About GONOM

GONOM is a quiet place to watch the world go by from the front of a train.

Somewhere on YouTube, a train driver has mounted a camera on the dashboard and filmed an entire shift: the slow pull out of a city station, the long straight across farmland, the tunnel that opens onto a frozen lake. These driver’s-view films, called cab rides, are some of the most calming things on the internet. They are also scattered across thousands of channels and hard to find if you do not know where to look.

GONOM gathers the best of them in one place and puts each one in context. For every line we write a guide: where it runs, why it was built, what to look out for, and how you could ride it yourself. A line diagram shows the stations in order and a map shows where you are in the world.

Where the videos come from

Every video on GONOM stays on its owner’s YouTube channel and is shown through YouTube’s standard embedded player, so views and credit go to the people who filmed it. We favour footage published by railway companies and public broadcasters, such as Norway’s NRK, which released its famous Bergen Line journey under a Creative Commons licence, and long-running channels run by working train drivers. Each route page names the channel and links to the original.

If you filmed one of these videos and would prefer it not to appear here, write to us and we will remove it promptly.

How the guides are written

Route facts such as length, opening year and journey time come from the operators, national tourism boards and other published references, listed at the bottom of each page. Timetables and fares change, so check with the operator before you travel.

Who runs it

GONOM is an independent project based in South Korea. It is supported by advertising. Questions, corrections and route suggestions are welcome at admin@gonom.net.