travel from Portugal to Vietnam solely by train. At 17,000 km, this is the longest train journey in the world