NZR Fiat railcar model

 In S scale (1:64).

SP GE AC44CW leads a short train of oil tankers, 1996

In Mojave, California.

'I bought a good real book on my way home from work'

SP SD40T-2 heads a branch line train in Utah, 1995

The road number 5399 was earlier used for an SP SD9 which appeared in Black Widow livery. This scene was after the SP takeover of Denver & Rio Grande Western.

Seaboard Air Line mixed passenger and freight car model

In HO scale by International Hobby Corporation. See earlier posts on this former American east coast lirailroad.

1955 Citroen 2CV pickup

GE U30B locomotive

The Bo-Bo type U30B was produced by GE Transportation between 1966 and 1975 as a further development of the U28B, with a 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) 16-cylinder prime mover. The U30B competed with the EMD GP40 and the ALCO Century 430, but was not as successful as the GE U30C.

Of the 295 units built, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bought 4 and Seaboard Air Line Railroad bought 15. The two companies merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. More mergers created the Seaboard System in 1983 which in 1986 was absorbed into CSX.

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1958 Ford Ranchero pick-up

1958 Fiat 500

 You wonder how many fares the car would have got as a taxi -- surely something bigger was needed.

1937 GMC Carryall Suburban

1910s AI bus

AI = Artificial Intelligence generated. It looks quite good!

SNCB class 11 Bo-Bo type electric locomotive

Numbering 12 units, Class 11 was part of a large 1980s family of 144 electric locomotives, made up of Classes 11 (12), 12 (12), 21 (60) and 27 (60). Classes 11, 12 and 21 were nearly twice as powerful as Classes 22, 23 and 25 while Class 27 was more than twice as powerful as these 1950s locomotives. This family was heavily influenced by the Class 20² from the mid-1970s. They were very reliable because of the trial and error development of their predecessor. This family came into service with M4 and M5 coaching stock and the AM 80 and AM 86 series of EMUs. This generation was a major modernization of the NMBS/SNCB even if the older M2 coaching stock remained active for more than a decade before being replaced. The only real difference between a Class 11 and a Class 21 was the Class 11 had a transformer inside to allow working under both 3000 V DC in Belgium and 1500 V DC plus Dutch signalling and train protection for working in Holland. Externally they were identical to Classes 12 and 21 aside from the livery and a few minor details.

The Class 11 locomotives were built in the 1980s for hauling the Benelux trains between Brussels, Belgium, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They operated in the push pull mode - remotely controlled from a leading driving trailer when at the rear of the train. They were numbered 1181-1192 to avoid confusion with NS Class 1100 locos that were still in use at that time. The Dutch Class 11 was originally numbered from 1101 to 1160. In 2009 they were replaced on the Benelux trains by Bombardier TRAXX locomotives which had been leased from Angel (now Alpha) Trains. When Class 11 locomotives were replaced on international services they were moved to peak hour services within Belgium for the rest of their working lives before retirement. They are painted to match the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways) coaching stock they used to work with.

Due to their limited number and intensive use at speeds up to 140 km/h (87 mph), these locomotives aged rapidly after 25 years of service and became subject to frequent failures. Naturally, that led to frequent service disruptions and many passenger complaints. All Class 11s were stored inside at the dêpot of Stockem, near Arlon, upon withdrawal late in 2012. In mid-2014, similar loco 1203 was intensively tested in the Czech Republic at Velim under 25,000 Volt overhead and did very well. It was then sold to open access operator XTR-System Development in the Czech Republic with an option to buy the entire class. The option was taken and the remaining Class 11 locos were transferred to their new operator early in 2016. The same operator also agreed to buy 11 (of the SNCB 12 Class 11 locomotives at the same time, but the deal never went through and the locos have been sitting outside at Stockem ever since. Unit 1187 was/is preserved by the SNCB Historical Patrimonium. 

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'good real books are so much better than electronic books'

'20th Century Limited' steam art

The New York Central Railroad's famed 20th Century Limited is depicted in this night scene. With one train arriving at Chicago's La Salle street station, a second train departs with New York Central's #5228 4-6-4 Hudson on the point.  Painting by Edward O. Paulson

'Edelweiss' Pullman express train Amsterdam--Lucerne poster, 1928

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cars on Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada, early 1980s

Present day view

A British Railways 2-6-4T on the Manningham Shed turntable, England, 1967

Fairburn 2-6-4T #42085 in this suburb of Bradford on 28 April 1967, one day before closure. It is now at the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. A colorized b/w Robert Anderson photo.

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tram in Ekeren, Antwerp, Belgium, 1960s

See earlier posts.  The track has gone, present day view

streetcars on double reverse curves, Toronto, Canada, February 1931

Lansdowne Avenue Hill, looking south. The tracks are gone today.

Present day view

1956 ERF Model LKG44

 (John Morris photo)

1957 Talbot Lago T14LS

1932 Chrysler Imperial convertible

'I like good real books, not little devices'

1957 Nissan bus preserved in Japan

OBB (Austrian Federal Railways) poster, 1950s

It looks like it's based on the line from Mittenwald on the German/Austrian border to Innsbruck. Probably a class 1100 Co-Co electric loco is depicted.

