2 NZR Ec class on the Lyttelton line, February 1929

This 10 km line was New Zealand's second to be electrified. Two of the five electric locomotives, were photographed for the Weekly News on the occasion of the inauguration of the new system between Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton on 21 February1929.  For lots more see the book Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand.

cars at a Dodge - Plymouth - DeSoto dealer in north Chicago, Illinois, circa 1960

 

A French TGV in the original orange passes through the village of Mornas, circa 1981

A pic from the book Du char à bancs au TGV published by La Vie du Rail in 1982 to mark 150 years of French passenger trains.

snowy scene at Chagny station, France, 1950s

With a BB8100 class 1500 Volt DC electric locomotive hauling freight through the yard.  The station still looks the same, today orange rather than mustard color.

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An aerial view of Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin in 1945

One of the former big terminal stations. Although badly damaged by the bombing it was still used for a while until the division of Berlin by the Soviets sealed its fate -- although in the western part, its trackage led into the east. All that remains now is a small portion of the front -- see earlier posts.

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German class 52 Kriegslok 2-10-0 art

 Terence Cuneo art The Evening Star DB, 1975. See earlier posts.

steam train on the coast art

"The Coastal Run" by James Wynne (Australian 1944-). Exactly where isn't stated but our guess is the NSW coast somewhere near Gosford.  Available commercially as a print.

ex-NZR Jb class 4-8-2

The B simply signified it was converted to burn oil instead of coal.  Today this example, 1236, belongs to Mainline Steam, seen here on one of its excursions with its distinctive black passenger cars.

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cars in Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, California, 1950s

 Greater L.A. - looking north.