Electricity in my veins,” is how Francis Bourgeois describes the high he gets from trainspotting. Watching an engine roar past gives him goosebumps all over his body and can even make him cry. That’s why the TikTok star, better known as The Train Guy, spends most of his spare time chasing trains across the country.
One of the first people to go viral on TikTok for something other than silly dances, Francis (not his real name but more of that later) is on a mission to bust the stereotypes about locomotive-lovers. Nobody has ever been this excited about trains before. Ever. And it’s infectious — he’s racked up over four million followers and 50 million likes on TikTok, and shared his passion with celebrity fans including pop star Joe Jonas and football legend Thierry Henry.
