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Robotnik Express
The Robotnik express is an express train controlled by Dr. Robotnik. It is used to ship bombs to Robotnik's Emporium, where they are processed into missiles. Unfortunately for the poor doctor, the train is always late, and when it does arrive, it results in an explosion and great inferno. Therefore, it is obviously operated by the CSX Railway. However, it is said that at a final point in the journey, operations are taken over by Robotnik's own hired 2-man crew. The train also has a 'Super sucking vacuum trap' rigged in the caboose in case it is attacked. This has occurred before, such as when the train was involved in a terrorist plot by Da Bears in 1991.
At one point it was used to ship Robotnik a lot of KFC until Sonic and Tails hijacked it and sent Mama Luigi to crash into one of his/her deaths.
Rolling Stock
Even though the trains running the Robotnik Express were operated by the CSX Railway, the engines and rolling stock used for the express were actually owned by Dr. Robotnik himself, except for the engines used in its final years. This is a list of the various pieces of rolling stock used by Dr. Robotnik for the Robotnik Express:
Wagons
- 7 surplus British Railways goods vans (Used from 1989 to 2009, sold back to Britain after disbanding the express.)
- 1 Custom-made Caboose with super-sucking vacuum trap (Used from 1989 to 1999 [replaced with FRED], scrapped in 2001.)
Engines
- 1 ex-PRR A5s 0-4-0 Steam Locomotive (Used from 1989 to 1995, later sold to a museum.)
- 1 ex-PRR K4s 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive (Used from 1995 to 2005, later sold to Sir Topham Hatt for use on his railway.)
- 1 ex-LNER A3 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive (Used briefly in 2005, later returned to Sir Topham Hatt.)
- 2 CSX Diesel Locomotives (Used from 2005 to 2009, returned to the CSX Railway after the express' cancellation.)
Its Eventual Cancellation
In late 2008 or early 2009, Dr. Robotnik starting using his bombs turned into missiles less and less because he started using his PINGAS, his presidency of YouTube Poop, and his genius to his advantage. This caused the trains to arrive less and less due to the fact that he rarely needed bombs that became missiles anymore, even if the train arrived on time. On December of 2009, he decided to fire all the retarded employees (except for Scratch and Grounder of course) and shut down all operations effective immediately.
