A-10 or AC-130 for railway interdiction?

Which would have a higher train-busting count, the A-10 or the AC-130?

No confirmed comparison is established. For a hypothetical dedicated train attack, the tentative preference is the A-10 with targeting pods and guided weapons.

The initial preference for the A-10 gives way to uncertainty about whether either aircraft has actually destroyed trains. Possible examples in Iraq and the Balkans are raised without confirmation. The theoretical argument favours A-10 targeting pods and guided weapons, although knowledge of newer AC-130 equipment is explicitly limited. An AC-130 could attack a train encountered after another mission, while a planned railway strike would more naturally go to a strike aircraft.