Czechoslovak class 556.0, 2-10-0 type

With a similar appearnce to the DR class 52, a total 510 of these were produced between 1951 and 1958 and were used between 1951 and 1982 on freight trains, and occasionally passenger trains. They were not only the last new steam class built for CSD (Ceskoslovenské Státni Dráhi) but were the last steam locos to see service in Czechoslovakia. Above is 556 0271 with the Communist red star on the smokebox door (Rainerhaufe pic).

 

A night view of 556.5430 in 1970.

Ford GT40 replica

 

2001 Foden A3-8R truck and trailer

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steamship 'Otarama' in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, late 1890s

This was 3808 gross register tons and built in 1890 for British owners. Launched as the Sea King, she was purchased later that year by the New Zealand Shipping Co., and renamed Otarama. The ship was sold in 1902 to the Nelson Line and renamed Highland Ghillie.  For more, see our books.

steeplecab electric loco miniature model

by RMI Railworks

Short line and interurban railroads flourished during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Though the bulk of their traffic as passengers, distribution of local and mainline freight was also important. Delivery was most often accomplished by small electric locomotives. From the streets of Brooklyn and Kansas City to the fields of California’s Central Valley, these diminutive locomotives labored mightily for nearly 100 years.This highly detailed model comes with a working pantograph, 2 electric motors and paint of the Sacremento Northern #654, a 65-ton, steeple-cab, locomotive built by General Electric in 1930. It had 4 Traction motors of 212 horsepower @600 Volts DC, inside hung.

More info on the prototype, now preserved

1977 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar

"Before the Nissan Leaf, this tiny electric box was the bestselling EV since World War II. The Sebring-Vanguard Citicar was a response to the 1973 oil crisis, with lead-acid batteries providing a 40-mile driving range and a measly 2.5-hp electric motor limiting the car to a top speed of 40 mph [64 km/h]. While several thousand were sold, the Citicar didn’t find widespread success due to its limited usability. Its square silhouette also makes the first-generation Nissan Leaf look like a work of art."

(caranddriver.com)

early Varig airline poster, Brazil

The airline was established in 1927 so this poster is likely from that time. The German (Weimar Republic) flag represents the heritage of the operation: "Varig was an off-spring of the German trade company and airline Condor Syndikat, thus sharing the same origin as Syndicato Condor, later renamed Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul. Condor Syndikat gave the initial operational and financial support and for a short time Varig and the sister-company Syndicato Condor operated in partnership."

The monoplane shown on the poster wasn't the first aircraft though: "The first aircraft of VARIG was a ten-passenger Dornier Do J Wal flying boat, transferred from the assets of Condor Syndikat. This aircraft, named Atlântico, was also the first aircraft registered in Brazil as P-BAAA. Operations started on 22 June 1927 with a flight from Porto Alegre to Rio Grande via Pelotas. Varig inherited the route rights from Condor Syndikat which since 22 February 1927 had operated the service."

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1969 Commer D truck

 

It looks like a tanker, maybe for bitumen.

'I like to read a good real book that I can touch'

UP's Big Boy 4014 runs through North Platte, Nebraska

A screenshot from a live video on 10 June 2023.

This was how they looked like 70 years ago on the fronts of freight trains: a photo of 4004 probably taken in Wyoming:

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