The Trains of Super Mario

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  • @AmtrakGuy365
    @AmtrakGuy365  Рік тому +97

    If you wanna see me talk about trains in other video games, watch the other episodes in this series here: ua-cam.com/play/PLaNteOr2vXGzUu4b8qHWmfwunh48mf8kU.html What other games have trains that are worth talking about? Feel free to let me know!

  • @rubentreingames6466
    @rubentreingames6466 Рік тому +267

    Love that he goes a little into detail about the Dutch trams and trains just for the video

    • @tonyjonker3608
      @tonyjonker3608 Рік тому +3

      I am dutch but never knew that netherland had trams

    • @Sem.or.sumthin
      @Sem.or.sumthin Рік тому +9

      @@tonyjonker3608 hoe dan? Meerdere steden hebben al sinds de 19e eeuw trams

    • @rubentreingames6466
      @rubentreingames6466 Рік тому +4

      @@tonyjonker3608 wat we hebben veel trams in Nederland netwerk van Den Haag Rotterdam Utrecht en Amsterdam

    • @gamingmarci.002
      @gamingmarci.002 Рік тому +1

      ​@@tonyjonker3608 eyyy hallo Nederlander

    • @MrJimheeren
      @MrJimheeren Рік тому +4

      @@tonyjonker3608 Ben je nog nooit in je leven in een stad groter dan Gouda geweest ofzo. Hoe kan je nou niet weten dat er trams rond rijden in NL

  • @MainlineThruTheRockies
    @MainlineThruTheRockies Рік тому +57

    The Railfan toad is honestly the most relatable character in fiction

  • @milesoftrains
    @milesoftrains Рік тому +39

    11:35 railfan toad hits too close to home 💀💀

  • @roshasensi2220
    @roshasensi2220 Рік тому +51

    so you're tellin me that there is a possibility that there could be a communist revolution in the mushroom kingdom right now as we speak

  • @DC4260Productions
    @DC4260Productions Рік тому +101

    The huge middle wheel on the 'locomotive' in Paper Mario TTYD reminds me of the old 4-2-4 tank engines on the Bristol & Exeter Railway. Those things had ridiculously large 9ft diameter driving wheels.

  • @BriceInkling138
    @BriceInkling138 Рік тому +93

    This video was fun getting to know how you researched all of what kinds of railroad engines, stations, and rolling stock were featured in the Mario franchise. Excellent work and good research, too.

    • @Geniusprimate
      @Geniusprimate 7 місяців тому +2

      The wisdom dolphins made the mario locomotives and call them nintendolphin engines.

  • @adventuresofamtrakcascades301
    @adventuresofamtrakcascades301 Рік тому +111

    Trains can play many roles in any games

  • @newobanproductions999
    @newobanproductions999 Рік тому +72

    To a non-Australian from a Sydneysider, I can confirm you nailed the pronunciation of "Tangara". Interestingly, despite me being young (20 years old), I actually remember the Tangaras when they had black ends but I can't remember when they started repainting the ends from black to yellow.

  • @TheCreativeType
    @TheCreativeType Рік тому +66

    11:09 You know, I never woulda noticed that if you didn’t mention it. Of course, Tomy is from Japan, like Nintendo, so I can see them possibly having taken inspiration from their couplings for the Sunset Express.

    • @realchristian77010
      @realchristian77010 Рік тому +5

      Interesting.
      4:51 and also there's Emily's type ^^

    • @elizabethcoen
      @elizabethcoen Рік тому +3

      @@realchristian77010 I had a hunch that would be brought up. Emily is actually one of my favorite "Thomas and Friends" characters and still is alongside Rebecca.

    • @paulmcmichael6273
      @paulmcmichael6273 2 місяці тому

      theyre 2 theyre 4 theyre 6 theyre 8

    • @chrishaushalter6983
      @chrishaushalter6983 2 місяці тому

      ​@@paulmcmichael6273shunting trucks & hauling freight

  • @VinylScratchOfficial
    @VinylScratchOfficial Рік тому +23

    I never thought I'd see amtrakguy365 ever mention my beloved tangaras in a video! Has absolutely made my day, thanks!
    Their representation in mario kart is absolutely adorable too!

  • @TheGs4_4449
    @TheGs4_4449 Рік тому +27

    Finally. The video we’ve all been waiting for in this series.

