[robonerd]

> Trains usually go on rails

Usually indeed. Besides accidental derailments, there was a time in the late 90s when a town in Canada intentionally derailed a diesel-electric locomotive and drove it down the street half a mile under its own power so they could use it as an emergency generator. The road needed to be repaired, but apparently the locomotive was fine and eventually returned to regular service.

[upwardbound]

References about the Canada story:

https://gizmodo.com/that-time-a-canadian-town-derailed-a-die...

https://steemit.com/history/@kiligirl/remembering-canada-s-w...

[dervjd]

Here's a HN post from a few months back discussing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26233736

[a9h74j]

I suppose they do fine on land as long as you don't drop them:

https://trainfanatics.com/locomotive-dropped-dock/