The Rail Thing
therailthing.bsky.social
The Rail Thing
@therailthing.bsky.social
Focusing mainly on trains in the DMV area
https://www.youtube.com/@therailthing610
imagine being so desperate to feel superior you use a video narrated and probably written by ai and basis to shit on people

i fucking hate europeans stg
January 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
we been that my guy
Meet America’s new Secretary of Defense.

We’re quickly becoming the laughingstock of the world
November 13, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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People who are by themselves who can't be bothered to put their cart in the rack less than 50ft away and just drive off deserve every bit of bad karma that comes their way.
November 13, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Shots from today feat. UP and the new Amtrak Floridian #railfanning #csx #unionpacific #amtrak
November 11, 2024 at 8:45 PM
when PRR claimed to be the Standard Railroad of the World, they meant it, apparently
The gloriously streamlined Duchess of Hamilton train from 1938. Saved from being scrapped by Sir Billy Butlin who displayed it at his holiday camps.

#WeekTforTransport
#AlphabetChallenge 📷
November 11, 2024 at 8:39 PM
CSX 4419, the last GP40-2 in YN2 paint. Amazingly, it's had fresh paint applied since this photo, but still in this scheme.
November 11, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Rare moment on the Met sub #railfanning #csx
November 11, 2024 at 3:00 AM
all i want for christmas is transit that caters to more than just workweek commuters
November 5, 2024 at 8:22 PM
crack plan for new interurban
-complete purple line
-extend west from bethesda to Georgetown
-extend dc streetcar to Georgetown
-extend baltimore light rail from bwi to New Carrollton
-combine all three systems
-profit

no need to thank me mta
November 5, 2024 at 4:46 PM
The wye in Hyattsville, MD on CSX's Capital Sub a few months ago. Came out here after seeing I031 would have a flared SD70MAC leading. Catching two different MACs on a different train entirely was a complete surprise.
November 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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We need more railfannery so this is good.
November 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
a CW60AC leading not one, but *two* Dash 8s, a lashup that can never happen again on CSX
November 4, 2024 at 6:59 PM
going back thru the archives
November 4, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Dunno how many railfans are on Bluesky but I figure this would be a good place for all the stuff I've caught
November 4, 2024 at 5:58 PM