Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL) engines

The 270-mile (430 km) line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August, 1986. The 223-mile (359 km) main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with branch lines from Paducah to Kevil and Mayfield, Kentucky and another from Cecilia to Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The PAL interchanges with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National (CN), formerly Illinois Central Railroad, in Paducah. In Madisonville, the line interchanges with CSX Transportation (CSXT).

Nearer the camera are a pair of EMD SW13 switchers (rebuilt locomotives produced at the IC Paducah Shops between 1971 and 1975, not a factory-new model) and further away a GP10, likewise rebuilt from a GP9.

'I love looking through real printed books'

ex-NZR Di 1102

Now restored and based in Ferrymead, part of the Diesel Traction Group collection.  Here it is seen in Palmerston on a run to Dunedin.  See the earlier posts on the Di class.

1926 Jewett Roadster Cabriolet

naturally with a mother in law seat!

Argentina tram stamps, 1977

 

cars in Gary, Indiana, 1950s

Approximate street view now

The city was established in 1906 by US Steel and thrived for a long time, but is now in a severe state of decline.  The peak population was about 175,000 in the 1960s, now it's about 68,000.

Workers' cars parked at the US Steel works, as well as unit freight trains, 1950s.

Approximate view today

Air NZ electric aircraft arrives in Wellington NZ

 

Air New Zealand’s electric BETA demonstrator which will be based at Wellington Airport over the summer. The start of a new era in electric aviation for the Capital? 

Google AI says: "Air New Zealand is actively testing the BETA ALIA CX300, a battery-electric aircraft, through a four-month "Next Generation Aircraft" program across New Zealand to create an operational blueprint for sustainable regional flights, with trials involving flights between Hamilton, Wellington, Blenheim, and other hubs, demonstrating quiet, zero-emission transport for short-haul routes. This initiative involves close work with partners like BETA Technologies and regulators to validate the aircraft's performance in NZ conditions, aiming to integrate electric flight for regional connectivity by 2030."

The front view looks rather like a seagull. (Wellington Airport pics)

when an NZR A class (left) and a Ub class banged head-on in Timaru

For lots of info on NZ railway crashes see the book Danger Ahead: NZ Railway Accidents in the modern era

traffic in Chicago, late 1930s

 

1973 Lincoln Continental

Romanian CFR class 41 electric locomotive

The Co-Co type Electroputere LE 5100, otherwise known as CFR Class 40/41/42, is a family of electric locomotives (separated by 3 classes) built for the Romanian Railways (CFR) for use on the Romanian electrified network. Over 1000 Class 40s were constructed, based on the SJ Rb, by Electroputere (EP) under ASEA license in EPs Craiova Works from 1967 to 1991.

Entering service in 1965, the Class 40 also operated on private railroads after the repeal of CFRs monopoly on rail transport. The vast majority of all the engines are still in service, as of 2020, having become an icon for the Romanian Railways.

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'yes, real printed books are much better'

Simplon-Orient-Express poster, 1926

See earlier posts.

early tourist steamboats on Lake Te Anau, NZ

 This may be the same vessel as in the pic below.

Circuit Zandvoort motorsport poster

Circuit Zandvoort, previously known as Circuit Park Zandvoort until 2017, is a 4.259 km (2.646 mile) motorsport race track located in the dunes north of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, near the North Sea coast line and 35 km (22 mile) west of Amsterdam. It returned to the Formula One calendar in 2021 as the location of the revived Dutch Grand Prix. This partnership with Formula One will end in 2026.

1953 Cisitalia 808XF Coupe Prototype

More pics and info

electric truck of the Central Brewing Co. of New York, early 20th century

This was located at 68th Street & East River and lasted from 1899 to 1933.

2013 Mazda Roadster

Mount Cook Airline British Aerospace HS748-347/2A

For lots of info, see the book The Aircraft of Air New Zealand and affiliates since 1940.

the SS 'Mariposa' Matson Lines luxury liner

Seen in Auckland. The 14,812 GRT ship was lauched in 1952 as a freighter, later converted in 1956 to a passenger liner.

For lots more see the book, New Zealand Maritime Images: the golden years.

on the Lincoln Highway, Indiana, 1926

"Packard passing cars and farmhouses 4 miles east of Fort Wayne, Indiana." -- Lincoln Highway Digital Images Collection, University of Michigan Library

'I much prefer a real printed book to an electronic device'

1934 SS1/Jaguar four light saloon SE

traffic in Baltimore, Maryland, 1960s

 

1955 Mercedes-Benz 170 S-V Diesel Pickup

using models in movie making

The movie not stated.  Judging from the pickup  truck, this was 1980s.. Today it would probably be done with AI.

