12 Most Amazing Abandoned And Forgotten Trains

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Totally wrong on the Belgian train, it was never intended to be used as the Orient Express, the class 620 was a 2 car diesel train from 1939, and was intended purely for domestic traffic, on less busy times on the mainline and later even on some rural branchlines. It would lack the seating capacity and kitchen and restaurant facilities, and also the sleeping roomettes which were a hallmark of the Orient Express. Some urban explorers had taken pictures of this train wreck and called it the Orient express, and this YT channel is stupid and ignorant enough to believe what random people put on the internet, without doing proper research.

[@bandvitromaniaios1307]

Yup your right

[@mikecarnivale7304]

The trollies in Pennsylvania are from the Boston T green line, not Chicago trolly service. This guy did absolutely no research.

[@nicgeon]

And I think he forgot one

[@scootergrant8683]

Big difference between Train and Locomotive. The locomotive pulls the train.

[@markcarey8426]

Actually, the locomotive pulls a consist, and the two make a train.

[@tripwire3992]

@@markcarey8426 we don't call them consists in the UK

[@markcarey8426]

@@tripwire3992 Well I'm surprised. I think that's where I heard it.

[@scootergrant8683]

@@markcarey8426 Also what's interesting. The Aero-train isn't a train.

[@markcarey8426]

@@scootergrant8683 You're right. It's a consist. :)

[@UncleManuel]

"to the unTRAINed eye" - I see what you did there... ^_^

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Nice catch - it flew right over my head

[@jeffcrompton2767]

At least they tried to build something worth while. Even if the failure is contributed to lack of money,technology, support, the effort is needed to move forward.

[@joshmeister4449]

EMD is still very much around and producing locomotives today, Caterpillar bought the rights to EMD but kept the name EMD.

[@nathanclements8421]

Its name is now progress rail

[@microbusss]

the GM Aerotrain failed cause the bus bodies used only 4 wheels instead of the standard quad trucks/bogies so the cars would BOUNCE along the bad tracks! I'd get a PCC car & referb it to run on rubber tires but still keep it looking like a trolley car right down to the trucks/bogies

[@tripwire3992]

@Pedro DLR they have refurbished the Pacers now

[@R1998U]

I‘m actually a little confused that you forgot to mention the story of the German Transrapid. It actually holds about three speed records across nine generations and all vehicles are abandoned as the test track closed down. A slightly changed version of the TR08 still runs in Shanghai and reached speeds of over 310 mph (~ 500 km/h).

[@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast]

It’s called a locomotive not a train. A train is The Whole consist. This video had tons of stuff wrong with it. As a railfan who’s been studying trains for 11 years, I think I know what I’m talking about.

[@au1947]

very nice video, thanks

[@martinbitter4162]

The Belgian train was never intended for the Orient Express, nor was that model.

[@spitfire0005]

Me: clicking this video about trains off the rail 3D game: GuEsS yOu'Ve WoNdEr WhErE i'Ve BeEn

[@daveogarf]

I can forgive "PWAY-blow", but not "GROO-man"! Rhymes with GUM, man! GOD, you announcers need to do your Goddamn HOMEWORK! As a retired announcer, I speak from experience.

[@gregnulik1975]

Thank you earth for proving once again how you don't care about ''problem-solving''.

[@ibelieveyou2066]

Trains,particularly locos,had only ever been developed to move whatever commodity,usually from source(quarry, sugar plantation, coalmine, etc)straight to the dock, to go on a ship. To be traded, as soon as possible. Passenger trains, have always been an afterthought. When Britain colonized various countries,one of the first things was to build a line from source,to ship. No stations, no stopping, just freight.

