Trains

Trains, or steam locomotives are the core method of travel across the vast expanse of the West. The railroads are the lifeblood of the American Continental West during the time period of Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption.

In Red Dead Redemption, the railroads will allow the player to quickly travel over long distances. Similar to the subway system in Grand Theft Auto IV. The player also has the ability to speed up time by sleeping on the train between stations. Marston can board trains while riding on horseback by pressing (Square or X for PS3 and Xbox 360 controls respectively) which will trigger him to leap from his horse onto the train. While riding on the train Marston can stand up and walk around the interior of the train and move about the other cars by climbing on top of them. Marston can also climb into open box cars while on the roof of the car by using the Square or X button press when it appears.

There are two train lines, the red line covers new austin and mexico, going from Armidillo, Benedict point, chuparosa, las hermanas, casa madrugada and the Macfarlanes ranch whilst the blue line covers west elizibeth and henigans stead, traveling from blackwater, Manzanita post, MacFarlanes ranch and the pacific union R.R camp. each circuit takes about a day to travel around.

== Trivia==

The player can take part in a Train Heist in an attempt to gain a large sum of cash.

In single player, trains are shown on the map.

Hogtied NPCs can be placed on railway tracks, by putting a hogtied woman on the track, you will unlock the Achievement/Trophy Dastardly. If a train runs over them blood will burst out and the body is literally obliterated with nothing left.

Killing the driver or anyone on the train will cause it to slow down and come to a halt. After a while, the train will begin moving again with no driver.

You can't actually drive trains.

The two trains cannot crash into each other. (On rare occasions, or due to a glitch, the trains can end up on the same track in a collision course. however they will merely pass through each other.)

Trains do not appear in multiplayer.

The lasso cannot be used on a train, nor can hogtied victims be placed on a train.

The 4th level of the sharpshooter challenge requires that the player shoot 5 birds while moving on a train.