cars in Main Street, Mesa, Arizona, 1950s

preserved Santa Fe 4-6-2 as a static exhibit

Built by Baldwin, now in Cleburne, Texas.

More info (BNSF photo)

Pacific Electric tunnel opening, Los Angeles downtown, 1926

The ceremony for the opening of the Pacific Electric tunnel under Bunker Hill, from Beverly Boulevard to 5th and Hill Street. It lasted only 29 years; it was shut down in 1955. (LA Public Library collection)

cars in Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon, 1950s

All taken at the same intersection.

Ferrostaal, Essen, Germany, advert for railcars to the world, 1950s(?)

See earlier posts.

DR electric railcar ET 85 model

The prototype was originally built by A.Maffei/München, MAN/Nürnberg in 1905. This is painted in the livery of 1955 with wine red and black with ivory stripes.

"In 1924 the Waggonfabrik Fuchs coach factory in Heidelberg converted four Bavarian MCCi steam railbuses into Class ET 85 electric railbuses with running numbers 01–04. After this conversion an order for 32 new vehicles of this type was delivered to Fuchs and BBC to be built from 1927 to 1933. In 1927 it was still not possible to locate the entire electric engine unter the coach floor. The transformer and the switching (Schaltwerk) was therefore installed in an engine compartment. The nine railbuses were only a little longer than their "prototypes". The doors to the passenger section were recessed like those of their predecessors, however there was only a single door to the engine compartment on the right hand side of the vehicle. All units up to number ET 85 30 originally had front doors and gangways that were later removed."

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1959 GMC F Model a.k.a.'Crackerbox' truck

Set back axle version; the model lasted to 1967. "The River City Street Rod Club came to visit the Heartthrob Exhaust facility in Litchfield and the Forbes Family collection. Francis Kalvoda (Honorary Ambassador for the Willmar Car Club) helped guide Gary Goblirsch to some other car related venues in the area. The first day appeared to be a great success. The weather turned beautiful and it was awesome to see some fresh old iron driving around the area. The tour ended at Schwanke's Car & Truck Museum" (Greg Gjerdingen pic)

'I like to get pleasure from a good real book'

SAS DC-7C, circa 1956

 

Guttorm Viking, a Scandinavian Airlines System Douglas DC-7C, LN-MOD, at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, August 1967. (Lars Söderström pic)

Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, circa 1910

The Hochbahn (elevated railway) is actually part of the U-Bahn and not the S-Bahn.  See the earlier post.

Russian locomotive stamps, 2021

 Prices in Roubles. The electric loco looks like an EP20 -- info

the beginning of Britain's High Speed Train era, circa 1976

Info

1930s Art Deco car styling art

Possibly AI generated.

cars in Lincoln, Nebraska, early 1950s

Present day view

impressive series of colorized pics showing American car / street scenes in the 1930s

 

1963 Rambler American 440 4-door

1958 Dodge Royal Regal Lancer

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'that big real book looks so good'

1952 Borgward Hansa 1800 Diesel advertisement

1953 Borgward Hansa trading card

Thrush pipes for vans ad, 1978

For fans of hot rods. The firm is still operating - website

Dutch railways vacation cards poster, 1936

Offering discounts on standard fares.

1934 Polish Fiat 508 promo art

 
Overtaking a horse-drawn cart. See earlier posts about Polish Fiat.

steam era Hungarian railway worker poster

"Railway workers, help the successful handling of autumn traffic by reversing quickly and without accidents."

1937 Fiat Topolino A

 

1947 BMW 321

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motorist life in Cuba art

by Alain Bertrand 'The Curiosity', available commercially as a limited edition print. Cuba is noted for its many 1950s American cars, but because of American sanctions, replacement parts are hard to obtain.

'I'm getting enough real books for many nights of pleasure'

1967 Fiat 600D

1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado

Diesels of the Desert: The Commonwealth Railways GM class, Australia

This 90 minute documentary gives a comprehensive look at how Australia's Commonwealth Railways developed the American EMD F7 diesel-electrics for Australian conditions (tighter loading gauge, lighter track) in the immediate years following WW2.

It also looks at the predecessor steam locos and other diesels in use on the trans-continental services.

Flyer Motel, Lumsden NZ, promo postcard, likely 1972

The tourist train began operating on 21 December 1971 and the distances being given in miles indicates it's before 1976 although metric conversion was well underway by 1974.

Today it is likely the Lumsden Motel which is very close to the former Lumsden station.

low flat car of the Southern Railway (USA)

Stanchions could be fitted on the sides.

1933 Chevrolet Eagle Sports Roadster

A still from the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

1939 BMW 327

(BMW pic)

Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge freight train, 1898

Seen on the Marshall Pass, Colorado. This is a Continental Divide point, about 10,800 ft (3300 meters) elevation.

And a related story:

South Korean locomotive and rolling stock stamps 2000 to 2003

'this real book looks so interesting'

Soviet Aeroflot poster featuring an Ilyushin Il-62

Late 1960s?  Info on this 4-engine jet which first appeared in 1963 here

trams, cars and carts outside Auckland GPO, 1920s

See earlier posts and of course, our books for more.

2013 Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 bus

Used in Auckland, NZ. 6.7L diesel engine, 38 seats, 8.7 tonne tare weight.

a fully functioning Batmobile for those who can afford one

For only $3 million you can own a Tumbler by Wayne Enterprises. It is accepting pre-orders, which will take about 18 months to manufacture. It will seat two people but it is not technically street legal.

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Chicago El (elevated railway) scene, 1970

 

Pennsylvania Railroad steam train art, late 19th century

On the Susquehanna River in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Budd company ad for passenger car stock of the 'California Zephyr'. 1949

 Obviously a scene in the Colorado Rockies.

old Seoul Station, South Korea

This was opened in 1925. The postcard is undated, maybe 1970s.  

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1957 Bristol 405 saloon