  • @TrainCarsKiddo1
    @TrainCarsKiddo1 Рік тому +18

    As a huge train fanatic and Mario fan, this was a fantastic watch

  • @bkzach
    @bkzach Рік тому +18

    This is a cool series idea, it's fun to see all these trains in a game I already enjoy and play. The lack of overhead power lines on most of the trains is probably just graphics/performance optimization. Then again it could be a choice like those connectors on the passenger cars.

  • @Antonio-is2cn
    @Antonio-is2cn Рік тому +8

    Trivia: In the Beta of Super Mario Sunshine there was going to be a train system that would take you to the various levels of the game.

    • @joshslater2426
      @joshslater2426 Рік тому +3

      I really hope a data leak gives us an idea of what it would’ve looked like.

  • @triple7gaming243
    @triple7gaming243 Рік тому +23

    Quite an unexpected video, but still very cool, Nice video as always!😊

  • @eirinoshrinestudio8098
    @eirinoshrinestudio8098 Рік тому +11

    The BTS EMU B1 and the SRT NKF (One of THN Variant) look surprisingly extremely accurate to the real one

  • @queens.dee.223
    @queens.dee.223 Рік тому +7

    This video is so fun and so light and enjoyable while also being incredibly well-researched. Thank you!

  • @creaturexxii
    @creaturexxii Рік тому +9

    Hello there, I hope you’re doing well! I’m glad that your “Trains Of” Series is back as I’ve recently realized that this franchise has a surprising number of trains in it.
    For whatever reason I was re-watching the Hunger Games movies and noticed that there are many trains in them. There’s the high-speed luxury train that Katniss, Peeta, and the other tributes take to the Capitol, as well as some freight train hopper cars taking coal out of District 12.
    In Mocking Jay part two we see a freight train used by Capitol loyalists in District 2 to evacuate The Nut and a metro train used to transport peacekeepers and armored vehicles underground to defend the Capitol. One thing I’ve noticed in The Hunger Games is the absence of cars, even within the wealthy, high-tech Capitol, most Capitol residents either walk or take the subway. If you talk to any urban planner, they’d tell you that car-centric infrastructure is not the best, and rightly so, as it seems like the Capitol design in the movies follows a pedestrian and transit-oriented urban layout.
    President Snow may be a despotic tyrant, but he knows the importance of trains as they’re used to extract resources and tributes from the districts, and transport troops and armor to rebellious districts.
    Another franchise that has a few train cameos in it are the Godzilla movies as even in the original 1954 movie, Godzilla attacks a train, picking it up with his jaws. In the 2014 movie, the female MUTO attacks a freight train, picking up and swallowing the nuclear warheads it is carrying. There are a few scenes throughout the Godzilla movie franchise where Godzilla or other kaiju attack trains, so much so that it’s become a trope for monster movies where there must be at least one time where the monster attacks a train.
    Thank you for covering trains in media and pop culture as it’s really interesting to see what type of trains are used in our favorite forms of entertainment. Either way, I hope you’re doing well, and for fellow trainspotters, keep spotting those trains in reality and fiction.

  • @SEIC2K6IsImproving
    @SEIC2K6IsImproving Рік тому +10

    We finally have it. The trains of the Super Mario Franchise. We want more. Every Super Mario Train and railway infrastructure explained. The trains of Bluey?

  • @MeneerEnMevrouwTrein
    @MeneerEnMevrouwTrein Рік тому +13

    This was amazing. I never noticed the comparison between the Amsterdam Drift train and the Thalys. I can see that. Especially with the shape of the cab but I still think it is a recolored DDZ. The DDZ trains have very broad doors. Just like the train in Amsterdam Drift.

  • @mattthedoormat
    @mattthedoormat Рік тому +4

    Me: Man I have no idea what to watch while I'm eating.
    AmtrakGuy365 dropping this video.
    Me: Perfect

