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Great Central Railway Loughborough Leicestershire 25th May 2026 por loose_grip_99 Por Flickr: I had my fifth consecutive firing turn on British Railways Standard 5 4-6-0 73156 yesterday but I’m not complaining! What a great loco. This evening view was taken back on shed after 2 trips to Leicester North. We have disposed the engine & I was about to sign-off. My last two turns were in the afternoons of the two hottest (30+ degrees) days of the year so far which I am complaining about… Copious bottles of water were consumed.

Klein aber oho por Johann Horstkamp Por Flickr: Die erst im Früherbst letzten Jahres nach langer Aufarbeitung fertig gestellte Kastenlok “Rur” der Selfkantbahn weilt derzeit als Gastlok bei dem 125 Jahre-Fest auf der Brohltalbahn. Sie schlägt sich dort auf den für sie ungewohnt steilen Strecken sehr tapfer, was natürlich auch dem meisterlichen Können der Lokmannschaft zu verdanken ist. Hier donnert sie aus dem bekannten Tönissteiner Tunnel mit einem Foto-Gütezug, wobei “donnert” wörtlich gemeint ist: Der Sound im Tunnel war deutlch lauter als bei der Stammlok SM11.

Reading 2102; Bethlehem PA; 9/1985 por Steve Barry Por Flickr: Reading 2102 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania September 1985 Reading Company 4-8-4 2102 crosses the Lehigh River in Bethlehem, running light (other than a tool car) so the locomotive can be turned. The trip originated near Reading and ran to Allentown where the locomotive was cut off for turning. Once turned and back on its train, the trip will continue to Jim Thorpe.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway por David Spencer Por Flickr: Locomotive 9F

Tuscan Wagons por Don Kalkman Por Flickr: Former Pennsylvania Railroad E8s roll a Blue Mountain and Reading passenger train into Leesport on former PRR rails in Berks County. It was fun while it lasted; the E8s are gone, excursions are no more, and this trackage is used for storage.

The Airport Stop por Don Kalkman Por Flickr: Amtrak EMD AEM7 916 was pausing at the BWi Airport station on the Northeast Corridor in 1990. The 916 was scrapped in 2016.

FART ABDe 6/6 31 | Cavigliano por Christian Lennartz Por Flickr: Vor der Lieferung der jüngsten Stadlerfahrzeuge in den Jahren 2025/26 herrschte bei der FART mitunter eine angespannte Fahrzeugsituation. So kam der ABDe 6/6 31, eigentlich Museumsfahrzeug, regelmässig auf den Personenzügen zwischen Locarno, Intragna und Camedo zum Einsatz.

RBMN FSGR - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania por AnnieViaduct

Bluebird under Blue Skies por Erie Limited Por Flickr: “Nickel Plate” (DL) 190 poses in the shadow of the roundhouse at Steamtown. Through the opening at left can be seen the cab of BLW 0-6-0 No. 26 which was taking a ride on the turntable. Steamtown has benefitted from its relationship with the Delaware-Lackawanna, having both the Erie Lackawanna Alco Centuries and this restored Alco PA on display, currently. DL 190 PA-1 (ex-ATSF 62L, DH 18)

North Yorkshire Moors Railway por David Spencer Por Flickr: Grosmont Station, Locomotive BR 9F

Champion por Daniel Higginbotham Por Flickr: Atlantic Coast Line EMD E6 501 rests in the former Southern Railway roundhouse at Spencer, NC.

Echo Canyon: The ultimate Big Boy shot por Kevin Madore Por Flickr: There are few images of the restored Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 that are more coveted by rail photographers than a nicely lit shot of her storming eastbound through Echo Canyon, east of Salt Lake City, UT. This May 2019 image depicts the big, 4-8-8-4 double heading with her famous stablemate #844 as the pair were returning to their home in Cheyenne, WY, after participating in ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad in nearby Ogden, UT. The special train is pictured here, running alongside Echo Road, just east of the town of Echo, UT, near Milepost 949 on UP’s Evanston Subdivision.

Union Pacific; Kyune UT; 6/26/97 por Steve Barry Por Flickr: Union Pacific Kyune, Utah June 26, 2026 A Union Pacific office car special heads west out of Helper, headng for Soldier Summit and eventually Salt Lake City.

2026-05-29 Praha Tramway Nr.412 por Petr Beránek Por Flickr: Czech Republic - Tramway Nr.412 in Prague

Grand Traverse Dinner Train por SD80MAC_4103 Por Flickr: The Grand Traverse Dinner Train had ceased operations by the time I shot their equipment sitting next to the old Pere Marquette depot in Traverse City in July of 2006. Running with a pair of ex Great Northern F7As and a collection of former Southern Pacific articulated dining cars, the colorful train slowly plodded along Tuscola & Saginaw Bay’s ex PM and PRR trackage in the area while customers were treated to a fine dining experience. Unfortunately, rising insurance costs (along with the usual dose of internal turmoil) did them in. The equipment was eventually sold off, and both Fs are now wearing Wabash colors on the Wisconsin Great Northern.

Union Pacific; Thistle UT; 6/26/97 por Steve Barry Por Flickr: Union Pacific Thistle, Utah July 26, 1997 Heading toward the summit of Soldier Summit, a Union Pacific office car train heads east on former Rio Grande trackage.