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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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