1 | ''Railroading Stinks'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Furry|Fandom}} Webcomic which launched in March 2023. Set on the real life California & Western Railway (known in branding as [[SmellySkunk The Skunk Train]]), the comic also takes a ''heavy'' influence from the much older ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'' with a black & white hand-inked newspaper comic style. |
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3 | The characters of ''Railroading Stinks'' had their origin with the introduction of Sally Skunk on the Facebook RailEnthusiast meme-page "The Memelord Foamer Hype Train" in 2022. The rest of the cast was filled out on the spin-off Twitter account "[[https://twitter.com/AssRailroad Crazy Ass Moments in Railroad History]]" where Simon Skunk, Samantha Skunk, Grandpa Skunk, Rebeca Ringtail and Mr. Moose were introduced through-out 2022 and 2023. |
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5 | The comic proper launched in March 2023, with a flashback story showing the first meeting between Sally's parents Steven and Wanda. |
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7 | The comic's archive [[https://www.railroadingstinks.com/archive can be found here.]] |
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10 | !! ''Railroading Stinks'' contains the following tropes: |
11 | * CanonImmigrant: The jackalope and deer seen in the background of some of the author's pieces on Twitter are Maverick and Scofield from the short lived ''[[https://snaptrackcomic.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-04-13T13:00:00-07:00&max-results=7 Snap Track]]'' series. The macaw seen as well is a ShoutOut to {{Creator/Hyce}}. |
12 | * CoolTrain: Natural to a comic set on a railroad. [[https://www.railroadingstinks.com/strip1 California Western M100 is prominently in the background of Strip 1]]. The introduction of M100 to the California Western in 1925 was the origin of the line's "Skunk Train" name due to the railcars pungent smell. |
13 | * LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: The pre-strip piece showing Sally kidnapping the AuthorAvatar to hijack the "Crazy Ass Moments in Railroad History" account is her only interaction with a human character so far, otherwise the strip is set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. |
14 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines: Both Tunnel One and the line's steam locomotive #45 are both referenced as being out of service in Mr. Moose's character bio, true to the California & Western at the start of 2023. |
15 | * ShoutOut: Strip 2's title references Music/TheKillers song "Dustland Fairytale." A pre-strip sketch depicts Sally recreating the cover of The Killers ''Sam's Town'' album while another sketch shows Rebecca Ringtail listening to Music/TheWarOnDrugs as well. |
16 | ** Wanda's hometown is Columbus, Ohio; the setting of ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline.'' |
17 | * ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Steven's reaction to meeting Wanda. |
18 | * TheStoner: Samantha. Her character bio states that 420 is almost ''religious'' to her. |
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