Siemens wins the contract for manufacturing and maintaining 9000HP Electric Locos for Indian Railways in a $3.2 Billion deal. India will have a completely electrified modern dedicated freight corridor by the end of this year1yr ⋅ milktanksadmirer ⋅ r/trains
Two ICE parts jointly connected between Frankfurt and Cologne. In Cologne split up into two trains to Amsterdam and Brussels.1yr ⋅ Jay-Em-Mo ⋅ r/trains
Having wedding reception at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, WI next June. Awesome room!1yr ⋅ craemerica ⋅ r/trains
Stadler coaches automatic track gauge change from 1m to 1.43m in Switzerland2yr ⋅ overspeeed ⋅ r/trains
What train is this and what is the barrel looking thing above the light?6mo ⋅ Conrailguy99 ⋅ r/trains
In the 60's Chevrolet shipped Vegas, due to their shortness, vertically. They were attached to the walls of custom wagons, which were then folded up. This allowed 30 cars in an 89 foot long wagon.1yr ⋅ VegetableWinner1807 ⋅ r/trains
1896 publicity stunt where a local bicycle club attempted to race the The Empire State Express1yr ⋅ NickelPlatedEmperor ⋅ r/trains
Chesapeake & Ohio, Seaboard System, and Southern Railway locos converge at the Richmond triple crossing, July 19834yr ⋅ jcarr2184 ⋅ r/trains
Why is the base under the two nearer tracks different from the one that's farther away?3mo ⋅ MuhammedAsafPhotos ⋅ r/trains
Locomotive No. 513 was in the roundhouse with a full head of steam and a hot boiler. A leaking throttle caused it to begin rushing forward on its own, Minturn, Colorado, 19131yr ⋅ NomadSound ⋅ r/trains
Today. LNER 4468 Mallard ran it's unforgettable 126mph speed run 85 years ago.11mo ⋅ Additional-Yam6345 ⋅ r/trains
Claremont & Concorde Railroad's two GE 44-tonners work together to muscle a boxcar up and out of the steeply-graded, sharply-curved spur to Coy Paper Mill in Concorde, NH on October 08, 1981. Photo by M. Leachman.1yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
A railway station in the Western Ghats mountain range in southern India2yr ⋅ meme_stealing_bandit ⋅ r/trains
All speed and no brakes - The Federal Express, January 15, 1953 - Pennsylvania RR, Union Station, Washington, D.C. No deaths, 43 injured .1yr ⋅ NickelPlatedEmperor ⋅ r/trains
Why, besides cost, don’t more subway platforms have platform gates, like this or higher for added safety?1wk ⋅ MSTie_4ever ⋅ r/trains
I genuinely cannot believe it. I thought for sure that after that massive wildfire that destroyed Lahaina recently would have INCINERATED the entire LK&PRR, but on a drive through the barren, burnt out streets...there's little ol' Oahu Sugar No. 5...standing there like nothing ever happened.9mo ⋅ 490hudson ⋅ r/trains
The last place one would expect to find a Swedish-built high speed electric X 2000 trainset: On the Soo Line's weed-strewn freight-only line towards Muskego Yard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 26, 1993. Photo by Mike Danneman.1yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
The FIAT Y 1060, an experimental EMU testbed for active tilting, at Trofarello in 19723mo ⋅ Historynerd88 ⋅ r/trains
I think I have found one of the strangest locomotives ever. The Swedish A locomotive. More info in comments,1yr ⋅ webb2019 ⋅ r/trains
Front End Friday: Metra F40’s poke their noses out of the shadows of the OTC train shed1yr ⋅ gr26ko ⋅ r/trains
One of the most unique High Speed Trains in the world, CRH2E-2463 double decker vertical bunk bed train set.9mo ⋅ Saturn_Ecplise ⋅ r/trains
A CP Train passes Three Sisters Peaks in Canmore on a winter morning.1yr ⋅ AlexanderJonesPhoto ⋅ r/trains
Colorised Photograph Of The Art Deco Style Mercury Train, Originally Taken In Chicago, (1936).10mo ⋅ _taske95_ ⋅ r/trains
Hey ladies...oh this? Yeah, it's a CSX operating hand book from the 70s😎6mo ⋅ SomethingTrains ⋅ r/trains
The streamlined New York Central's 20th Century Limited departing Chicago USA on a trial run in June 1938.2mo ⋅ Fresh_Road_8225 ⋅ r/trains
Why do Canadian train have a streamline on some but not all engines?8mo ⋅ MasterpieceCalm5774 ⋅ r/trains
Dinkey Engine, Northern Saskatchewan, Canada (approx 1920s). Hauled timber to the mill.1yr ⋅ optoph ⋅ r/trains