[@stevensolway1054]

Hi from Green Bay Wisconsin USA. The G.M. Aerotrain #2 is right here at the National Railroad Museum. I was the official tour guide and paid employee from 1984 to 1989. I always had to change the tour speech for each group, whether is was 5 year old kids in Kindergarten, or 70 year old senior citizens. The Aerotrain diesel is called Class L.W.T.-12, for Light Weight Train with 1200 horsepower. But it was under-powered. Also the wheel arrangement is B-1, with only the forward truck having only 2 traction motors on a Flex-coil frame. But nearly 50% of weight was carried on only 1 idle axle. Clearly it should have been a B-B with 4 motors , and 1600 HP. With the bus body coaches, all vestibules and doors faced forward. With 40 seats each, times(x) 10 coaches per set equals(=) 400 passengers. But the two-2 axles are supported on air bags, leading to a rough ride on rough track, and extremely bad vibrations. These bus coaches have very large couplers that included air hoses and electrical connections that were supposed to connect automatically, but won't work. While some also liked the angular windows. But the aluminum bodies were too lightweight, but couldn't activation the semaphores nor grade crossing gates. Rock Island retired them in 1966. Then donated diesel #2 and 2 coaches here to Green Bay. Then also diesel #3 and 2 coaches were donated to St. Louis. But all other coaches were scrapped, along with the 2 special obversation cars with twin tail fins, styled after the sports cars of the 1950's jet age and space race. But the 2 coaches in Green Bay continued to carry passengers around this museum's circular track for nearly 25 years until 2001. First pulled by the little Plymouth #702, then EMC from 1938 NW-1 #90, plus CNW #4404 GP15 during their employee picnic. Then 1985 Miss Budweiser red 20-tonner Plymouth. And 1989 fake steamer/diesel made from Sumter and Choctaw RR in Alabama#102-2-8-2 Mikado 64 tons by Baldwin 1924 as worlds lightest standard guage Mikado. And East Troy Electric #3 G.E. 45 tonner center cab with side rods, but disguised with a tender body. But it was a disaster and always fails. So please write a real letter to NRRM, and Really Demand them to rebuild the #102 back to a regular display loco. But Not this ugly Frankenstein Hybrid. Thank you!! "10-Q"!! 73.

[@MarchHare59]

The Chicago trolley's Ed Metca purchased were nicknamed "Green-Hornets" because of their futuristic, low to the ground, streamlined design, and their green and cream paint-scheme. Most of them lived on for another twenty-plus years as "EL(evated)-Trains" with their bulbous ends lopped off. The rest were piled up and turned to scrap after Chicago abandoned street-level railed transit and went to trolley buses that ran on rubber tires but used the overhead electric wires for power. The electric buses were, ironically, pulled out of service and abandoned right before the gas crisis on the early 70s hit.

[@bradcase6121]

How come the 1950’s were most likely the era of making something of the future?

[@bukasb]

The 1960s were the main era with Mid Century Modernism designs

[@mileshigh1321]

The owner of those old trolly cars should have donated them as i doubt anyone will pay a cent for that rusted mess lol

[@ALL-bj7mj]

almost ever museum would love to get their hands on them....visit a railway museum and see what they do there....at the Illinois Railway Museum they repaired many of these, worse than those.

[@mileshigh1321]

its too bad really, i have seen lots of trolleys and railway cars and steam engines rotting, because someone waited too long, or just did not have the money.

[@permadifauza5251]

😊 I remember ancient car "bell air" first train your scene

[@evilproductionstudios9659]

I’m glad that the airotrain from the museum of transportation.

[@CohaLevelcrossingsChannel]

Nice movie, Choo choo 🚂🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Ed Metca the trolly man is in a deep state of denial. Best of luck, bud

[@RailPreserver2K]

The areotrain is partially preserved because I saw a bit of it at the transportation museum in st louis

[@bob_._.]

"Grumman", not "Groomman." You narrator seems to have an American accent, has he really never heard the name Grumman or Northrop Grumman pronounced? Or your producer, director or editor?

[@Michael-eg3rs]

im an american and I've never heard of it till now

[@bob_._.]

That's ok, it's not like it's ingrained at birth, so as with everything else you come across knowledge as you come across it. Grumman's built some of the most iconic aircraft and spacecraft over the last 80 years, so it's odd to come across someone (American, anyway) who's never heard the name spoken on a newscast or history documentary or something, let alone one who has never heard of the company at all.

[@DOffio]

@@bob_._. I agree. To clarify what you are saying, (for those uninformed Grooman people lol), Grum, pronounced like plum, man. I used to work on Grumman Prowlers, so I about twitched out of my chair when I heard this turkey murder the pronunciation.

