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Welcome to Train Facts, you source for 100% real facts about 100% real trains.
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Welcome to Train Facts, you source for 100% real facts about 100% real trains.
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Train facts!
In the winter, many trains are seen attempting to leave their tracks while in their yards. This isn't because they're cold from the rails because trains can't feel cold. It's because they want to go sledding.
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In the winter, many trains are seen attempting to leave their tracks while in their yards. This isn't because they're cold from the rails because trains can't feel cold. It's because they want to go sledding.
#trainfacts
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Train facts!
In the winter, many trains are seen attempting to leave their tracks while in their yards. This isn't because they're cold from the rails because trains can't feel cold. It's because they want to go sledding.
#trainfacts
In the winter, many trains are seen attempting to leave their tracks while in their yards. This isn't because they're cold from the rails because trains can't feel cold. It's because they want to go sledding.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Games are made better by trains. Whether as fast travel points, enemies to fight, or even just as set pieces! Their presence just makes things better.
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Games are made better by trains. Whether as fast travel points, enemies to fight, or even just as set pieces! Their presence just makes things better.
#trainfacts
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Train facts!
Games are made better by trains. Whether as fast travel points, enemies to fight, or even just as set pieces! Their presence just makes things better.
#trainfacts
Games are made better by trains. Whether as fast travel points, enemies to fight, or even just as set pieces! Their presence just makes things better.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Train wheels aren't like regular wheels. They are angled and have flanges to help them stay on the tracks when turning. This is because after being domesticated, trains have lost the adaptations needed to roam without human assistance.
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Train wheels aren't like regular wheels. They are angled and have flanges to help them stay on the tracks when turning. This is because after being domesticated, trains have lost the adaptations needed to roam without human assistance.
#trainfacts
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Train facts!
Train wheels aren't like regular wheels. They are angled and have flanges to help them stay on the tracks when turning. This is because after being domesticated, trains have lost the adaptations needed to roam without human assistance.
#trainfacts
Train wheels aren't like regular wheels. They are angled and have flanges to help them stay on the tracks when turning. This is because after being domesticated, trains have lost the adaptations needed to roam without human assistance.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
While some trains struggle with the snow, many enjoy playing in the show with the proper equipment. Consider putting a snow plow on your train so it can enjoy the winter fun, like this train here!
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While some trains struggle with the snow, many enjoy playing in the show with the proper equipment. Consider putting a snow plow on your train so it can enjoy the winter fun, like this train here!
#trainfacts
January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Train facts!
While some trains struggle with the snow, many enjoy playing in the show with the proper equipment. Consider putting a snow plow on your train so it can enjoy the winter fun, like this train here!
#trainfacts
While some trains struggle with the snow, many enjoy playing in the show with the proper equipment. Consider putting a snow plow on your train so it can enjoy the winter fun, like this train here!
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Trains shouldn't be run on AI. The importance of the relationship between a train an its conductor is a sacred bond and smiled upon by our lord, Thomas the Tank Engine.
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Trains shouldn't be run on AI. The importance of the relationship between a train an its conductor is a sacred bond and smiled upon by our lord, Thomas the Tank Engine.
#trainfacts
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Train facts!
Trains shouldn't be run on AI. The importance of the relationship between a train an its conductor is a sacred bond and smiled upon by our lord, Thomas the Tank Engine.
#trainfacts
Trains shouldn't be run on AI. The importance of the relationship between a train an its conductor is a sacred bond and smiled upon by our lord, Thomas the Tank Engine.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
It's a crime to impersonate a train conductor, punishable with fines and possible jail time. It's also a crime to impersonate a train, but that's a lot harder to get away with because trains are much larger than people.
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It's a crime to impersonate a train conductor, punishable with fines and possible jail time. It's also a crime to impersonate a train, but that's a lot harder to get away with because trains are much larger than people.
#trainfacts
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Train facts!
It's a crime to impersonate a train conductor, punishable with fines and possible jail time. It's also a crime to impersonate a train, but that's a lot harder to get away with because trains are much larger than people.
#trainfacts
It's a crime to impersonate a train conductor, punishable with fines and possible jail time. It's also a crime to impersonate a train, but that's a lot harder to get away with because trains are much larger than people.
#trainfacts
Here's the view from Trainfacts HQ. Stay safe out there, my fellow passengers!