  • @eriktrainzfan9429
    @eriktrainzfan9429 Рік тому +7

    I'm waiting for "The Trains of Grand Theft Auto", XD

  • @bartekginger
    @bartekginger Рік тому +4

    0:57 for brief second you can hear old Roblox jumping sound you know 😏

  • @gsvproductions8171
    @gsvproductions8171 Рік тому +6

    This was absolutely fascinating!
    While replaying Thousand-Year Door with some friends a few months back I was geeking out over the Excess Express and sharing with them what I though it's inspirations may have been, I cracked up the coupling rods on the leading and trailing wheels to being Powered Boggies like a Fairlie though now that you mention the Heisler design that makes so much more sense!
    Also, I think I have en explanation for the erroneous inclusion of side rods on the Coaches seen in Kalimari Desert in Tour & 8 Deluxe.
    While I have no evidence to back this up, I'm fairly certain that the MKTour Developers simple copied & pasted the wheels & their animation from the Engine, shrunk them down and called it a day without deleting the siderods.
    Since 8 Deluxe (Specifically the booster pass) reuses a lot of Assets from Tour this is probably why this baffling design choice is present in both.

    • @BB_Sebring
      @BB_Sebring Рік тому +1

      Lazy design is still lazy design, if they really wanted to save themselves the hassle, they could have easily ported the MK7 models. But I guess they want the more squished, cartoonish look

  • @jacobdolman3831
    @jacobdolman3831 6 місяців тому +3

    4:24 Heisler Steam locomotives were built in 1891

  • @StRonberry
    @StRonberry Рік тому +6

    Super Bell Subway's designs being European inspired is very fitting. Especially when you listen closely while in the station, you'll hear announcements in what sounds like German. So the track definitely takes place in Europe.

  • @backlash9657
    @backlash9657 Рік тому +4

    really happy to see a new episode of one of the most interesting series on your channel

  • @StocktonSubber
    @StocktonSubber Рік тому +6

    I’ve been waiting for this moment, and finally, it’s here.

  • @Straswa
    @Straswa Рік тому +2

    Great work, 4-4-0s are my favorite locomotives. Very cool learning about the chimes too.

  • @TheOmniverse1
    @TheOmniverse1 Рік тому +2

    Kirby Planet Robobot had trains with cars having side-rods, too.

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 Рік тому +9

    I kinda wished there was a Toronto themed race track with Streetcars and GO Trains featured, as well as Hockey at Scotiabank Arena and baseball the Skydome, I love Toronto

  • @jacobdolman3831
    @jacobdolman3831 10 місяців тому +6

    1:30 Soo line #1003's 6 Chime Whistle

  • @GUNUFofficial
    @GUNUFofficial Рік тому +6

    So no fawful express?

  • @YourArtisticBunStudios
    @YourArtisticBunStudios Рік тому +2

    I really love the “The Trains of Games” series and wish for this series to continue for more games like Street Fighter and GTA.
    Also I personally think that the Steamer locomotive in Mario Party 3 resembles a Los Angeles and San Pedro 30 inch gauge Tender Engine.

  • @avastindy5442
    @avastindy5442 Рік тому +2

    Such a great video, Was waiting for when this was coming out!
    Dont know if anyone has pointed this out, 12:00 the trains aesthetics looks to be inspired by the Main Street Electrical parade, or the tokyo equivalent Tokyo Dream Lights train design. Cant wait for more videos!

  • @Opthomas_Prime
    @Opthomas_Prime Рік тому +2

    The Stirling single is one of my favorite locomotives due to their beautiful designs

  • @Charlie-wf4er
    @Charlie-wf4er Рік тому +5

    The Paper Mario Color Splash locomotive actually looks most like a JNR Class 6760. There are quite a lot of details that pretty strongly resemble it, I think this was the main locomotive being referenced for the final design

    • @AmtrakGuy365
      @AmtrakGuy365  Рік тому +3

      Oh wow it actually does! I never even came across that engine in my research lol. I figured it was a generic American 4-4-0 because the old west theming.

    • @robbiewalker2831
      @robbiewalker2831 11 місяців тому

      @@AmtrakGuy365 You forgot about Steamer from the Mario Party Series (at least, the Hudson based games).

    • @Geniusprimate
      @Geniusprimate 7 місяців тому

      ​@@AmtrakGuy365, the delfino railway build those mario trains into the delfino railway nintendolphin locomotives

  • @PlushyDom2004
    @PlushyDom2004 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome job on these “Trains Of” videos! I would love to see one covering the trains in Rockstar Games, GTA, Red Dead Redemption ECT.

  • @kaedenthecsxamtrakandthoma8318

    3:52 it looks like a diesel but like a cursed version and it has Pisson rods

  • @the_epic_memer553
    @the_epic_memer553 2 місяці тому

    I have huge respects to people who are insanely hyperfixated on one subject. I have no clue what you are talking about other than trains and im all for it.