The sightseeing car on Amtrak’s Empire Builder. It was 2am and I was enjoying the peaceful atmosphere.11mo ⋅ Midnight_force ⋅ r/trains
A commemorative plaque for CN 3502. The locomotive that helped power a town following an ice storm. (Boucherville, Canada)2mo ⋅ Vehicular_Man ⋅ r/trains
What is the point of the pin (long pointy thing) on a Scharfenberg coupler?9mo ⋅ Foreign-Guidance-516 ⋅ r/trains
Greetings from Germany. This small town where I live in has to fight a flooding which isn't that common here but this year it's more than ever. The streets in this area are under water and the only way to leave the town is by the commuter rail.3yr ⋅ -_no_idea_- ⋅ r/trains
Sad day on the railway today in the UK! Paul the Station Cat has passed away. RIP little man1yr ⋅ LilyTheDawg1987 ⋅ r/trains
illustration of norways new long distance trains that are going to be built by stadler and are combined day/night trains some electric and some bimodal1yr ⋅ EspenLinjal ⋅ r/trains
my grandpa used to work on the railroads, we were cleaning out his house and found this! it's so cool1yr ⋅ The_Bobby_ ⋅ r/trains
Dale Creek Bridge, a iron bridge in Sherman, Wyoming, USA. A dangerous crossing that required trains to slow down to 4 mph. 18851mo ⋅ World-Tight ⋅ r/trains
The New York Central Railroad streamliner Mercury pauses at Syracuse City Hall on its way to Chicago, June 1936. Photo by Art Cornelius.1yr ⋅ Paul-Belgium ⋅ r/trains
Alstom Citadis trams operating through a flooded area in Melbourne, Australia1yr ⋅ TheAlphaHuskii ⋅ r/trains
I might become the new owner of Georgia Pacific #5 but it’s a big Maybe3mo ⋅ Albany_and_estern ⋅ r/trains
indoor train at doha airport.. its like.. i dont even care what happens for the rest of the trip1yr ⋅ sphagnum-moss ⋅ r/trains
In Oshawa, 1980: A Canadian National SW1200 traversing the streets (or rather, front yards).2wk ⋅ BoxBudget2684 ⋅ r/trains
Hate to be that guy but looking for some help identifying this steam locomotive.6mo ⋅ Captain_Wingit ⋅ r/trains
M62 locomotives at various stages of construction in the October Revolution Locomotive Factory in the Ukrainian SSR1yr ⋅ CillitBangGang ⋅ r/trains
Electric, steam and diesel power, represented by a PRR GG1, a C&O L-1 4-6-4, and a B&O EMD, all congregate at the jointly used Ivy City facilities in Washington DmcC in 19503mo ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Illinois Central E8A #4027 pauses at Champaign, Illinois with the northbound City Of Miami to get the insects cleaned off the headlight and windshields. Photo taken June of 1960 by J. Parker Lamb.1yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Over the Shinkansen's 50-plus-year history, carrying over 10 billion passengers, there has been not a single passenger fatality or injury on board due to derailments or collisions. Crazy stuff2yr ⋅ bruhchow ⋅ r/trains
What do you think is the worst livery? I argue it's Via Rails 'Just grey and the logo literally to big to fit on the side of the locomotive/car.'3mo ⋅ AshleyUncia ⋅ r/trains
Anyone know what this train car is for? Or hauling in it? It’s the first time I have seen one like this1yr ⋅ fnpigmau5 ⋅ r/trains
With a Conrail freight waiting in the siding, NJTransit GG1 #4877, repainted in it's original Pennsylvania Railroad colors, leads the Farewell to the GG1 special on the Port Road at Safe Harbor. The massive bridge at left is the PRR Atglen & Susquehanna Branch. Photo by Robert Palmer, June 6, 19813d ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
All the important strikes are illegal. That's HOW you know they're important. —— Nobody will move faster than congress to rectify the situation if their bluff is called. If they don't, we'll see a general strike. —— Rail workers hold all the cards. —— December 9th. Whatever happens. #RailStrike1yr ⋅ adbusters_magazine ⋅ r/trains
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian railways do all they can in the time of war1yr ⋅ NorthernSugarloaf ⋅ r/trains
Y’all ever seen one of the New York Central’s Streamlined Hudsons without streamlining?3yr ⋅ MrJackHass ⋅ r/trains