el coche motor 'Flecha del Sur' Chile, 1941

The Flecha del Sur (Arrow of the South), a high-speed diesel-electric train set used in Chile between 1940 and the 1960s, here photographed by Hart Preston for LIFE magazine in 1941 at the La Unión station.
These railcars were manufactured in Germany by MAN and were inspired by the German "Fliegende Hamburger" design. The train featured a distinct aerodynamic Art Deco design with a shovel nose and connected Santiago and Puerto Montt in approximately 17 hours.

See earlier posts.

Penang Hill railway, Malaysia

The funicular car travels from the base station up to Penang Hill, reaching an altitude of 830 meters (2,723 ft). It is known for being the only funicular railway system in South East Asia and has been in operation since 1923. See earlier posts.

'I try to interest my students in reading good real books'

New Zealand's "Capital Connection" passenger train from Palmerston North to Wellington stops at Waikanae on a winter morning

Fiat railcars in Algeria, early 1970s

 

Intrduced from 1970, rated at 780 hp each, seen on a viaduct of the line from El Guerrah to Biskra close to Biskra.

coal train on the meter gauge Chemin de Fer de la Mure, France, 1952

For info see earlier posts and here

late 19th century British railway station art

Artist unknown, available commercially.

cars on Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France 1950s

The former Hotel Ruhl was located at 1 Promenade des Anglais, opposite the beach and waterfront. The original Belle Époque luxury hotel was demolished in 1970. Today, the Le Méridien Nice hotel stands on the site.

1938 Fiat 500 Topolino

Milwaukee Road viaduct over Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1940s

The elevated structure carried trains toward the historic Milwaukee Depot, which still stands today. Advertising is for the Milwaukee Road's name trains "The Hiawatha" and "The Olympian."