If you are new to RailCowGirl, first of all: Welcome! It’s great to see you here!
On this page you will find information about who RailCowGirl is and what she is doing. For any questions, please check the FAQ page to see if you can find your answer there. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to contact us.
RailCowGirl.com is for anyone interested in trains and railways in Norway. For railway nerds who already know a lot about trains and for newbies who wants to learn and get to know Norway better.
Please note that we are aiming to have more topics on the website, so check again later if there’s something you miss reading about.
Who is RailCowGirl?
RailCowGirl has one of the most popular “train driver’s view” channels on YouTube.
What is “train driver’s view”? It is when the train driver/engineer shows you their view from their cab. This is extremely popular, and viewers tune in from everywhere in the world. Some people use the videos to relax, others as background sounds while they are working. Some come to chat with friends in the live stream, and some people even use the videos to help them sleep. Whatever your need is, you are welcome to watch.
RailCowGirl is a female train driver based in Voss, Norway. She shows you her views from her cab while driving trains in Norway. Her videos are mostly from the Bergen line, but you will also find videos from the Flåm line, South line, Dovre line.
When RailCowGirl first started operating trains, she was hired by NSB, which was the only company running passenger trains in Norway at the time. They later changed name to Vy, and the railway was opened for new companies to run passenger traffic in Norway.
Until late 2021 she worked for Vy, operating passenger trains on the Bergen line and Flåm line. She then started a job in a new company, and from then she has been operating freight trains. She is still operating on the Bergen line, in addition to the South line and sometimes Dovre line.
On RailCowGirl’s YouTube channel, you will find videos from all seasons and all kinds of weather conditions. From the stormy conditions on the mountain to the early spring in Flåm. You can also find some 360º-videos. Some of the videos have side views so you can experience what the passenger views look like.
RailCowGirl has a full time position and her main job is as a train driver. The channel and everything that comes with, is all done in her time off. In periods it may take some time between new videos are posted, or for you to get a reply to your message. Please be patient about new videos or message replies, thank you.
How it started
RailCowGirl started working as a train driver based in Oslo back in 2007. She started recording and posting a few videos from her work, but they were mostly random and not consistently. She wanted to share her videos because she wanted others to see the same beautiful landscapes for themselves. Not everyone has an office view as good as this!
When she moved to Vestland in 2015 and started working on the Bergen line and Flåm line, the filming and editing became more frequent, and her channel grew a lot over the next years.
In August 2020 RailCowGirl hit 100.000 subscribers on YouTube, and only a few months later, in November, she had reached 200.000 subscribers. At the launch of the website, on 1st September 2021, there were 338.000 subscribers.
On the 3rd January 2024 the channel reached 500.000 subscribers. Do we dare to dream about hitting 1 million?
Reaching 100K subscribers and Unboxing Silver Creator Award.
About the website
On railcowgirl.com you will find more in depth information than on the YouTube profile or in any of the social media channels. You will find answers to the most frequent questions that RailCowGirl gets asked, and we also aim to build a knowledge base with information about the railways in Norway. Currently, the information is limited to the tunnel lengths and names.
If you are slightly interested in railways, history and Norwegian geography, the goal is that you’ll find something of interest on these pages. And if there is something you would like to know but can’t find here, send us a message and we’ll do our best to reply or add it to the website or the Monthly Moo (members have access to all previous issues of the newsletter).
Thanks for your interest, watching the videos, commenting and keeping in touch!
Thanks and enjoy,
RailCowGirl
This page was updated: 24. November 2024