  • @WilliamPictures
    @WilliamPictures Рік тому +12

    Can You Do The Trains Of Grand Theft Auto

    • @RockstarRomania
      @RockstarRomania Рік тому +3

      Yeah especially since in SA you can find his favorite, the F40PH used for the Brown Streak.

  • @arsa_ju
    @arsa_ju Рік тому +3

    9:50 the train from the Berlin map also looks like the DB Class 488.0 also know as „Panorama-S-Bahn“

    • @SirHaxe
      @SirHaxe Рік тому

      Glad I'm not the only nerd noting that

  • @Fanofthomas31
    @Fanofthomas31 Рік тому +2

    The nose on the Excess Express looks more like that of a JNR EF55.

  • @ViperousVT
    @ViperousVT Рік тому +4

    2:16 when I was a kid play Mario Kart 64 I was pissed that the Railroad signal was inaccurate to our American Railroad signals also little trivial sega made the same mistake in Sonic Shuffle adding the Japanese Railroad signal.

  • @leogio8093
    @leogio8093 Рік тому +2

    THANK YOU for mentioning the side rods on the n64 express. I think that’s why 7 has the best design for it. :333

  • @K-Effect
    @K-Effect Рік тому +2

    8:18 With the aerodynamic nose the Mario train looks a bit like the MAX train that runs around Portland Oregon.

  • @ordovicianinnova
    @ordovicianinnova Рік тому +1

    Happy to see you mention the 0 series , one of my favourite railway machines due to thier plane like design,

  • @lucalanciotti2556
    @lucalanciotti2556 Рік тому +4

    3:42 hey look it’s Jackson from the marysville railroad stories or Ben from San Juan Trainz

  • @narrowgauge0727
    @narrowgauge0727 Рік тому +2

    I have just learned where that crossing sound in the OpenSFX pack in openttd comes from.
    thats wild!

  • @jackthediscoverer
    @jackthediscoverer Рік тому +2

    10:08 Oh yeah I seen the Tangara's they un the same city that I am in
    Tangaras were Stainless Steel double deckers, Australian made.
    They were also built to replace the Subway version of the Red Rattler in 1991. still servicing Sydney today

  • @itmcbhpbgf.6374
    @itmcbhpbgf.6374 Рік тому +4

    5:35
    "look at em go"
    lol

  • @aidanmallon9879
    @aidanmallon9879 Рік тому +8

    3:34
    I’m almost certain that’s a sound from the Warner Bros. sound effects library
    (I like to believe this whistle made its debut as the large steam locomotive’s whistle in "Porky’s Railroad")

  • @TheCreativeType
    @TheCreativeType Рік тому +5

    2:07 Yeah, I questioned that too. It’s just weird.

  • @MannoMax
    @MannoMax Рік тому +1

    My main takeaway from this video is that the Berlin wall exists in Mario cart, implying that both the cold war, and the preceeding events are canon to Mario. There was a nuclear arms race and a Holocaust in the Mario universe

  • @retroversals081
    @retroversals081 7 місяців тому

    Love your vids on comparing fictional locomotives to their real life counterparts! Was wondering that you could not only do this series on video games, but maybe other forms of media as well! Obviously, Thomas is too obvious as almost everyone there is based on a real locomotive, but maybe something like the Galaxy Express/Railways anime could be an interesting topic for this series! I've always wondered if the other trains had some form of basis to them, so it'd be nice to have some confirmation on them!

  • @brianfalzon6739
    @brianfalzon6739 Рік тому +3

    Wow, thanks for sharing this, that’s amazing!

  • @sunnygappy9717
    @sunnygappy9717 Рік тому +3

    As Thai guy
    Im surprise how accurate those things are.

  • @maxxbrick
    @maxxbrick Рік тому +1

    This is such a cool and unique video, I love watching stuff like this! :D

  • @MVF_2024-
    @MVF_2024- Рік тому +4

    7:59 you forgot [or you didn't know] that the flying train is based off galaxy railways [kinda] 4-4-0 888 look it up

  • @RunnerisNumber1
    @RunnerisNumber1 11 місяців тому +4

    2:42 Correction on that? It’s Not a 6-Chime. It’s the Nevada Northern #40, but the steps are high pitched.