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Here's the view from Trainfacts HQ. Stay safe out there, my fellow passengers!
Train facts!
Trains don't need reservations to get into the station because they're on schedule. If the don't follow the schedule... well... 😔 the trains get sad.
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Trains don't need reservations to get into the station because they're on schedule. If the don't follow the schedule... well... 😔 the trains get sad.
#trainfacts
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Train facts!
Trains don't need reservations to get into the station because they're on schedule. If the don't follow the schedule... well... 😔 the trains get sad.
#trainfacts
Trains don't need reservations to get into the station because they're on schedule. If the don't follow the schedule... well... 😔 the trains get sad.
#trainfacts
January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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Train facts!
Nearly every show, movie, book, and video game is included by having a train in it. This because trains are a literary device, inherently compelling setting, and pretty frickin' awesome.
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Nearly every show, movie, book, and video game is included by having a train in it. This because trains are a literary device, inherently compelling setting, and pretty frickin' awesome.
#trainfacts
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Train facts!
Nearly every show, movie, book, and video game is included by having a train in it. This because trains are a literary device, inherently compelling setting, and pretty frickin' awesome.
#trainfacts
Nearly every show, movie, book, and video game is included by having a train in it. This because trains are a literary device, inherently compelling setting, and pretty frickin' awesome.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
While trains can operate with some snow on the rails, they're also impeded by significant amounts of snow.
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While trains can operate with some snow on the rails, they're also impeded by significant amounts of snow.
#trainfacts
January 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Train facts!
While trains can operate with some snow on the rails, they're also impeded by significant amounts of snow.
#trainfacts
While trains can operate with some snow on the rails, they're also impeded by significant amounts of snow.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
The reason that you move a little when a train slows down is because it's trying to wake you up so that you don't miss your stop.
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The reason that you move a little when a train slows down is because it's trying to wake you up so that you don't miss your stop.
#trainfacts
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Train facts!
The reason that you move a little when a train slows down is because it's trying to wake you up so that you don't miss your stop.
#trainfacts
The reason that you move a little when a train slows down is because it's trying to wake you up so that you don't miss your stop.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
The movie "Bullet Train" features a fast moving japanese train thay goes up to 300 kmph (186mph) as a central plot point. The record holder for fasts train is currently the experimental maglev L0 series bullet train that went 603 kmph (375mph) in 2015.
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The movie "Bullet Train" features a fast moving japanese train thay goes up to 300 kmph (186mph) as a central plot point. The record holder for fasts train is currently the experimental maglev L0 series bullet train that went 603 kmph (375mph) in 2015.
#trainfacts
January 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Train facts!
The movie "Bullet Train" features a fast moving japanese train thay goes up to 300 kmph (186mph) as a central plot point. The record holder for fasts train is currently the experimental maglev L0 series bullet train that went 603 kmph (375mph) in 2015.
#trainfacts
The movie "Bullet Train" features a fast moving japanese train thay goes up to 300 kmph (186mph) as a central plot point. The record holder for fasts train is currently the experimental maglev L0 series bullet train that went 603 kmph (375mph) in 2015.
#trainfacts
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Let's make a train with this post!
Reply with a train car or even just the word train.
I'll start with the locomotive!
Reply with a train car or even just the word train.
I'll start with the locomotive!
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Let's make a train with this post!
Reply with a train car or even just the word train.
I'll start with the locomotive!
Reply with a train car or even just the word train.
I'll start with the locomotive!
Train facts!
Trains don't just have to be bound to the land. You could make a water train by connecting several floating cars to a tug boat and you'd have one!
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Trains don't just have to be bound to the land. You could make a water train by connecting several floating cars to a tug boat and you'd have one!
#trainfacts
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Train facts!
Trains don't just have to be bound to the land. You could make a water train by connecting several floating cars to a tug boat and you'd have one!
#trainfacts
Trains don't just have to be bound to the land. You could make a water train by connecting several floating cars to a tug boat and you'd have one!
#trainfacts
Train facts!
No train has every committed a crime. Trains are incapable of committing crimes and are trustworthy entities.
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No train has every committed a crime. Trains are incapable of committing crimes and are trustworthy entities.
#trainfacts
January 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Train facts!
No train has every committed a crime. Trains are incapable of committing crimes and are trustworthy entities.
