Why is this “siding” here at the UofW iON LRT station in Waterloo, Ontario?1yr ⋅ Flimflamsam ⋅ r/trains
I’m a VIA Rail Canada on train services employee recently trained on the new Venture fleet from Siemens. Ask me your questions and I’ll answer non-confidential information! (Photo credit : Siemens)1yr ⋅ ServeInfinite ⋅ r/trains
Burlington Northern's Morrison-Knudsen-rebuilt E9AMs lay over in the commuter yard at Aurora, Illinois, on June 8, 1991, a little over a year before they were retired.2yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
is it normole for a train to have its pantograph up while in the yard? all the other locomotives have them down.1yr ⋅ Mallardduckquick ⋅ r/trains
What’s your favourite train station name? Firenze Santa Maria Novella is a name that I absolutely adore.6mo ⋅ phaiyez ⋅ r/trains
ATSF 32L (F3A) with Train 23, The Grand Canyon, with only 1 baggage car and 2 chair cars leaving Dearborn Station, Chicago, IL on February 6, 1968.11mo ⋅ 4morebeers ⋅ r/trains
Growing up, I had only ever seen video of the famed Norfolk and Western J-Class 611. Today I visited the VA Museum of Transportation and I finally got to see this beauty in person.5mo ⋅ JimWest92 ⋅ r/trains
The Goderich–Exeter Railway's 1937 Russell Plow waits for the next lake effect streamer2yr ⋅ TheAlecDude ⋅ r/trains
Can American diesel engines be modified to fit the British loading gauge?3mo ⋅ Excelsior1985 ⋅ r/trains
Does anyone know the story of why Wisconsin Central 3008 looks like this? How do you mess up this badly when putting panels on the long hood?1yr ⋅ Zombiehunter2_0 ⋅ r/trains
What is this, and what is/was it used for? It's parked up in Shenfield, Essex (UK).1yr ⋅ c_dug ⋅ r/trains
TEM18 192 and 204 passing Vaivara railway station on its way to Baltic oil shale power plant2yr ⋅ anOniOnymOOse ⋅ r/trains
B&O local over Massachusetts Ave, Bethesda, MD, circa 1977. Currently the only known photo of a train on this particular bridge.1yr ⋅ Difficult_Plastic852 ⋅ r/trains
What the hell is up with the Southern Railroad Of New Jersey? Why are there plants on the side of the train?2yr ⋅ NJTEngineer ⋅ r/trains
100 mph! 100 years! Flying Scotsman! Railfans across the globe are celebrating her 100th anniversary! A celebration towards the engine herself, and those who kept her going all these years from her designer and owners! We are more than grateful to have her around with us today! Happy Birthday Girl!1yr ⋅ Cara980 ⋅ r/trains
So I was thinking about why locomotives are so different in other countries where as cars, aircraft and ships look similar everywhere else in the world, so just wondering why this kind of thing not happened yet:1yr ⋅ Cara980 ⋅ r/trains
One curiosity I had about the ICE-TD diesel train is where was the engine located ? It doesn’t look like there's much space for an ICE engine and I'm wondering where it has been placed.11mo ⋅ Left-Cap-6046 ⋅ r/trains
A gift my train-loving grandfather gave me several years ago, the railroad spike is from the Chatanooga railroad.3yr ⋅ General-MacDavis ⋅ r/trains
I just realized this today but why does the Bombardier/Alstom TRAXX have F O U R P A N T O G R A P H S, especially when most locomotives utilize the standard two pantographs?!!!!!!1111111113mo ⋅ Shadow_The__Edgelord ⋅ r/trains
3ТЭ28 prototype, Russia. Serial production scheduled to start this year1yr ⋅ manfromrussia7 ⋅ r/trains
Why are there gaps of 1 container tall in between 2 tall stacks? Do they just drop them off individually at different places?1wk ⋅ CraftyFoxeYT ⋅ r/trains
I’m making a game where you drive your train to safety in the zombie apocalypse. It is 2D pixel art and my drawing skill is average, but if you can think of a loco that should be in my game, and the engine sound, then do point me in that direction. I have EMD GT26 and Big Boy sounds in game.1yr ⋅ GTGD ⋅ r/trains
What was the advantage of the Banjo style dome on Gresley's LNER locomotives?1yr ⋅ HypridElastiAccord27 ⋅ r/trains
