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* InvadedStatesOfAmerica: In the backstory's alternate WWII, Japan managed to invade Alaska before the war devolved into nuclear strikes.
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* BoisterousBruiser: Anatoly, Farrah's HuskyRussky engineer, is both an incredibly friendly and outgoing man, and is also the physically strongest character in the story.
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* CoolOldGuy: Ezra, one of Farrah's crew, is 65 by the time of the story, but is an invaluable member of the crew and Farrah trusts his judgment more than her own at times.
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* EnemyMine: While on the slaver train, Farrah is surprised to see that even the raiders are joining in to save Cumberland Forge's population, citing the good trade deals they get.
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* RoaringRampageOfRescue: Farrah and crew chase after the slavers who kidnapped the population of Cumberland Forge, and after a brutal gunfight successfully rescue the civilians.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: As poor Zachariah finds out]].
* ApocalypseHow: Class 1. Many cities were destroyed and nations like America collapsed, but the trains still run and electricity can be found, with some places like Texas coming close to the pre-war standard of living.
* ApocalypseHow: Class 1. Many cities were destroyed and nations like America collapsed, but the trains still run and electricity can be found, with some places like Texas coming close to the pre-war standard of living.
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* CoolTrain: Winchester, natch.
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* MamaBear: Farrah might not be biologically Zachariah's mom, but as far as she's concerned, he's her son, and [[spoiler: she'll lead a war to wipe out an entire military faction if they kill him]].
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Farrah frequently comments on how small she is compared to everyone around her, being heavily implied to be under five feet, yet that doesn't stop her from storming a train crawling with slavers and ''winning''.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Farrah frequently comments on how small she is compared to everyone around her, being heavily implied to be under five feet, yet that doesn't stop her from storming a train crawling with slavers and ''winning''.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jonathan]] makes his almost as soon as he's introduced, though the "heel" part isn't really made known to to Farrah and the reader until later in the story.
* ShownTheirWork: Pineapple knows her trains. The use of technical language can be quite confusing to anyone who isn't a rail enthusiast.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Jonathan]] makes his almost as soon as he's introduced, though the "heel" part isn't really made known to to Farrah and the reader until later in the story.
* ShownTheirWork: Pineapple knows her trains. The use of technical language can be quite confusing to anyone who isn't a rail enthusiast.
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-> ''The future ain't what it used to be.''
-->-- '''Tagline'''
The year is 1999, but this isn't the America we know. It's been 28 years since WWII ended with both a bang and a whimper, the world left in ruins by the atomic bomb. Smaller nations have risen from the ashes like baby phoenixes, each claiming a part of old America. The lifeblood of these nations is the railroad, one of the few modes of transportation not crippled by the war, and those who travel the tracks brave raiders and tinpot warlords to deliver their cargo between the newborn nations.
Winchester is one of those trains.
An original web serial written by Pineapple, ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/winchester.41017/ Winchester]] follows the captain of the titular train Farrah Mansoor as what should've been a simple cargo job gets her and her crew embroiled in a growing conflict that threatens all.
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!! Tropes:
* AlternateHistory: Germany is allowed to keep its African colonies after WWI. As a result, WWII begins in 1956, with a much richer Germany being able to prolong the war until the early 70s. Both America and Germany develop the atomic bomb and begin to annihilate each others' cities in a low-intensity campaign, which peters out as both sides lose the necessary infrastructure and collapse.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: While rescuing the population of Cumberland Forge from slavers, Farrah is forced into a desperate fight with the slaver band's leader, who attempts to force himself upon her from a combination of spite and a desire to get some pleasure before he's inevitably killed. Thankfully, Farrah rather lethally cuts the attempt short.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: Anatoly, Farrah's HuskyRusski engineer, is both an incredibly friendly and outgoing man, and is also the physically strongest character in the story.
-->-- '''Tagline'''
The year is 1999, but this isn't the America we know. It's been 28 years since WWII ended with both a bang and a whimper, the world left in ruins by the atomic bomb. Smaller nations have risen from the ashes like baby phoenixes, each claiming a part of old America. The lifeblood of these nations is the railroad, one of the few modes of transportation not crippled by the war, and those who travel the tracks brave raiders and tinpot warlords to deliver their cargo between the newborn nations.
Winchester is one of those trains.
An original web serial written by Pineapple, ''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/winchester.41017/ Winchester]] follows the captain of the titular train Farrah Mansoor as what should've been a simple cargo job gets her and her crew embroiled in a growing conflict that threatens all.
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!! Tropes:
* AlternateHistory: Germany is allowed to keep its African colonies after WWI. As a result, WWII begins in 1956, with a much richer Germany being able to prolong the war until the early 70s. Both America and Germany develop the atomic bomb and begin to annihilate each others' cities in a low-intensity campaign, which peters out as both sides lose the necessary infrastructure and collapse.
* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: While rescuing the population of Cumberland Forge from slavers, Farrah is forced into a desperate fight with the slaver band's leader, who attempts to force himself upon her from a combination of spite and a desire to get some pleasure before he's inevitably killed. Thankfully, Farrah rather lethally cuts the attempt short.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: Anatoly, Farrah's HuskyRusski engineer, is both an incredibly friendly and outgoing man, and is also the physically strongest character in the story.
