>>1119672>>1119678>>1119679>Autists enjoy things that are familiar and constant. Trains make absolute autism sense. They follow scedules, and have fixed routes. They're highly predictable, and regular. They're standardised. They're easy to catalogue and compare. Autistic children can watch thomas the tank engine, and autistic adults can build models. >Maybe some actual train autists can elaborate on this.That's a good start. I regularly get autistic erections for urban rail such as trams or metro systems, so maybe I can explain.
Trains are big, sturdy vehicles that are confined to their rails. They are more comfy, secure and inviting than cars, or bikes. You always know where your train is gonna go, and where it will stop along the way. They're much nicer to ride than buses, too.
Using them is one aspect. You go to a station, travel to the heart of the city, change to another line, mingling with people all along the way. You don't have to worry about paying for gas or searching for a parking spot. You just board the train, sit down, and watch the city zip past. It makes you feel like you're part of a greater whole, empowered to move freely because other people are working for it.
There is the historic aspect. Trains have been around for longer than cars, and they're deeply connected to the history of a city or town. You can look back at the system changing as the world around it changes.
The transport authority sets the livery and gives the trains a certain character. Even the individual lines have different character. One line I use almost everyday is packed to the brim during rushhour, then completely empty in the evening. On another one, you can hear a new foreign language every time you ride it. I get excited every single time I see a line 10 train passing, because that's only a few times every day.
