About
Follow The Damn Train, CJ! (or “All we had to do, was follow the damn Train, CJ!”) is a memorable quote from the open world action Video Game Series Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The quote is spoken by Big Smoke in the mission “Wrong Side of The Tracks” if the player fails the mission. Due to the difficulty of the mission and the negative nature of the quote, the quote has since become infamous among fans of the series.
Origin
In the mission “Wrong Side of The Track”, CJ is tasked by Big Smoke to escort him to Unity Station where they are immediately ambushed by the Vagos Gang. CJ is then tasked to chase the escaping Vagos who are on top of a train while Big Smoke attempts to shoot them down. The mission is completed once all 4 gang members are killed before the Train reaches the Fredderick Bridge that connects Los Santos with Las Venturas. Failing to do so will cause the mission to fail and prompt Big Smoke to yell “All we had to do was follow the damn Train, CJ!”.
Spread
On October 13th, 2010, Youtuber qwert50 uploaded a video titled “FOLLOWTHEDAMNTRAIN CJ” which shows his failure in completing the mission due to getting hit by an incoming train. The vieo gathered more than 234.000 views as of 2015[2]. On June 2nd, 2011, Youtuber Pocky Pocky uploaded a video titled “Follow the damn train yourself Smoke.” which he plays the mission using a modified Sanchez that looks like Big Smoke. The video gathered more than 332.000 views as of 2015. On September 18th, 2011, a forum thread titled “ALLYOUHAD TO DO WASFOLLOWTHEDAMNTRAIN CJ.” was posted on IGN that discusses the infamous mission[4].
On September 30th, 2014, 9Gag user DOGE23 uploaded a picture titled “All we had to do was follow the damn train cj!” which has accumulated 21.171 points with 507 comments as of 2015[5].
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