Some train facts that may help for your living train oc:
(From a dude who is a train mechanic and casually drives subways and city trains for years.)
Trains eat a lot of sand, some prefer mixtures with oil and other minerals but no matter what train you choose for your oc, sand is a crucial substitute for a healthy and happy train.
Rails are lubed by trains. The more trains drive on the same track the smoother the ride. (Fun idea if you wanna follow a train’s traces.)
Trains, including electric trains require a variety of oil, lubes, fluids and other liquids to operate. (Fun ideas for food or cosmetics products for trains. Fr, some materials look so freaking delicious)
Sudden and fast movements are painful for trains and can bend trails. Trains are powerful but they need more time to build up speed.
Subway trains have a burning hatred for pigeons. The amount of dead pigeons in tunnels is INSANE, despite all efforts to stop them from entering tunnels, pigeons are very passionate about flying into their dead trap.
The newest generation of trains panic about little intervention. Very anxious and scream at lot (at the driver)
All trains have graffiti on them. If it’s not outside then it’s on the inside.
Street trains or bims are like chihuahuas in my eyes. They may be small but they are thought and ready to fight anyone.
Modern Trains have several cameras inside and outside, they can see all around their body or what their passengers are up to.
Some trains are whiny bitches and constantly need service while others never complain about anything for years. (There is a fucked up reason for that but that’s a deep rabbit hole I won’t go into the details)
You don’t want to meet train drivers, they’re insane.
You absolutely don’t want to meet subway drivers, they’re insane beyond measure.
Trains honk at everything that’s near their trails.
Trains are surprisingly quiet while moving on trails. They can take you by surprise. (They did many times) Please stay away from trails.
Stopping a train is difficult, it’s nothing like a car or truck, When they arrive into a station, trains hit their brakes way before they can see the station. That’s why trains can’t stop in time when there is an obstacle on the rails.
All trains have ONE head. Most modern trains rear and front end look exactly the same, both ends have cockpits with very similar controls but their main controls are located on the head. They look like that to confuse predators.
This is optional but it makes sense to me that trains are very sensitive about their rails, they treat them like it’s part of their body, especially the ones in their region and base. You can’t compare them like cars on the road, it’s a completely different dynamic for trains.
That’s all for now, I started writing this in July and collected ideas over the months from my personal experience with driving and fixing trains. I will probably do a part 2 since I still have a lot to learn. You should be able to look up everything on the internet.
Feel free to add your own ideas below.
