Pain Train

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...gonna take down to the pain train station in train town.
The Demoman spouting drunken gibberish

The Pain Train is a community-made melee weapon for the Soldier and the Demoman. It is a broken wooden handle with black tape, outfitted with a large railroad stake and several bent nails stuck in the top.

When equipped, the weapon increases the capture rate of its wielder, counting him as two people and putting him at par with the Scout when capturing control points and pushing Payload carts. The Pain Train can be used effectively in conjunction with rocket or stickybomb jumping to quickly approach and capture points. As a down side, the wielder will be 10% more vulnerable to bullet-firing weaponry such as the Minigun, Scattergun, Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, or Sentry Guns. Both of these attributes are granted passively; the Pain Train does not need to be the active weapon for them to take effect.

During a critical hit, the Soldier swings it from the left in a backhand motion, while the Demoman swings it downwards in a quick, swift motion.

The kill icon for the Pain Train was contributed by Template:Steam profile link.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Bottle, Shovel
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Point blank 55-75
Critical 195
Mini-crit 75-101
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Sandman Scrap Metal Pain Train
Item icon Sandman.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png = Item icon Pain Train.png
Class Token - Soldier Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Soldier.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Equalizer.png Item icon Pain Train.png Item icon Half-Zatoichi.png Item icon Disciplinary Action.png
Item icon Market Gardener.png Item icon Escape Plan.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png Item icon Ham Shank.png
Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png Item icon Conscientious Objector.png
Class Token - Demoman Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Demoman.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Eyelander.png Item icon Scotsman's Skullcutter.png Item icon Ullapool Caber.png Item icon Claidheamh Mòr.png
Item icon Pain Train.png Item icon Half-Zatoichi.png Item icon Persian Persuader.png Item icon Nessie's Nine Iron.png
Item icon Scottish Handshake.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png Item icon Ham Shank.png Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png
Item icon Conscientious Objector.png

As a crafting ingredient

Pain Train Kritzkrieg Candy Cane
Item icon Pain Train.png + Item icon Kritzkrieg.png = Item icon Candy Cane.png
Pain Train Scrap Metal Ullapool Caber
Item icon Pain Train.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.pngx2 = Item icon Ullapool Caber.png
Reclaimed Metal Gunboats Pain Train Market Gardener
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Gunboats.png + Item icon Pain Train.png = Item icon Market Gardener.png
Reclaimed Metal Pain Train Disciplinary Action
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.pngx2 + Item icon Pain Train.png = Item icon Disciplinary Action.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare
Kill your nemesis with a shovel.

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

The Scottish Play
The Scottish Play
Get a melee kill while sticky jumping.

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
  • The Pain Train was added to the game.

May 12, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added crafting recipe for this weapon.

May 27, 2010 Patch

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

  • [Undocumented] Melee weapons no longer do increased damage to players equipped with the Pain Train.

December 21, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Candy Cane.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

March 15, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Ullapool Caber.

June 3, 2011 Patch

  • Added new community contributed response rules to this weapon.
  • [Undocumented] Removed the taunt from Demoman. (Previously this weapon shared the Bottle taunt.)

June 23, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

September 4, 2012 Patch

Bugs

  • Fire and projectile damage from the Huntsman may inadvertently be increased against the user.

Trivia

  • The Pain Train was originally designed to be used by the Pyro. [1]
  • The name was made up by Swizzle himself. The caption he included with the submission was "The Pain Train's a-comin! Woo woo!".
  • The Pain Train, along with the Homewrecker, are included as custom melee weapons in a featured custom Left 4 Dead map called Blood Tracks.

Gallery

References

See also