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Long train runnin’… #train #railway #trainspotter #locomotive #vintage #travel #commute #sj #intercity #slow #östersund #stockholm #sweden #djlife (på/i Östersund Centralstation)

I saw this beautiful locomotive at the Christmas market at Jamtli in Östersund this weekend. Art of engineering at its finest! #locomotive #train #railroad #classic #vintage #steamengine #christmas #christmasmarket #jamtli #östersund #winter #djlife (på/i Jamtli)

Train journey through India.

Union Pacific Big Boy

(Dmitri Kessel. 1941)

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ATSF #255C and #335L (EMD F7s) at Bellville, TX on 04 September 1971. 

Photo by Ralph Back.

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Santa Fe Train 116, the northbound Dallas Section of the Texas Chief, arrives at White Rock Station on June 24, 1968. 

Due at 12:35 pm, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe’s Train No. 116 was 25 minutes out of Dallas Union Station. The 116 provided a connection with Train 16, the Texas Chief, at Gainesville, Texas. The Texas Chief ran from Galveston via Houston and Fort Worth to Chicago. 

The date was Saturday, June 29, 1968, and Train 116 would be discontinued just 20 days later.

Photo by Glen Brewer.

[2D Game Art] Educational with CueBall Games pt.3
Full Project : https://www.behance.net/gallery/105569649/2D-Game-Art-Educational-with-CueBall-Games

A bit of February 21st history…

1782 - US Congress establishes US mint

1804 - 1st locomotive runs for 1st time - Wales

1848 - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish “The Communist Manifesto” in London

1916 - WWI: Battle of Verdun begins with a German offensive, leads to an estimated 1 million casualties and becomes the longest battle of the entire war - 9 months

1965 - Rights activist Malcolm X is shot dead by Nation of Islam followers in NYC (pictured)

1972 - Nixon becomes 1st US President to visit China, normalizing relations between the countries in a meeting with Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing (pictured)

You did it again, Joetsu. Just when I thought we had run out of interesting places, you reveal another historical treasure, just around the corner. Kubiki Rail Park houses eight narrow-gage train cars, shipped from Germany more than 100 years ago. Since 1914, these diesel and steam locomotives carried rice as well as people from the rice fields of Uragawara through ten stations to the sea at Kuroi. Both of these towns are now part of Joetsu City, which speaks for the area of the city.
When I arrived at dusk this evening, the “rail park” was closed, but a notice on the wall directed me to Mr. Nishiyama, caretaker and head of the “Preserving Treasures of Kubiki” NPO.
Mr. Nishiyama rushed right over to open the museum and give me a bit of a history lesson. When operations ceased in 1971, a locomotive enthusiast preserved the train cars in a tunnel in Kobe. In 2004 the cars were discovered and donated to the Rail Park in Kubiki. Transporting the rail cars and locomotives across the country was apparently quite an undertaking. These days, the train cars and locomotives have been restored to their original appearance, and actually run on tracks around the park once a month starting in spring. All this was about a 2 minute car drive from where my son plays soccer. Thank you Mr. Nishiyama, thank you Joetsu! #visitjoetsu #joetsu #train #locomotive #kubiki #kubikirailpark #localhistory (at くびきのお宝のこす会)
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Lokomotywa Pm 36 z otuliną aerodynamiczną (lata 30).

Steam train in the Wild West, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, USA

Everyone likes free beer.

UNRRA Liberation Class 2-8-0 steam locomotives aboard the Empire Wallace leaving Gladstone Docks in Liverpool (Vulcan Foundry 5357-5386 / 1945) by Historical Railway Images
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The first thirty of the UNRRA Liberation Class locomotives are being shipped aboard the Empire Wallace to Trieste, en route for Yugoslavia. Being too wide for the British loading gauge, they were carried by road on special 100 ton trailers to the port of embarkation (see Railway Gazette 21 June 1946) An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with “Empire” in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II. Most were used by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the British Merchant Navy Empire ships came from two main sources: new construction, and capture and seizure. New Empire ships were built for the MoWT or obtained from the United States to increase Britain’s shipping capacity and offset losses to German U-boats, commerce raiders, bombing and other enemy actions in the tonnage war Germany was waging against Britain’s sea transport around the globe. Others were captured or seized from enemy powers and some were acquired by requisition or normal purchase or lease New Empire ship construction represented an enormous undertaking that included classes of freighters, tankers, aircraft carriers, fast cargo liners, tank landing ships, Deep Sea Salvage and Rescue Tugs and several other categories. Total production numbered in the hundreds Empire ships were supplements to Britain’s normal peacetime merchant fleet, swelling its wartime numbers to 12,000, then the largest merchant ship fleet in the world. Approximately 4,000 ships on the British register were lost between 1939 and 1945, a considerable number being sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic Empire Wallace was a cargo ship which was built by Greenock Dockyard. It was launched on 04 September 1945 and completed in February 1946. Sold in 1956 to Ben Lin Steamers Ltd and renamed Benarty. Sold in 1963 to Harbour Line Ltd, Bermuda and renamed Elys Harbour. Sold in 1981 to Pizano SA and renamed Bahia Columbia. Arrived on 05 December 1988 at Chittagong, Bangladesh for scrapping (Information from Wikipedia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Class

