Categories: Geek

Train Fan Builds Life-Size Train Car In His Basement

How far would you go to satisfy and honor your fandom? For many people, it would end at a large collection or a barely healthy amount of cosplay. For a few people, fandom has become something that has pretty much taken over their lives in a sense. We have seen countless, almost apocalyptic, collections of Star Wars memorabilia. Some people even create replicas of their favorite tool, gadget or costume in order to feel just a little bit closer to what they love. But again, for some people, that is simply not enough. They go all out and recreate their dreams in life-size builds that would make any man or women seem mad. They know it may seem crazy, but that didn’t seem to stop a train fan from Vaughan, Ontario who realized his dreams in his own basement.

Jason Shron, long time VIA Train fan, tried to buy the real train schematics of a VIA train from VIA. When that didn’t work out, he decided he might as well build his own train car in his basement. Say what? Yup, that was probably what his friends and loved ones said as well when he told them about his plans. The fact is, this particular train fan feels most at ease and safe when he’s in a train, so why not, right?

After collecting some authentic pieces, doing some intricate planning, and completing a whole lot of building which took over 4 and a half years, this train fan found himself to be the proud owner of a life-size VIA train car located in his basement. It had been carefully replicated with the right measurements, chairs and trash cans. He even managed to incorporate the authentic sound you hear on a train. He did all this to make him feel perfectly at home. Even though he is a train fan, he did deliberately switch out the bathroom for a sound system so he could listen to all his favorite music within the comfort of his…train. Yup, some people, even though they are train fans, know exactly how to make a geek look even geekier. Call it what you will, but this train fan’s dream came true, and for him, that is all that matters. It’s epic in every way, and it will most likely stay that way for this train fan from Vaughan, Ontario.

A Train Fanatics Dream Come True

Via: [Technabob]

Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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