[@danield679]

When I think of Grumman (“Gruh-men”) I think of the F-4Wildcat, the F6 Hellcat, F8 Bearcat, the A-6 Intruder, and the F-14 Tomcat. But funnily enough, I also love those old Grumman aluminum canoes! The canoes are still made today in the old Grumman factory used about 75 years ago, and are made under the “Marathon” name. I love how cold the floor of the canoe can feel on an otherwise hot day.

[@haroldpatrick7772]

@@bob_._. thank you!

[@christiaanblokhorst6676]

The tgv is scraped and the oriental express is now moved to a museum in belgium to be restored. I have been by both trains to make photo's of them.

[@mediamattersismycockholste562]

This entire video is a metaphor for today's Democratic Party.

[@m_lies]

the German was the first to invent the maglev train. Germany began to build a prototype in 1922, but because of the war, the test was discontinued (inventor Hermann Kemper) ... 1962 Japan is due to investigate the maglev train. 1967 Germany started research again, the first prototype of the maglev train had a speed of 90 km / h. 1970 suviet,usa,england,france(and and and): startet the projekt and endet the projekt. In 1979, the world's first official passenger train registered magnetic levitation train (Transrapid 05 and) was presented at the International Transport Exhibition (IVA) in Hamburg (Germany). (german stopped the project 1993 ) 2003 japan´s first official passenger train "JR-Maglev MLX01"581 km/h 2004 Shanghai first official passenger train. 2010 Korea its a Airport - terminal train 2016 china first official passenger train

[@Phunker1]

The Maglev in Shanghai actually is the German built "Transrapid"

[@Phunker1]

@@m_lies Calm down kiddo! I just said that the Shanghai Maglev is, in fact, the German transrapid and the project was stopped in 2006 to be precise. The tech was sold to China. What makes you think that you're the only person knowing what Maglev stands for?

[@m_lies]

@@Phunker1 ok sorry, I had misread it .--> "The Maglev is in Shanghai, actually the German built" Transrapid "". So I got it different. (and im older then 21)

[@Phunker1]

@@m_lies Great, I'm 40, so I was older than 21 when they've built it.

[@joshryan5890]

I'm sorry but your wrong, the tgv (the yellow and white one) is no longer parked up in that siding, it has sadly been scraped about 8 months ago.

[@leamigo7202]

4:48 I like how he said ,,And countinued the TGW project'' and showed an eurostar ;-;

[@person_of_the_year]

EST is from Thalys and Sncf TGV Duplex / inoui

[@leamigo7202]

@@person_of_the_year oh ty

[@tehangrybird345]

I knew one of them was going to be the Aero Train

[@P0nyB3h0ldr]

They were all fucking aero trains

[@Happymali10]

The GM-Train inspired a smaller train at Disneyland, and they kinda "downscaled" the sources too, using truck and car-parts.

[@kyushastyle3192]

First train looks straight out of fallout

[@kyushastyle3192]

“E”

[@dart157]

Actually GM owned the once-big EMD which also made locomotives, Although GM didn't want to do anything with locomotive production.

[@Bolivar2012able]

That Eurostar Train Set was removed from that location and taken to a breakers yard in the UK.

[@eggballo4490]

STEAM WILL ALWAYS BE THE GREATEST!!!

[@aestheticcruise8807]

EGG BALLO #longlivesteam

[@eggballo4490]

@@aestheticcruise8807 You said it, brother.

[@idho_kung]

Wait in singapore, indonesia there is a train without rails and its called MRT

[@Collateralcoffee]

There is so much stolen footage in this thing, I have not finished writing reports after more than an hour now....

[@Sheep506]

🙄😂😂😂

[@survivorxp-oldalt9381]

Bruh

[@thekingsilverado9004]

Write to Adam Schiff about it...

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

WTF how the hell did you forget ex reading RS-3, #520? Its abandoned in east tennesee and is painted in southern bell green

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

*Thomas wants to know your location*

[@sunnybankmodelrailway8681]

Some of the class 373's have gone for scrap I think not 100%certain

[@kpkndusa]

Why do they allways refer to a single unit or locomotive as a train?

