October 1976, the first InterCity 125 High Speed Train in regular service left Paddington station at 8.05 am with a service to Bristol Temple Meads. The last InterCity 125 High Speed Train in regular service left Plymouth at 6.57 am on 18 May 2019 with a service to Paddington.1yr ⋅ j3434 ⋅ r/trains
Switches give me huge anxiety. What if on a high-speed line the switch isn't configured correctly? What systems are there in place in the UK to make sure the track is correct for the incoming train?1yr ⋅ Taurusamazing92 ⋅ r/trains
Norfolk Southern GP18 #4 crosses a small wooden bridge on its way to work the Georgia-Pacific sawmill in Plymouth, North Carolina on a summer day in July 1973. Photo by Tom Sink.1yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Building on previous posts, how much would a locomotive like this cost for my backyard?7mo ⋅ SuprexmaxIsThicc ⋅ r/trains
I used a 5 second shutter speed for this image, to allow more light to enter.7mo ⋅ Steam_Train_Devotee ⋅ r/trains
Some drawings I did recently. Planing to do more drawings in the future and use them to create atlas. :)1yr ⋅ RandomCzechDude ⋅ r/trains
My train looks like an animation character that just got a faceful of snow2yr ⋅ Stone_Wings ⋅ r/trains
Can anyone tell me more on the Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-10-2 class locomotives?1yr ⋅ Southern_RR ⋅ r/trains
Indian Railways normal tracks' capacity vs dedicated freight corridor's11mo ⋅ chipkali_lover ⋅ r/trains
Today's communite involved what the conductor very proudly described as the biggest train to ever run in Belgium.1yr ⋅ danktonium ⋅ r/trains
Morants curve is very arguably one of the best places to photograph a train on the planet.1yr ⋅ OkStation3590 ⋅ r/trains
A Baldwin 25-ton Narrow Gauge Electric Shunter Moves Ore Cars into place on a Hulett Unloader, Preparing to Unload the Infamous SS Edmund Fitzgerald.1yr ⋅ Broad_Project_87 ⋅ r/trains
The brand new railway between Shangri-la and Lijiang just opened5mo ⋅ Extension-Radio-9701 ⋅ r/trains
That sure is a cool BR Class 09 shunting diesel. I wonder what its name is7mo ⋅ CarsPlanesTrains ⋅ r/trains
Wish I framed this a little better but I was just walking down the street with my phone in one hand and a coffee in the other, and the train just started to pull out of the station.2yr ⋅ jllauser ⋅ r/trains
Roundhouse workers preparing to get Lehigh Valley #135, a Baldwin VO-1000, out of the roundtable pit. Circa late 1940s.1yr ⋅ Giant_Slor ⋅ r/trains
The aftermath of today's collision in the Moscow Metro that left 5 injured. One of the trains is an exceptionally rare Yauza class.7mo ⋅ warmike_1 ⋅ r/trains
Since diamonds are a thing, here's a natrow gauge one (1000mm) from El Berron in northern Spain [OC]1yr ⋅ biologischabbaubar ⋅ r/trains
The most beautiful railway bridge in my opinion. Dudhsagar, Goa, India.1yr ⋅ Hello_Hola_Namaste ⋅ r/trains
This special-construction switch in the station of St.Polten/Loweraustria. It's one of a kind and also the most expensive switch in Austria.1yr ⋅ murka_ ⋅ r/trains
Im trying to build this in a game and i know the company isnt around anymore but i look on historic aerials and cant find it1yr ⋅ the_chaotic_nuetrul ⋅ r/trains
There's a Google 'street' view in Switzerland that's actually filmed on a flatcar2mo ⋅ NeonScarredSkyline ⋅ r/trains
Finally had a good interaction with a railroader instead of a glare from an old fart. I just want to take pictures of your cool trains that’s all.1yr ⋅ Foreleft15 ⋅ r/trains
If you ever had an question about Amazon's domination of commerce... Amsterdam, NY, USA9mo ⋅ jllauser ⋅ r/trains
Real leaders make their own path, especially when they don’t have working breaks to follow someone else’s.1yr ⋅ bruhchow ⋅ r/trains
Morants curve is very arguably one of the best places to photograph a train on the planet.3yr ⋅ 5impl3jack ⋅ r/trains
When a train hits a car or stopa how long does it take for the train to run its route again. Because that just happened.8mo ⋅ Torinado09 ⋅ r/trains
Flying Scotsman steam engine at London King’s Cross railway station, UK1yr ⋅ HighburyAndIslington ⋅ r/trains
Chattanooga Diesel Shop Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 18, 197411mo ⋅ NickelPlatedEmperor ⋅ r/trains
Unexpected, but happy to see it! (Sorry for horrendous pic, but didn’t have time)5mo ⋅ Trainman1351 ⋅ r/trains
If you were rebooting The Polar Express and had total creative freedom, what locomotive would you choose instead of PM 1225? Bonus question, what's the dumbest/weirdest locomotive you could choose to be the PE? Bonus bonus question, what magical properties does your version of the PE have?1yr ⋅ GaPSMAV ⋅ r/trains
What's this? My son asked me as I didn't know. On the Paddington main line into London1yr ⋅ theboyfold ⋅ r/trains
Was told to post this here! My wife is visiting a friend in Colorado and saw this rolling by.2yr ⋅ rhutanium ⋅ r/trains
Supertrain, The Failed TV Show that Bankrupted NBC. This Model Cost over $500,0004yr ⋅ Plethorian ⋅ r/trains
Freight trains, and bulllet train under an overpass in Kunming, China5mo ⋅ Extension-Radio-9701 ⋅ r/trains
Delaware & Hudson's two Baldwin RF-16s, #1205 and #1216, lead a railfan excursion along the shores of Lake Champlain in July of 1975. Purchased for scrap price by a power-starved D&H, the RF-16s became railfan favorites, even if they were reviled by crews.1yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Apparently one of the Siemens Chargers failed on Amtrak's City of New Orleans two days ago, resulting in an Illinois Central Death Star SD70 being called on for a rescue and leading the train over home rails at Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Nick Hart.1wk ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Why were pannier tank engines seemingly exclusive to the gwr, why didn’t other railways use this design?1mo ⋅ Turbo950 ⋅ r/trains
Allegheny Valley RR running through West Park in Pittsburgh this afternoon!3yr ⋅ _otterinabox ⋅ r/trains
Art Deco poster for the Flying Scotsman, 1930s. Why the apology to Southern Railway?1mo ⋅ NomadSound ⋅ r/trains
