Freight Train

The Train is a freight train in Grand Theft Auto V. The train is available for the player to drive in the mission Derailed but is unobtainable in free roam.

Description
The trains locomotive resembles an EMD SD50, a popular diesel freight locomotive in the United States. The train can be seen pulling a variety of rolling stock which consists of boxcars, flatbeds and tanker wagons. Unlike Grand Theft Auto IV, the player can jump and stand on the train while it's moving, which makes for a great way to lose a wanted level, as you can usually lose the cops when the train enters a tunnel. Unlike every game before it, the train can be destroyed in GTA Online, but otherwise is completely indestructible in GTA V apart from in a mission where two trains collide. Unlike the Tram, the driver will not attempt to stop if the track is obstructed since stopping a freighter train is a long process. The train is usually unobtainable, however, it can be driven for a short while in Trevor Philip's mission Derailed.

Appearances in Missions

 * In the Prologue of GTA V, Michael, Trevor and Brad's escape from Police after a bank heist is cut short by a the Train.
 * In the mission Caida Libre, the player has to jump a moving train with a Sanchez while chasing the crashing plane.
 * In the mission Derailed, Trevor has to chase a train with a Sanchez and hijack it.
 * In Bury the Hatchet when driving to the church in Ludenndorf, North Yankton as Michael.
 * In a preparation mission for the final heist (if the 'obvious' option is chosen, the player has to use a Skylift to pick up a locomotive and a flatcar.

Trivia

 * If the player shoots the train driver, the train will continue to drive normally.
 * In the Prologue of GTA V, Michael, Trevor and Brad's escape from Police after a bank heist is cut short by the Train.
 * The train will generally stop at the Palmer-Taylor Power Station for a short period of time. However, the Train cannot be hijacked at this point either. It is possible to stop the train, although it cannot be driven.
 * LS2004 can be seen on the side of the locomotives, this is a reference to GTA San Andreas which was released in 2004.
 * The Train, along with the Cargo Plane and the Jet, is not listed in the BradyGames guide.