Africa Railways - South Africa - Cape Government Railways 4-6-0 steam locomotive Nr. 180 - accident in 1898 (Dübs Locomotive Works, Glasgow 3441 / 1897) by Historical Railway Images
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Accident at Mosterts Hook near Matjesfontein - Cape Government Railways - 1898 Matjiesfontein is 200 km from Cape Town. Before dining facilities was available to passengers on the train, the trains stopped at Matjiesfontein and passengers would feed at Logan’s Hotel which was within walking distance from the station. The story goes that Logan made the soup too hot, so that the train’s whistle would blow to leave before the main course was served. Judging by the fact that the train was double headed, it was headed North from Matjiesfontein Cape Government Railways Nr. 180 became SAR Class 6A Nr. 460 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_6A_4-6-0

Africa Railways - South Africa - Orange Free State Railways - OVGS 6th Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive Nr. 94 (Sharp Stewart Locomotive Works 4467 / 1898) by Historical Railway Images
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“Driver Burrows, formerly of Newton Heath, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway” This locomotive was originally Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen (OVGS) Nr. 94. After the Boer War, it became CSAR Nr. 370 and again South African Railways class 6E Nr. 600. She was built by Sharp Stewart. The builder’s plate is visible under the number plate, while all the other Class 6 were on the wheel spashers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_6E_4-6-0

India Railways - steam locomotive and passenger train (Magic Lantern glass slide) by Historical Railway Images
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Details of the locomotive and location will be appreciated

Africa Railways - Deutsch Südwest Afrika (German Southwest Africa) - DSWA “Die Südbahn” (Bahnstrecke Lüderitz–Seeheim) by Historical Railway Images
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Robbins Triclops by Robby Gragg
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Metra F59PH-3 97 leads a PV special West through Robbins, IL.

Wrong way Metra by Robby Gragg
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Metra 104, the Chicago unit, leads a PV special North through Lemont, IL.

Topeka Cab by Robby Gragg
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CEFX GP7R 1901 rests at PLS in East Chicago, IN.

Heritage Duo by Robby Gragg
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Amtrak heritage units 184 and 130 lead the Southwest Chief East at Fairview Avenue. Downers Grove, IL

New Lenox by Robby Gragg
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Metra 202 arrives into New Lenox, IL with a outbound train.

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NS 7853 Tigerli / Navizence

Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik, Winterthur, Schweiz, Baujahr 2010. 

Das Museum Buurtspoorweg betreibt eine Museumseisenbahn zwischen Haaksbergen und Boekelo in den Niederlanden. Dort kann man diese (und noch einige andere) schöne Lokomotiven im Betrieb sehen.

Mein herzlichen Dank an das Team im Museum, welches sich immer so toll um Gäste kümmert und mir auch Möglichkeiten gegeben hat, ein wenig hinter die Kulissen zu schauen. Das Museum ist ein toller Ort um gemeinsam die Begeisterung historischer Eisenbahn mit netten Leuten zu teilen..

NS 7853 Tigerli / Navizence

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Winterthur, Switzerland, built in 2010.

The Museum Buurtspoorweg operates a museum railroad between Haaksbergen and Boekelo in the Netherlands. There you can see this (and some other) beautiful locomotives in operation.

My heartfelt thanks to the team at the museum, which always takes such great care of guests and also gave me opportunities to look behind the scenes. The museum is a great place to enjoy the passion of historical railroads with great people.

Ah Navizence ♥ The very first steam loco of which I got to ride on the footplate, thanks to some very kind volunteers at the MBS. Due to circumstances I ended up volunteering at a different steam heritage railway, but I’ll always remember this beautiful little loco. What a gorgeous machine.

“Waiting for morning”

A VOSSLOH G2000 diesel locomotive slumbers, waiting for morning to be collected after maintenance. Colleagues from the Dutch Railways and Arriva rest their wheels in the background. Commissioned by Jacko Fijn Techniek, a Dutch company that gives maintenance to a whole range of locomotives, G2000s amongst them. The location is fictional, but loosely based off the yard in Zutphen.

I am rather overdue with posting this painting, it was completed over a year ago… My very first railway commission, which I was and am very grateful for. It was a huge challenge to paint though. Locomotives, and G2000s in particular, are much more angular than natural subjects, meaning they are far less forgiving of mistakes in perspective. I remember spending hours tweaking the loco’s precise position and proportions, thinking I finally nailed it only to overhaul everything the next day. It still doesn’t look 100% right to me, but hopefully it isn’t as noticeable to others. I am very happy happy with the loco’s details and background though. Early morning gives such a nice atmosphere to work with, with the lamps providing different hues and interesting lighting. Currently working on my second railway commission, which is an even bigger and tougher project - but an enjoyable one. Lots of thanks to Walter for commissioning this piece.

In railway news, I just have to share my excitement over learning 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley the A4 steam locomotive is finally back in service. A4s are by far my favourite class, they were what got me truly hooked on steam, and of all the locos their shape reminds me most of an animal rather than a machine. They are well and truly alive. Such splendid beasts, and to have one back on track (Sir Nigel is currently the only operational A4) makes my heart sing. I saw her in 2019, still in a million bits and pieces at the National Railway Museum in York. It must feel good to stretch her legs again after 7 years. Can’t wait to go back sometime and see her again.

Unfortunately tumblr doesn’t allow me to share videos from a certain timestamp, but 3:45 is definitely the best bit if you ask me.