Train rides and after effects?

Question

Anybody ever ride on a train for a while and when you get off at certain times you feel the sway of the train still? It's crazy!

Answer 1

It is because you inner ear - which is responsible for balance - takes a little while to adjust to changes in motion. It is perfectly normal, not crazy. It can happen with all modes of transport - particular water borne where the effect can be very noticeable. Watch a ballet dancer doing pirouettes - they have a system of flicking their heads round in a particular way to stop themselves becoming dizzy from spinning round. It also arises as your body subconsciously adjust your movements to take account of the motion of the form of transport and, again,  takes time to readjust to terra firms.

Answer 2

Yes, all the time, also when I was in the Merchant Navy, I used to sway backwards and forwards all the time when I was on shore leave. I did not really notice it, but I was told that I was swaying.

Answer 3

It used to be the case in the UK a long time ago when the rails were bolted together in short sections, making the clackety-clack sound and causing the carriage to sway about.

Nowadays almost all track is welded which gives a much smoother ride.

Answer 4

many people liken it to the feeling of being out on a boat in the ocean for a long time. a short while of being level should do the trick. your inner ear is just trying to compensate for the motion a little bit.

Answer 5

I'm an engineer. Once in a while, if I've been on the train all day - moving the entire time, then stop someplace, then yes. While the train is stopped and I'm still sitting in the engine cab, I get the feeling the train is creeping ahead slowly. I know it's not, but I instinctively check the position of the brake controls and the air guages to be sure. Well, it's good to know I'm not the only one that feels the effects of train motion after it has stopped.

Answer 6

Absolutely!  And my solution is to get back on another train as soon as I can.  It's the only way to travel.

Answer 7

I know what you mean! I get that effect sometimes even after getting off a tredmill. :( It goes away quickly though

Answer 8

Yeah, sometimes.

It's normal.

Answer 9

I live in NYC and first time I took SEPTA Regional Rail R7 ride in Feb 2005 from Trenton, NJ to Suburb Station, NJ and I got dizzy because R7 route goes west, south,  and east.

I also got dizzy when I took Airtrain JFK inner Loop from Terminal 4 to Terminal 4.