  • @NOLJAK101
    @NOLJAK101 Рік тому +2

    “Great video!” I love trains and super Mario games such as Mario kart, Mario party, Mario sports titles and more. 😁👍

  • @triangulism
    @triangulism Рік тому +3

    nintendo really doing their homework on all things related to trains and the railroad. Massive props to them

  • @KaaimanProductions
    @KaaimanProductions Рік тому +1

    8:49 it could also be a reference to football player Johan Cruijff. He was designated number 14 at AFCA. Better known as Ajax Amsterdam. The city’s biggest football club. He is considered one of the best football players of all time and the stadium in the south-east of the city was also named after him

  • @lsgtrykwatch
    @lsgtrykwatch Рік тому

    I'm a Japanese railway & mario fan.
    I'm very glad to see this video which explains about trains in mario series in details!🚂🚃🚄

  • @BB_Sebring
    @BB_Sebring Рік тому +3

    2:23 Is it just me, or do others find the standard Japanese Crossing Bell sinister sounding? It's probably just because I associate with Evangelion where it's used to create anxiety during introspection scenes

  • @Gideon_the_Video_game_railfan
    @Gideon_the_Video_game_railfan 7 місяців тому +1

    The Mario Party 8 Locomotive actually closely resembles a mix between a Santa Fe #1010 2-6-2 and Southern Pacific #314 4-6-0. I think Nintendo got those 2 final designs for the locomotive.

  • @VenityGT
    @VenityGT Рік тому +1

    11:29 MIDWEST CENTRAL RAILROAD NO 6!!!!! THAT IS MY CHILDHOOD LOCOMOTIVE!!

  • @Veronica_Sawyer_17
    @Veronica_Sawyer_17 Рік тому +1

    When I hear the word branch lines: Thomas and friends, branchline intensifies.”

  • @WhyDidIJustEatThat
    @WhyDidIJustEatThat Рік тому +3

    8:16 I would say the paint scheme, bi-level cars and rounded cab resemble the SBB Twindexx EMUs as well :)

    • @TheRandCrews
      @TheRandCrews Рік тому

      And somehwat the Zürich S-Bahn Stadler KISS

  • @MrGojira95
    @MrGojira95 6 місяців тому +1

    If only the planned Delfino Express from Mario Sunshine wasn’t cancelled. 😞

  • @Rainbowroad12345
    @Rainbowroad12345 Рік тому

    8:16 I was thinking it was a SBB doubledecker because of the colour scheme, but now that you show the VIRM, it makes a little more sense now.
    It would be more awesome if they had put a ICM(m) instead since its more iconic. Great video btw 👍🏻

  • @RockstarRomania
    @RockstarRomania Рік тому +4

    Also in regards to the metro cars, the corrugated stainless steel car bodies may be inspired from the Stockholm C20 or Bucharest BM2, both built by ADtranz, later Bombardier.

    • @drdewott9154
      @drdewott9154 Рік тому +1

      True, but corrugated stainless steel subway cars have also been iconic in pop culture for several decades, largely thanks to the New York City subway.

    • @RockstarRomania
      @RockstarRomania Рік тому

      @@drdewott9154 I can agree, but I decided to stick to European examples given that he gave the German BR423 and French MP89 as the examples 🙂
      Either way, I'm glad that here Bucharest bucks the trend of metro trains with aluminum car bodies and sticks to corrugated stainless steel to this day. It gives a unique feel compared to every other metro system in Europe.

  • @thetrainmaster968
    @thetrainmaster968 Рік тому +1

    1:41 to 1:49 That whistle was also used for Thomas in an alternate opening storyboard for Thomas & The Magic Railroad.

  • @daily_dragon_
    @daily_dragon_ Рік тому +1

    I find it funny how a lot of the trains in super Mario are oversized compared to the characters

  • @mayanays5163
    @mayanays5163 Рік тому +6

    Biggest problem I have with this video:
    0:31
    You've just gutted your entire video in half. I came here expecting something like the train in MP2 but was severely disappointed to see it left out. If you didn't want to include them that's fine, but your video title was very misleading and on the verge of clickbait. "The Real Trains of Mario" or something like that would've been better.