[@maxwellharris507]

Not every viewer is a rail fan

[@aestheticcruise8807]

To compensate for having to invest in shares with conventional standard or broad gauge tracks. The monorail design is cheaper to engineer along with using single units instead of multiple coaches behind a locomotive

[@Uboat65]

EMD and GM still make trains. Not used to.

[@ALL-bj7mj]

GM hasnt built a locomotive since June 1st 2010. EMD is a identity rarely used as its now owned by CAT...all demo locomotives are painted yellow and black as of today.

[@user-se8jg5ul7e]

@@ALL-bj7mj cat

[@ALL-bj7mj]

@@user-se8jg5ul7e YES!

[@douglux657]

It’s Grrr ummm in

[@captainkoehler714]

PETER-BOR-A THATS HOW U PRONOUNCE IT, I live there ik how to say it

[@IC-qf7ev]

The abandoned eurostar was scrapped recently

[@aestheticcruise8807]

:(

[@brantsemallory726]

No A.P.T. - Britains biggest train cock up ever yet it's missing from the list... Goes to show just how little research was done towards this.

[@TickledFunnyBone]

its not Grue man, its Grum man

[@charlierumsfeld6626]

GRUM-MAN not GROO-MAN

[@mikebillec3937]

My Parents had a Grumman canoe...we all knew how to say the name right...

[@juliusuzutunda]

@9:34 To the "un-trained" eye 🙃🙂🙃🙂

[@mbugal]

It's not "groo man" but "grum man".... my Grandma's maiden name.

[@demonmeepin4457]

Way do people live nice good trains behind that could be bring back to life and reusd.

[@Collectorfirearms]

Half of these aren't trains..

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TransportSpotter Leo it's a joke

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TransportSpotter Leo like your mama!!

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TransportSpotter Leo no I know people always have to have the last word

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TransportSpotter Leo if you were mature you would of not responded

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TransportSpotter Leo instead your mind is fixed on texting me back

[@williamempaling6082]

I HATE DIESEL ENGINES 😡😡

[@MrSvenovitch]

Sure they equally hate you back.

[@hoi4noob765]

Why hate Diesel Engines?

[@williamempaling6082]

I actually have no idea why I hate them, maybe it's because I watch Thomas and friends??

[@wyattbuerkle3513]

I'm from pueblo

[@callumw9809]

Why was the apt not on here?

[@hanskniezand2049]

If this had been a video about expensive failures it should certainly have had a place.

[@callumw9809]

@@hanskniezand2049 well it was about failures so ye I was just asking

[@hanskniezand2049]

@@callumw9809 Although there were a lot of failures in there ones like the trams/trolleys and the Eurostar were simply left to rot.

[@callumw9809]

@@hanskniezand2049 it's just the apt was the first locomotive to tilt I think it has quite a legacy so and again I was just asking

[@malcolmclark2887]

A lot of wasted time and money...with all the steel junk laying around, abandoned oil rigs, trains, and tracks, abandoned facilities etc..., we should have enough resources above ground to refine, rather than mining...enough for an easily affordable " Trans Continental, Floating Canal Landlocking Railway Quarter Deck "...perfect for Customs, and Commerce.

[@MrTommyboy357]

Grumman made planes watch any video about them to learn the proper way of saying there name

[@RogerBarraud]

12:09 ...Hosted by your friendly driver and tour guide, Joe Stalin... ~( 8-{0 >

[@tripwire3992]

So that's what he's up to these days

[@doggosaurusrexcrbsdog9520]

What bout steam trains 🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@youtubecomment2728]

Most get hit by other trains

[@mindgamesyt7019]

Fourth comment

[@mindgamesyt7019]

@Carol Ziegler means????? I can't understand!!

[@hanskniezand2049]

@@mindgamesyt7019 I think what Carol is saying is that they have been on trains, and love them. How sweet.

[@simongerrard4090]

First

[@alishalama3650]

pere marpuette 1225 howell🔔 melon fest memories TRAIN🚂🚃 🛤✨🚦