Santa Fe 2900 Baldwin-built class 4-8-4 from 1944

Number 2928 is seen as a passenger train helper over Cajon Pass in October 1952.

From SteamLocomotive.com :-

These 30 engines were built to the #3765 design (Locobase 236), but because of wartime restrictions some of the parts were heavier to offset the lack of high-tensile alloys. As a result of the substitutions, these locomotives became the heaviest passenger locomotives ever built. Wartime exigencies required that they haul freight until the war ended; then they were assigned to the Scout and the Grand Canyon Limited.

AT&SF drawings show slightly different EHS (5319 sq ft), weight on drivers (295,000 lb) and total engine weight (510,000 lb).

25 were scrapped in 1959. Six--2903, 2912-2913, 2925-2926--were saved for display (five) or "future use" (2925). In the last year of the 20th Century, 2926 would begin a long-delayed second career after standing as a static display in Albuquerque, New Mexico's Coronado Park since 1956. The New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society, which had bought the 2926 in July 1999. began its restoration in 2000.

Over the next two decades and more, the NMSL&RS volunteers labored over the 2926, to expending more than 200,000 hours to restore the engine to operating condition. Hopes for 20-21 March 2020 "steam up and movement under power" collapsed as COVID 19-related restrictions shut down the effort for most of the year.

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an NSW 38 class at Aberdeen station with a passenger train in steam days

Likely to have originated in Newcastle NSW, taken from a nearby road bridge. Obviously a more important train is coming through at the platform. A new station, albeit a small one, has been built here recently.  No other information.

1967 Ford Anglia

 

This was the last model year. The car looks all right, maybe SCRUFI is a reference to the owner.

1919 Crossley saloon with Cann coachwork

1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad-442-w41

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cars on Sunset Boulevard, L.A., 1950s

'a good real book is what I enjoy the most on my bed'

Canadian passenger and motor vehicle ferry 'Bluenose'

MV Bluenose, 6419 GRT 65 x 17 ft, was operated by Canadian National Railways and later CN Marine from 1955 to 1982. She sailed between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel was named after the famed Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner Bluenose.

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San Pedro Harbor, Los Angeles, at night, 1940s

San Diego light rail trains at El Cajon

See earlier posts (Geoff Churchman photo)

cars in Main Street, Brigham City, Utah, late 1950s

And a few years earlier...

Slovak Railways electric multiple unit Class 460 from the 1970s

"The Slovak Railways EMU class 460 is a DC suburban train that consists of two powered driving units at either end of this (overall) four unit train (originally this was a five car train). There were 84 trains built between 1974-1978, and this example is seen running between the eastern Slovak cities of Košice and Prešov."

cars in Tucumcari, New Mexico, circa 1960

The first blue car parked on the right looks like a Vauxhall Victor

Milwaukee Road Class EP-2 electrics

from AmericanRails.com:

The Milwaukee Road’s Class EP-2 electric locomotives, commonly known as Bipolars, were one of the most interesting designs ever developed.

Arriving just a few years after the EP-1s, the Bipolars built exclusively for passenger service, were another collaboration from General Electric and the American Locomotive Company (Alco).

Not only was this design one of the most interesting ever built it was also one of the most complex, made up of no less than three articulated sections.

After about 40 years of service the EP-2s were pulled from daily use in the late 1950s, largely due to an overhaul issue. In spite of this, they were highly reliable locomotives that enjoyed several decades of service.

General Electric did not enter diesel locomotive production until the late 1950's. However, the company had been building or collaborating on electric propulsion since the late 19th century and produced some very fine designs during that time.

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Helsinki, Finland, stamp 1979

British Railways 'Peppercorn' class A1 4-6-2

Seen in August 1964, loco 60154 arrives at Garsdale working a passenger train to Leeds. 

A total 49 of these were built between 1948 and 1949 at Doncaster and Darlington Works to a design of Arthur Peppercorn for hauling express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line owned by LNER's successor, British Railways' North Eastern Region. None of the original 49 Peppercorn A1s survived into preservation, with the last being scrapped in 1966. The 50th Peppercorn A1, 60163 Tornado, was completed in 2008 as an evolved member of its class.

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'I wish I could afford to buy good real books instead of borrowing them'

19th century horse-drawn fire wagon

American Airlines Flagship Fleet promo material, 1950

Featuring DC-4 and Convair propellor aircraft.

Sale of Estonian national rail freight operator gets underway

 

The Estonian government has formally launched a two-stage process to privatise national rail freight operator Operail.

The public auction approved by the cabinet on June 6 will cover Operail’s entire business, including freight operations, rolling stock repairs, all contracts and the brand name.

It is being managed by LHV Group’s investment banking unit, with law firm Ellex Raidla providing legal advice.

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trams in Customs Street, Auckland, circa 1908

The scene in Customs Street now is rather different. However, the building in the middle of the 3rd photo above is still there.