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Contact with the front of a Train results in the destruction of [[buildings]] and [[death]] of the player, including players currently receiving an [[ÜberCharge]] from a Medic. Players who cause an opponent to be struck and killed by a train through [[knock back]] or wound the player by any other means before the death will not be credited with a [[kill assist]]. The [[Dead Ringer]] will provide protection from the initial impact of the train; further impacts will lead to death.
 
Contact with the front of a Train results in the destruction of [[buildings]] and [[death]] of the player, including players currently receiving an [[ÜberCharge]] from a Medic. Players who cause an opponent to be struck and killed by a train through [[knock back]] or wound the player by any other means before the death will not be credited with a [[kill assist]]. The [[Dead Ringer]] will provide protection from the initial impact of the train; further impacts will lead to death.
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== Background ==
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The train was once a Southern Pacific EMD GP38-2. It was moved to Well by 1965 and subsequently recieved fleet number 7331 and renamed to Northern Express. It's unknown who drives it or where it gets fuel.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==

Revision as of 02:03, 10 May 2012

Train
Train
Kill Icon
Killicon train.png
Basic Information
Damage Done: Instant kill
Affected By:
• Battalion's Backup: No
• Bonk! Atomic Punch: No
• Candy Cane: No
• Chargin' Targe: No
• Dead Ringer: Yes
• Gunboats: No
• Mini-crits: Yes
• ÜberCharge: No
Found On: Well, Well (Capture the Flag), Freight

A Train is an environmental hazard which first appeared in the map Well, and has been used in other maps since. Trains typically appear on the map in the form of a Template:W complete with warning lights and a ringing bell sound effect. The speed and the timing of the Train's appearance varies by map.

Contact with the front of a Train results in the destruction of buildings and death of the player, including players currently receiving an ÜberCharge from a Medic. Players who cause an opponent to be struck and killed by a train through knock back or wound the player by any other means before the death will not be credited with a kill assist. The Dead Ringer will provide protection from the initial impact of the train; further impacts will lead to death.

Background

The train was once a Southern Pacific EMD GP38-2. It was moved to Well by 1965 and subsequently recieved fleet number 7331 and renamed to Northern Express. It's unknown who drives it or where it gets fuel.

Bugs

  • Stickybombs launched at a moving Train will be stuck in the air at the point where the Stickybomb and Train met, instead of moving along with the Train.

Trivia

  • The Train's design resembles that of the Template:W, a model of locomotive first introduced in the 1970s.
  • The Train bears the company name "Northern Express". Sharing its paint scheme as well, this is likely a nod at real-life American railroad, Template:W. The GP38 used to operate in Southern's fleet as well.
  • The damage type of the Train is coded in the Source Engine as freezing.
  • The train's number of '7331' is the popular gaming phrase 1337 ('leet' in numbers, a text version of the word 'elite') backwards.

See also