  • @Benthenewbie414
    @Benthenewbie414 Рік тому +1

    There is something that popped to mind that made me think of Shy guy's Perplex express. Looking at the kitchen, dining car, and passenger cars, I believe that the entire train is based on the 20th century limited ran by the New York Central.
    PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who thought of that!!

  • @mr.meloetta1939
    @mr.meloetta1939 Рік тому +1

    I'm still waiting for the day Shy Guy's Perplex Express gets added to Mario Party All-Stars

  • @BaconLord582_JointlineStudios
    @BaconLord582_JointlineStudios Рік тому +2

    Every train in Trainz: A New Era

  • @TheOneTrueDragonKing
    @TheOneTrueDragonKing Рік тому +1

    May I suggest the Trains of Zelda? There was even a whole Zelda game ABOUT trains!

  • @Daddy_donaldanddouglas
    @Daddy_donaldanddouglas Рік тому +2

    3:18 thw k64 express locomotive looks mor like a freelance well tank

  • @otakumarcus
    @otakumarcus 10 місяців тому

    I love Trains & Mario! They made up my entire childhood.

  • @pikablob
    @pikablob 2 місяці тому

    It’s not just the sunset express - the Rainbow Road train also takes elements from TOMY, specifically the locomotive’s coupling rods (although they’re on backwards on the game model).

  • @Double_D__
    @Double_D__ Рік тому

    Love these videos, and I'd love a short or something of you talking about Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks.

  • @Danominator
    @Danominator Рік тому +1

    The Kalimari Desert express is iconic

  • @The_Untitled
    @The_Untitled Рік тому +1

    I've been wanting this video for years, let's go

  • @BumberenzoTheFireEngine
    @BumberenzoTheFireEngine Рік тому +7

    4:53 Emily from Thomas and Friends

  • @alancanas
    @alancanas Рік тому +7

    As a literal train, I approve of this

  • @amtrakproductions-mx9ib
    @amtrakproductions-mx9ib Рік тому +4

    3:00 R.I.P. luigi 💀

    • @EBGaming-o8y
      @EBGaming-o8y Місяць тому

      Thank god for 1-ups am I right

  • @IgorBelic-yo7br
    @IgorBelic-yo7br 8 місяців тому

    I love this shy guy's perplex express its my favourite train ever

  • @semicolontransistor
    @semicolontransistor Рік тому +1

    A minor nitpick, but 2008 was pre-CNR and CSR merger. So, technically the EMU-B1's manufacturer would be CNR, not CRRC. The train appears to be derived from the standard type B design, although I think the B1 designation is just a coincidence.

  • @IgorBelic-yo7br
    @IgorBelic-yo7br 8 місяців тому +1

    My 2 favourite locomotives From Here Is Are shy guy's perplex express and paper Mario color splash

  • @Primon4723Studios
    @Primon4723Studios Рік тому

    Princess Peach: Mario, would you like a train ride? Let's just hope Bowser's not setting up a trap.

  • @tomhilton3740
    @tomhilton3740 Рік тому +3

    Really enjoyed the video. But does the map in super bell subway more reassemble Harry becks design of the London Underground tube map - Which was later adopted worldwide to places such as the NYC subway map? Just a small thing at 7:46

  • @callumh5294
    @callumh5294 Рік тому +2

    0:13
    This is going to be good.

  • @F40M07
    @F40M07 Рік тому +1

    Perfect time to upload this with the Mario Movie

  • @easternrailproductions
    @easternrailproductions Рік тому +4

    odd video idea, but entertaining!

  • @GabrielLopez-lk9oi
    @GabrielLopez-lk9oi 2 місяці тому +1

    9:36 Fun fact, Tomodachi Life, a 3DS game also made by Nintendo, has a piece of the Berlin Wall as a collectible from traveling in the Japanese and European versions. This proves that Communism is canon in the Nintendo universe.

  • @Sharivari16
    @Sharivari16 Рік тому +2

    Loved the video! Thank you!

  • @k8910
    @k8910 Рік тому

    The train in Berlin is actually the DB Class 488.0. There is only one train of its kind. The windows go up to the ceiling and the train is therefore called the "Panorama-S-Bahn". It was build in 1999 for the 75th Jubilee of the Berlin S-Bahn. The train was used for special trips on weekends or to special events like the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Queen Elizabeth once travelled on the train in 2004 for sightseeing. Unfortunately it was set out of service in 2009 due to lack of workshop capacities and high maintenance costs.