Pain Train

“

...gonna take down to the pain train station in train town.

Click to listen

— Gibberish spoken by the Demoman

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The Pain Train is an unlockable melee 'makeshift club' weapon for both the Soldier and the Demoman, and was released in the March 18, 2010 Patch as part of the first series of community-created content. When carried, the club grants its wielder additional capture force, effectively making them count as two players when capturing control points and carts, thus acquiring the same ability as the Scout. On the downside, carrying the Pain Train makes its owner 10% more vulnerable to bullet-firing weapons, such as the Minigun, Scattergun, Sniper rifle, or Sentry guns.

Damage

Base: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
Mini-Crit: 88
Critical Hit: 195

Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

Attack Interval: 0.8 (untested)

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Blueprint

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Trivia

The Shotgun, Pistol, and Pain Train are the only weapons in the game to be used by more than one class, as well as the only unlockable weapon to be used by more than one class.
Taunting with the Pain Train will cause the Soldier and Demoman to play their respective standard Bottle and Shovel taunts, the Demoman drinking from the end of his Pain Train and the Soldier hitting it on his head.
- This also applies with the sound effects used when hitting targets. The Pain Train takes the sound effects of the Shovel and Bottle for the Soldier and Demoman respectively.
The Pain Train appears to be constructed from a Pyro's discarded Axtinguisher handle.
- Ironically, however, an Axtinguisher is not required to craft a Pain Train.
The Pain Train derives its name from the large, iron railroad spike driven through the striking end of the weapon.
There is a bug that exists which also causes flame damage to be increased.
The Pain Train was accidentally added to the drop system a day earlier as "Unknown Item 154". At that time, the item could be acquired through the random drop system, but not found in the backpack without the help of an external item manager. Approximately 1200 players found the item, but it did not drop into the backpack until the item was permanently and officially implemented on March 18th. When moved into the backpack before this, the item took the placeholder icon of the Bottle.
Of the community-contributed weapons, the Pain Train is the most "expensive" to craft, requiring a total of three crafting materials: two weapons for the Scrap Metal, and a Sandman.
For crafting purposes, the Pain Train counts as both a Soldier and a Demoman weapon.

Weapons
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy
Primary	Scattergun	Rocket Launcher	Flame Thrower	Grenade Launcher	Minigun	Shotgun	Syringe Gun	Sniper Rifle	—
Primary	Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter	Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike	Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury	Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber	Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater	Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack	Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose	Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star	—
Secondary	Pistol	Shotgun	Shotgun	Stickybomb Launcher	Shotgun	Pistol	Medi Gun	SMG	Revolver
Secondary	Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R	Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack	Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster	Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher	Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana	Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter	Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator	Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark	Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback
Melee	Bat	Shovel	Fire Axe	Bottle	Fists	Wrench	Bonesaw	Kukri	Knife
Melee	Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete	Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand	Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete	Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Construction PDA	—	—	Disguise Kit
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Destruction PDA	—	—	Invis Watch
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sapper
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack
Taunt	Grand Slam	Grenade	Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast	Barbarian Swing	High Noon	Arm Blender Guitar Smash	Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody	Arrow Stab	Fencing