Strange Trainz

Locomotive design has evolved considerably from the first ever railroad locomotives in the early 1800s to the modern day. In that history there's been a fair share of strange or experimental designs all to varying degrees of success or failure. So, here's a compilation of some obscure or strange looking models in Trainz!

Song: Oliver Buckland - icosa

Content Used:
Various private routes made by me
(Also some routes featured have been slightly altered for the purposes of this video)

JayStConnecting (Trainz Download Station)

NEC Wilmington - Philadelphia (Trainz Download Station)

Charleston & Western Carolina Port Royal Branch (Trainz Download Station)

Detroit Connecting Railroad (Trainz Download Station)

Bayonne & Red Bank (Trainz Download Station)

Fall Harvest Nebraska (Trainz Store or STEAM)

Milwaukee Road - Avery-Drexel (Trainz Store or STEAM)

Norfolk Southern Yard Module (Trainz Download Station)

Great Northern Railroad Scenic Division 1893-1900 (Trainz Download Station)

Effingham Electric RR (Trainz Download Station)

AransasPassTerminalRwySP2 (Trainz Download Station)

Toronto Rail Lands 1954 (Trainz Download Station)

25thStTerminal (Trainz Download Station)

Locomotives:
Trainz Download Station
CN GMD G8
CNJ 1000
SAL BLW Centipede
PRR S1
PRR DD1
Reading Camelback 4-4-0
NS RP20CD
Besler Steam Train
Amtrak UAC TurboTrain
UP M-10000
Krauss Maffei ML-4000 DRGW
CSX BQ23-8
VIA LRC (Its listed as "VIA P42" on the DLS for some reason)
NH Class DERS-3 FM H16-44
CN Boxcab
L&PS G12
UP DDA40X
FEC BL2
NH EP-2 McGinnis
NYC Commodore Vanderbilt
MILW FM H12-44
Progress Rail PR22B
NYC P-2 Cigar Band
Saginaw & Manistee No. 4

PRR O1a
PRR Class E2c
VGN Class EL-2b
North Shore Line Car
NYC M-497 Jet Railcar
Great Northern W-1
New Haven DER-1 (Alco DL-109)

Cass Scenic Railroad Shay 11

Trainz Store/STEAM
PRR T1
MILW EF4 "Little Joe" (included in Avery-Drexel)

SN Boxcab
PRR BLW Centipede
WP&Y DL135E
UP GTEL Turbine

Climax Steam Locomotive

PRR OEG415 Doodlebug
RDG A4b Camelback
CNR X10a

SP AC-12 "Cab Forward"

NS BP-4

Unavailable
St. Clair Tunnel Company 0-10-0T
Amtrak RTG Turboliner

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[shep]

I love how some of these early electric and diesel locomotive designers were like, “hey, so, the more wheels we put on, the more pulling power we get right? So why not just make the entire locomotive wheels?” “Johnson, you’re a genius.”

[samuelinfante]

What makes strange locomotives interesting is their uniqueness. They stand out from all the others. They may not be the most reliable but definetly very cool.

[crustytrainguy]

Can’t stress how much I love the Virginian EL-2b’s. It’s great to see them still getting love after all these years.

[Bacony_Cakes]

Roughly square, brown/black striped electric locomotive with more wheels than a motorbike store: **exists**

PRR: B U Y

[CaptainoBrett]

I like how the s1 is constantly wheel slipping, also thanks for including my turbo liner I converted, I hope you enjoy it!

[AndreaJingling]

Leaving the ENTIRE list of where each asset came from and where to obtain them is extremely commendable.

Props to you good sir. Now I can drive the funny Little Joe.

[harrisongrant]

Man, it feels weird seeing all these familiar models from people I know in passing. Paul Weiser, who has helped me with content creation personally, and I also saw some of the late Ben Dorsey's coaches in there too (which is sad because I got the chance to speak with him before he passed away, and he was genuinely a nice guy). I noticed at least one model by Whitepass, Pikkabird, all these veterans of Trainz that are still leaving their mark years later.

[spingleboygle]

The train designers were like:

“Hey Larry what should the engine look like”
“It should be a steam engine that is like a diesel and electric train with 50 wheels and have the tender 10 miles long”

[TheLocomotiveEngineer]

Now these are precisely my cup of tea! That's quite a wide variety of obscure locomotives and trains - and all very well modeled too! A lot of top-rate artistry on display here.

[gustman]

Love how once you know the history of why they did things like this to engines it just makes them more unique. Also amazing frames my computer can’t handle something like this

[Matheussilva-jjvv]

0:18 this locomotive is ridiculously cute

[amcaljosh]

1:49 "No wonder we can't make these turns, someone put on to many wheels"

[TrevortheTrainFan]

These are some of the strangest yet most interesting engines I've ever seen!

[AirchimeLTDproductions]

Is it just me or is the music in this video absolutely adorable.

[CRR]

I adore the way Amtrakguy365 made this video especially the opening. The song is fits amazingly cause it’s unique like the trains and the beginning and end are great with the opening it shows several angles of the E2c and also the ending with the more quiet part of the song and the trains in more rural environments reflect that. Long story short, this video is amazing

[DistanceNsVeterans]

This may be some strang locomotives but u know what they helped us to get what's needed done and changed the future to what we have now

[mannyzx]

This is an interdasting one that's for sure.

[Cessna-erje]

1:52 I really enjoy these types of locomotives personally

[menguardingtheirownwallets]

At 1:35 is those 2 electric locomotives built in 1910, that Montreal used on their commuter rail line until the 1990s.

[railroadhistoryarchives]

Crush: "omg, trains are so boring"
Me: "well actually..."