How do I psyop myself into liking trains? Any good books/videos/documentaries? I'm really into other methods of transportation/infrastructure and I keep trying to spark that same interest in trains, but I haven't been able to.

Why do you feel that you need to like trains? Stop being retarded and using stupid phrases like "psyop."

>>2036162
I just want to, they seem objectively cool. Also I'm in America, I'll be as retarded as I please.

>>2036164
>They're cool
>But I'm not interested in them
>Help me to become interested in them
You have problems that no one here is qualified to address.

>>2036161 (OP)
Honestly for a lot of people it's something they're born with/develop during early childhood. That being said I wasn't much into other modes of transport as intensely as I have been with trains (buses were also something I've liked early on mind you).. But the more I learnt about cars, trucks, tanks, planes, helicopters, boats, ships etc the more my interest has grown. I still won't say I know a GREAT amount about half those types of vehicles but the more you learn about something the more your interest might develop. You can't force it or rush it though, if there's a particular aspect you feel ignorant about just take the time to dive more into it and then your interest might gain traction (pun-intended). Just yeah don't force anything, just take the time to watch some videos, learn about a particular class of train or something and see if any of it makes you tick

>>2036162
>>2036166
Typical example of someone just coming here to seek an opportunity for an internal slam dunk

thomas+crab>thomas+train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q82bGtujFA

>>2036261
>Come to any forum.
>Talk like an absolute moron.
>Do absolutely zero work.
>Ask people to do it all for you.
Fuck off.

>>2036260
>the more you learn about something the more your interest might develop
You get it, yeah.That's kind of where I'm at in that my interest has been primarily in ocean liners, but I'd really like to branch out. Really appreciate the advice, I'll keep it in mind :)

>>2036265
I’m not OP lol you fucking drip. There’s a clear contrast between the smug nonsense you posted and the advice given below it. Acting like no one has ever shown willingness to get into a subject before. All you care about is your own ego, miserable twat

>>2036313
No problem, sorry you had to deal with the arrogant guy trying to put you down to feel better about himself before me

>>2036315
It doesn't matter who you are. People that are as lazy as OP do not deserve any help because they haven't put in any effort. You're a complete moron or hopelessly naive.

>>2036318
Translation: I’m unhelpful but also have an inflated ego so instead of offering any good advice I’m going to sit here and twist OPs words to feel better about myself.
Thank god people aren’t all as backwards and repressive as you are

>>2036319
Get off your high horse. You're a complete dope for wasting your time helping someone that's never going to listen to you. I bet it made you feel really good about yourself to "own" me. To "put down that hater." You're so deluded.

>>2036320
Dude it wasn’t even a big ask, it’s you that needs to get off their high horse lmao. You’re being unnecessarily cuntish over someone who’s willing to learn more about a subject, giving them words of advice on how to navigate said subject isn’t much of an investment. Get a fucking grip

>>2036161 (OP)
very mild autism is the prerequisite, and then you have to get into a specific country/epoch of your choosing and research the locomotive types, operations, the yards and locomotive shops, and so on, just learn how things work on the railroad

>>2036322
Can confirm, mild autism certainly helped and continues to help me expand my train knowledge

>>2036161 (OP)
Here you go dude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Trains
If you're not interested after reading all that then maybe trains just aren't for you. Sorry.

>>2036539
There's reading about something then there's seeing it. Pictures alone can perplex people but when they see a video of something in action it starts to make a lot more sense. So I get that you were being sarcastic anyway but I think it takes more than that to develop an interest anyway

Normies invaded every other autistic hobby and now you're going to fuck up trains too? Start by jumping in front of one please.

>>2036161 (OP)
yOU JUST NEED TO FIND THE RIGHT TRAINS

>>2036161 (OP)
I'm sorry anon, you can't. You're either born with the tism or you're born a normie.

>>2036161 (OP)
Start playing railroad tycoon 3

>>2036759
Firstly learn to post an image that doesn’t have the text cropped at the end so you can’t read it. Secondly who said he was a normie or that liking trains, a form of vehicle used all over the globe in dozens of different roles remotely equates to some faggy card game getting ruined

>>2036260
>/n/

>>2036161 (OP)
Thomas rule 34

>>2036161 (OP)
Find the right kind of train or region desu. For example I love japanese trains but I'm not too interested in shinkansens and "mainstream" railway lines, though I'm really into JR Hokkaido. So it's oki if you haven't discovered your niche yet desu

>>2036161 (OP)
Hard to say. IMO what train fanaticism boils down to is that trains run along very specific routes and use specific points along it to load and unload. There's no room for deviation unless the track is blocked, but if that's the case, the solutions are very specific: It either stops or uses a specific alternate route, if available. No chaotic solutions like U-turns or detours along random roads are possible. The heaviest and largest land vehicle either gets to its destination using a predetermined path built specifically for it, or it stays still until such a path is available.

>>2036161 (OP)
>how do I like something
are you serious

Heres some good shit if this doesnt work then nothing will

Last of the giants: https://youtu.be/M4BWsYbJROQ?si=Hnx4nzWERXIFLRVL
Golden age of Colorado/NM narrow gauge:
https://youtu.be/Rt8WAbP4ySQ?si=EA1Mblh8xAB3EMnT
Modern marvels episode on trains: https://youtu.be/b3yG7IpxRVU?si=jfAUPHGLQnNcsOG9

>>2036161 (OP)
For uk transport, I’d say search someone like Jay Foreman or Geoff Marshall on YouTube. Tbh though you do kinda have to be pretty nerdy though

just read the original RWS, its perfect from start to finish

>>2036161 (OP)
Trains dont want to be know by you.
You need to be one with the rails.
Sleep in a railyard for a night. carry a boxcar. th
then you'll understand locomotives.

>>2036161 (OP)
just ride on them regularly and you'll grow to like them, assuming you're not in a hurry while you do. it's a great way of exploring your country.
or are you talking about that unique type of train autism that focuses on models? I don't care about that either, think you just have to be born with it. tho some models like pic related are pretty cute if you ignore the diesel fumes you smell inside

>>2040276
>if you ignore the diesel fumes you smell inside
That's the best part about diesel trains fym

>>2039542
Barely scratches the surface and isn't really about rolling stock or anything just stations

saw this walking my dog.
any train dorks in Atlanta interested in this?

>>2043374
851 beaverbrook rd near Howell Mill

>>2040269
>Trains dont want to be know by you.
Hidden rails. I wish there was a walking trail alongside all rail lines, good luck following them by road.

>>2037674
RIP Stobe

>>2046003 Well done anon.
And Shoestring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCfDQvrBGRw

>>2047434
I've seen every video Stobe has uploaded and got them (all?) backed up, 20 gigs of it

>>2036161 (OP)
Start with japanese high speed trains like the Shinkansen, then go to cool luxury trains like the Orient Express.

>>2036161 (OP)
Start with the blimp train. Then progress to more noemie shit like fan trains and pneumatic tube trains. It's a landslide from there.