Saturday, April 18, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

'real books are so much better than little screens'

traffic at Fletcher Dr & San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles in 1936

 The approximate view today

Israel railway timetable cover, 1960

The system wasn't very extensive at that time -- the line between Jersusalem and Tel Aviv with a branch to Be'er Sheva and the coastal line from Ashkelon in the south to Kfar Masaryk north of Haifa.

the abandonment of the Napier to Gisborne railway in NZ looks complete

 






These are some pics posted to social media by Cayleb Clayton taken recently. They indicate why there is no interest by either KiwiRail or the government in restoring it.  As well as recent storms, this line has been damaged by severe weather events in the past such as Cyclone Bola in 1988 and maybe the conclusion is that it's too expensive to weather-proof the line. 

More here

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

the Amtrak station of Orlando, Florida


The station was built in 1926 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). The building was designed in the Spanish Mission style. It became part of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad after the Coast line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967.