'Retired Morris Truck' art

by Shirley Sutton, set in Takaka.

1972 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 1.6

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De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

Of Mt Cook Airlines.  For lots of details, see the book The Aircraft of Air New Zealand and affiliates since 1940.

1939 Triumph Dolomite convertible

 

Russian fire train car

Possibly based on a World War II-era Studebaker truck chassis.

'I'm shopping for real printed transport books as Christmas presents'

Albert Park, Melborne, F1 Grand Prix poster

This is a 5,3 km circuit first opened in 1953, closed in 1958, repoened in 1996, closed again in 2019 and reopened again in 2022.

Info and pics

Hercules K125 BW motorbike

This 123 cc German-made, air-cooled two-stroke motorcycle known for its military-inspired styling and rugged, no-frills design. Produced from the mid-1970s to the 1990s, it was a middleweight motorcycle in the German Bundeswehr (army) and is admired for its simple, analog mechanics.

a railway between Israel and the United Arab Emirates?

The map shows it going through Jordan and Saudi Arabia

A long-envisioned railway link between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is moving toward practical realization, following a visit by an Israeli delegation led by Israeli Minister of Transport, Miri Regev, to Abu Dhabi. The project has advanced quietly since the 2020 normalization agreements (the Abraham Accords), when the UAE expanded its Etihad Rail network westward to the Saudi border at Al Ghuwaifat. That line, operational since 2023, runs from the port of Al Fujairah to the frontier, where the tracks currently end.

The missing element is Saudi Arabia. While the Emirati section is fully built, the Saudis have not yet begun construction to connect their network toward Jordan and Israel. Both Israel and the UAE already operate modern rail systems, so the core focus now is planning the cross-border links needed to complete the corridor.

This effort integrates with the wider Gulf Railway initiative, a major GCC project intended to connect Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, and Oman through a unified regional rail network. The original target for initial operation is 2030. Israel and Jordan are expected to integrate into this system where diplomatic ties allow, creating a potential land bridge from the Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

the new 'Mainlander' passenger train service, NZ

 

The Southerner service from Christchurch to Invercargill ended in January 2002.

the Jaffa to Jerusalem railway

British uniforms and this looks like standard gauge track.

A Baldwin 2-6-0 locomotive taking on more water on a bridge on the 

Jaffa-Jerusalem railway at Battir in 1920.

The Jaffa–Jerusalem railway was built by a French company and inaugurated in 1892. The project was headed by Joseph Navon, a Jewish entrepreneur from Jerusalem  and the line is considered to be the first Middle Eastern railway.

The railway was originally built in 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge, later rebuilt to 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in) and then to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The line was operated by the French, the Ottomans and after World War I, the British. After its closure in 1948, it was re-opened by Israel Railways in 1949 as the Tel Aviv – Jerusalem railway,  although since 2019 this designation is instead used to refer to the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway – an electrified dual-track railway line constructed during the 21st century that employs extensive bridging and tunneling along a faster, more direct route between the two cities.

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Austrian E45 electric locomotive

This Bo-Bo type was built by Krauss-Linz (mechanical parts) and ELIN (electrical parts) between 1929 and 1931. Output was 1,300 kW (1,780 hp). They were reclassified as ÖBB Class 1145 from 1953.

A total of 16 units were built. After being phased out of regular passenger service in the early 1980s, the locomotives were relegated to shunting duties. The last remaining locomotive of the series, 1145.02, was saved from scrapping and is preserved as a museum locomotive in the Strasshof Railway Museum.

More info about the series

1936 GMC T-14 Panel Van

1928 Packard 443 Four passenger coupe

 

"This would be the fourth series Packard for 1928 model 443 which is a 143 inch wheelbase. This is one of the cars that is going back into hibernation now after our last event. Packard by 1928 were into their fourth year of the introduction of the eight cylinder engine. This engine design would improve over the years and continue to be their standard eight cylinder flat head straight it configurations up until the last year of the straight eight engine in 1954."

a comprehensive look at the Berlin S-Bahn system

 
Last year was the 100th anniversary of electric trains.  To turn on the subtitles click on the settings button.

'I like to have a real guidebook when I look around a transport museum'

"Yes, I wish I had a real printed guidebook."