Friday, November 18, 2022

Lines to nowhere.


 

Union Pacific 900080 at Cheyenne. This is Union Pacific's oldest rotary, but it is one of the newest in the country; it was built by UP in 1958 as No. 080. Parts from an old rotary were used in building this plow. It is powered by an internal 16-576C diesel (the same as in a GP9), rated at 1750 hp.


 

Non-Stop Scotsman. 11th May 1928: The 150 ton LNER Pacific class locomotive was embarking on the first non stop run, London to Edinburgh.


 

Copper Basin Railway, Arizona, Engine No 503.


 

The JR East Japan Class EF64 37 is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1964.


 

TFL 345044 rail class 345 Bombardier 'Aventra'.


 

Friday, November 11, 2022

LNER express trains, including a 'Flying Scotsman' service, lined up at London King's Cross around 1930.


 

Tacoma Rail No 3001, an EMD SD40-2, built 1985.



 

LNER Class Y11 was a class of petrol powered 0-4-0 locomotives built by Motor Rail & Tram Car Company Limited under their Simplex brand and introduced in the years 1919–1925, operating after its formation in 1922 on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Their British Railways numbers were 15097-15099.




 

Having just received its last Heavy General overhaul at Crewe Works 'Princess Coronation' 46231 Duchess of Atholl returns to work, in North Wales, April 1961.


 

Canadian National EMD GP40-2LW, No. 9632, built 1975.


 

Goods Yard, St. Georges, Huddersfield, UK 1960's.


 

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Vermont '209' and Amtrak.


 

A 42-wagon freight train hauled by Garratt locomotive No 47972, at Lickey Incline near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, March 1950. The Incline, over two miles long with a gradient of 1:37.7 is the steepest continuous section of track on any of Britain's main lines. The Garratt locomotive had been built for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway is assisted by another Garratt which had once served the London & North Eastern Railway. Along the Incline, the engines stalled and had to be rescued by a 0-10-0 banking engine, nicknamed 'Big Bertha'.


 

A Chicago South Shore Line commuter train races a Chicago South Shore Line Freight 2009, an EMD GP38-2 engine.


 

A3 class Pacific 60092 'Fairway', Newcastle station.


 

SCNF Class 26 in Gare Du Nord Depot.


 

Class 37 no 37716.