The "Official" Tumblr of Amtrak

Not actually affiliated with Amtrak, please don't sue me

[amtrak-official]

"FA"Q

Are you the same person as the former owner of this URL?

Nope. You can find them as @transit-fag

Is this still a gimmick blog?

No but I'll still post a lot of train content here

Why did you get to have this URL and I didn't?

I had it before the previous owner, they had theirs as "amtrak-offical". When they changed to a more personalized URL I asked if I could have this one back and they agreed, which was very nice of them

Are you actually affiliated with Amtrak?

No. Please don't sue me

[amtrak-official]

Real talk that’s probably going to get a lot of the popular bloggers upset at me because I’m daring to criticize them and also have a blog that gets people caring about it sometimes so they can’t just write me off as a no-notes Andy like they do with everyone else but god damn being on this site is so fucking demoralizing to my worth as a human being. Having to look at big-name accounts get thousands and thousands of interactions and worshippers every day just because they happened to get lucky or can draw or whatever. Shit sucks and that’s why I barely look at this place anymore, and I know nothing I’ll ever do about it matters because once you get like, over a thousand followers a switch flips in these people’s brains and they become genuinely impossible of perceiving anyone who isn’t also on that level as an individual human being and not just a part of a sea of gnats in comparison to them. And it sucks because so many of the people I like and want to be friends with are like this, and I know if I tried DMing them or reaching out or whatever the first thing they’d see is that my main has no interactions and no followers and they’d just write me off immediately. I don’t know what I’m even bothering to post this here because I’m probably just going to go back to perpetually not looking at this specific sideblog and only using my main to reblog anime girl images

[amtrak-official]

Like I’d love to be able to DM several cool people in here I could name specifically but I know it would completely be a waste of my time because they’ll ignore me completely because I don’t have a thousand followers or whatever. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it to anyone who’s popular

[amtrak-official]

Of course the irony of me posting this on this blog is that this blog actually has some followers and interactions at all

[amtrak-official]

Real talk that’s probably going to get a lot of the popular bloggers upset at me because I’m daring to criticize them and also have a blog that gets people caring about it sometimes so they can’t just write me off as a no-notes Andy like they do with everyone else but god damn being on this site is so fucking demoralizing to my worth as a human being. Having to look at big-name accounts get thousands and thousands of interactions and worshippers every day just because they happened to get lucky or can draw or whatever. Shit sucks and that’s why I barely look at this place anymore, and I know nothing I’ll ever do about it matters because once you get like, over a thousand followers a switch flips in these people’s brains and they become genuinely impossible of perceiving anyone who isn’t also on that level as an individual human being and not just a part of a sea of gnats in comparison to them. And it sucks because so many of the people I like and want to be friends with are like this, and I know if I tried DMing them or reaching out or whatever the first thing they’d see is that my main has no interactions and no followers and they’d just write me off immediately. I don’t know what I’m even bothering to post this here because I’m probably just going to go back to perpetually not looking at this specific sideblog and only using my main to reblog anime girl images

[amtrak-official]

Like I’d love to be able to DM several cool people in here I could name specifically but I know it would completely be a waste of my time because they’ll ignore me completely because I don’t have a thousand followers or whatever. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it to anyone who’s popular

[amtrak-official]

One day I'll probably stop being depressed enough to do anything to improve my life beyond vagueposting on the internet but today is not that day I guess

[amtrak-official]

Real talk that’s probably going to get a lot of the popular bloggers upset at me because I’m daring to criticize them and also have a blog that gets people caring about it sometimes so they can’t just write me off as a no-notes Andy like they do with everyone else but god damn being on this site is so fucking demoralizing to my worth as a human being. Having to look at big-name accounts get thousands and thousands of interactions and worshippers every day just because they happened to get lucky or can draw or whatever. Shit sucks and that’s why I barely look at this place anymore, and I know nothing I’ll ever do about it matters because once you get like, over a thousand followers a switch flips in these people’s brains and they become genuinely impossible of perceiving anyone who isn’t also on that level as an individual human being and not just a part of a sea of gnats in comparison to them. And it sucks because so many of the people I like and want to be friends with are like this, and I know if I tried DMing them or reaching out or whatever the first thing they’d see is that my main has no interactions and no followers and they’d just write me off immediately. I don’t know what I’m even bothering to post this here because I’m probably just going to go back to perpetually not looking at this specific sideblog and only using my main to reblog anime girl images

[sugoiney-weaver]

@amtrak-official can you please stop in literally any major city in Montana? Please?

Or at least stop in Spokane during the day?

[amtrak-official]

I couldn't tell you anything about Spokane but I remember flying through there to visit my aunt. So sure. I'll have Jeff build the tracks in the morning 👍

[amtrak-official]

I don’t intend for this to be a gimmick or theme blog at all TBH but I still feel like people would be mad at me if I posted non-train content here… like either way if I have a post to make about trains it’s going here, but still. IDK.

[amtrak-official]

The E5 is so cool, I wish trains were real

I might as well actually use this blog for something, huh? Since I have the URL now. For a first post here I’m just going to post pictures of all of the E5 Shinkansen merch I own, because why not? Unfortunately I don’t own a lightbox, I apologize for the quality here.

The first image I posted is a nanoblock-type kit, each car of the train was actually sold separately, although the front/rear and passenger cars ate two separate versions. I also have a Doctor Yellow version in storage somewhere, but I think it’s missing a couple pieces. I should check

Next up is a Plarail! I love Plarail. When I was a kid I had a whole track setup as a gift from a family friend who took business trips to Japan, I honestly blame that for me being a terminal weeb. For those who don’t know, Plarail is a type of plastic scale model train produced by TakaraTomy that runs on plastic tracks and requires no real assembly. It’s technically targeted at a younger age demographic, but I love it regardless. Unfortunately this E5 doesn’t have a motor, but it’s got a good reason for that at least…

You thought it was a normal train, but it was me, Shinkalion! A line of transforming robot toys, TakaraTomy combined Plarail with those other transforming robot toys they also make that you’re probably thinking of to create Shinkalion. I actually own almost every release in the Shinkalion Z toyline, which this specific figure comes from. I probably should watch the tie-in anime, but I also have to finish like, Roshidere and Tensura first, and who has time. I did watch the movie with a friend a while back though, I’m not convinced it was real. Look it up if you want to take psychic damage. I’ve heard the latest season might be more my thing though! I do want to check it out.

But of course, what is the E5 if not the H5’s better looking cousin? I might as well show off its counterpart from Hokkaido as well. To be honest, I really regret not applying the sticker detailing to this version. It really loses something, especially with the less eye-catching purple compared to the pink. Also, if you know anything about Shinkalion, it’s probably that the pilot of the H5 mech, at least in the first season, is Hatsune Miku. I actually do have the Shinkalion Miku Nendoroid, I just can’t be assed getting her out of storage right now.

And that’s the post! Hopefully at least someone will enjoy reading it. I might do more in-depth reviews of the other Shinkalion figures I own, or even other figures in general, although probably not on this blog.