#trainfacts
No train has every committed a crime. Trains are incapable of committing crimes and are trustworthy entities.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Being the trains engineers means more than just operating the train on the rails. You also need to make sure the train eats, drinks, and gets tucked in at night in the rail yard before your shift is over.
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Being the trains engineers means more than just operating the train on the rails. You also need to make sure the train eats, drinks, and gets tucked in at night in the rail yard before your shift is over.
#trainfacts
January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Train facts!
Being the trains engineers means more than just operating the train on the rails. You also need to make sure the train eats, drinks, and gets tucked in at night in the rail yard before your shift is over.
#trainfacts
Being the trains engineers means more than just operating the train on the rails. You also need to make sure the train eats, drinks, and gets tucked in at night in the rail yard before your shift is over.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
If you need rain sounds to sleep or relax to, there are train versions available!
Enjoy, my fellow train facts enjoyers:
youtu.be/ICcHvPQA3sA...
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If you need rain sounds to sleep or relax to, there are train versions available!
Enjoy, my fellow train facts enjoyers:
youtu.be/ICcHvPQA3sA...
#trainfacts
Train Journey During Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms All Day | RDR2 ASMR
STORY: Train Journey During Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms All Day | RDR2 ASMR
Arthur Morgan had been on the train all day, his coat soaked from the pouring rain outside. The station was nearly empty, and the dim lights flickered as the wind howled through the cracks in the old building. He tightened
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January 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Train facts!
If you need rain sounds to sleep or relax to, there are train versions available!
Enjoy, my fellow train facts enjoyers:
youtu.be/ICcHvPQA3sA...
#trainfacts
If you need rain sounds to sleep or relax to, there are train versions available!
Enjoy, my fellow train facts enjoyers:
youtu.be/ICcHvPQA3sA...
#trainfacts
Train facts!
We need more trains. You should spend more time on a train. You should think more about trains.
#trainfacts
We need more trains. You should spend more time on a train. You should think more about trains.
#trainfacts
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Train facts!
We need more trains. You should spend more time on a train. You should think more about trains.
#trainfacts
We need more trains. You should spend more time on a train. You should think more about trains.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Trains are pretty sick, but make sure to wear a mask if you're sick on a train. Don't want to spread the flu, covid, or any other disease to your fellow passengers.
#trainfacts
Trains are pretty sick, but make sure to wear a mask if you're sick on a train. Don't want to spread the flu, covid, or any other disease to your fellow passengers.
#trainfacts
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Train facts!
Trains are pretty sick, but make sure to wear a mask if you're sick on a train. Don't want to spread the flu, covid, or any other disease to your fellow passengers.
#trainfacts
Trains are pretty sick, but make sure to wear a mask if you're sick on a train. Don't want to spread the flu, covid, or any other disease to your fellow passengers.
#trainfacts
Train facts!
Train cars can be purposed into other structures much more easily than a car.
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Train cars can be purposed into other structures much more easily than a car.
#trainfacts
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Train facts!
Train cars can be purposed into other structures much more easily than a car.
#trainfacts
Train cars can be purposed into other structures much more easily than a car.
#trainfacts
Did you know?
The "steam" coming from your breath in the winter isn't the same as the steam from a locomotive. Unless you too are powered by a steamboiler 👀
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The "steam" coming from your breath in the winter isn't the same as the steam from a locomotive. Unless you too are powered by a steamboiler 👀
#trainfacts
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Did you know?
The "steam" coming from your breath in the winter isn't the same as the steam from a locomotive. Unless you too are powered by a steamboiler 👀
#trainfacts
The "steam" coming from your breath in the winter isn't the same as the steam from a locomotive. Unless you too are powered by a steamboiler 👀
#trainfacts
Train facts!
The word training comes from the humble train. It was coined when folks realized that if they did more of something, they got better at it. Just like when you add more cars to a train, it gets better!
#trainfacts
The word training comes from the humble train. It was coined when folks realized that if they did more of something, they got better at it. Just like when you add more cars to a train, it gets better!
#trainfacts
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Train facts!
The word training comes from the humble train. It was coined when folks realized that if they did more of something, they got better at it. Just like when you add more cars to a train, it gets better!
#trainfacts
The word training comes from the humble train. It was coined when folks realized that if they did more of something, they got better at it. Just like when you add more cars to a train, it gets better!
#trainfacts