I built a 1ft 11.5in gauge cart and rail in our driveway. Custom made the cart and track myself from scrap lying around.3yr ⋅ skyminer7 ⋅ r/trains
What is the purpose of those angled pieces, and what are they called? Bonus points if you can name this railway.2yr ⋅ getthejpeg ⋅ r/trains
'Big Boy' being gently shipped through central Wyoming, USA, on its way to restoration in Cheynenne1yr ⋅ niteFlight ⋅ r/trains
Illinois Railway Museum's 25-ton Plymouth is dwarfed by the single car it switches3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Went to the orhc today and saw the 4449 for the first time in nearly a decade.1yr ⋅ 99e36boi ⋅ r/trains
Reading #2101 in her Chessie Steam Special guise exits Graham Tunnel and crosses the Potomac River on the old Baltimore & Ohio Magnolia Cutoff.3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Spain’s AVE series 112, commonly called ‘pato’ because of it’s beak shaped front1yr ⋅ WillingShelf ⋅ r/trains
Canadian Pacific 4-6-0 Number 694, it fell into lake superior in 1910 and has been there ever since2yr ⋅ LiansAccount ⋅ r/trains
Rio Grande in Tabernash, Colorado, original 1964 Kodachrome slide.1yr ⋅ johnsinternetsales ⋅ r/trains
Old and ancient regional trains besides each other at Freudenstadt main station, Germany. More info in comments.1yr ⋅ TheToaster09 ⋅ r/trains
The lead-shielded locomotive, a unique engine used to transport nuclear devices from a testing facility. That front window is double-paned, oil filled, and about 4 feet thick.3yr ⋅ Curious_Ad_6082 ⋅ r/trains
Seen on the Amtrak Lakeshore limited to Albany this am in Cleveland Ohio. Son was told. The dining car is broken. Here is a voucher. Train was an hour late leaving. I watch him leave and see past the mail car a sleeper and private pullman dining car. Hmmm.. interesting.7mo ⋅ TheSquirrelCuisine ⋅ r/trains
What's the purpose of this? It doesnt seem like passengers will be able to go through it even the train is double unit since they'll have to go through the cab.1yr ⋅ kimdro33 ⋅ r/trains
I see unpowered rails get replaced all the time but what about third rails? How often do they generally need replacing and what are signs that they need to be replaced.1yr ⋅ bruhchow ⋅ r/trains
A Pennsylvania Railroad B1 electric, #3913, switches a railway post office car at Sunnyside Yard.3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Ran into Doctor Yellow at Hakata. Platforms on both sides full of everyone trying to snap photos, kids to adults.1yr ⋅ sidewinderaw11 ⋅ r/trains
A rather angry looking Siemens Mireo headed south towards its final destination at Freiburg (Breisgau) main station, Germany1yr ⋅ TheToaster09 ⋅ r/trains
Found this thing sitting in the backyards of our railway station, any1 know what it was?1yr ⋅ Lego_Tree_90 ⋅ r/trains
What are the concentric flares seen on the inside of freight car wheels (especially really old ones)?1yr ⋅ _otterinabox ⋅ r/trains
New York Central #1823 moving a freight across Genesee Street in Utica, New York on the West Shore Railroad. Despite crossing a busy 4-lane road, there remained no crossing protection there right up to its abandonment in 1971. The head brakeman would have to detrain, flag traffic and then reboard.3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Would anyone know where this rail curve is? Only info I have on this is that it's romania and the locomotive is CFR 80-0272-77mo ⋅ Galaxy_games_offical ⋅ r/trains
SJ train from Stockholm to Hamburg ( can you tell me the name of this train?? )1mo ⋅ Future-Session-3551 ⋅ r/trains
Reading #2102 at Tamaqua, PA on a Philadelphia–Schwenksville trip on Sept. 19, 1964.3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
Chessie System GP30. Im sorry but i love the sleepy kitty. Seriously wish CSX would do a Chessie Heritage Unit.1yr ⋅ Emotional-Aerie-530 ⋅ r/trains
On July 3, 1938, a world speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h).3yr ⋅ Paul-Belgium ⋅ r/trains
Atlanta & West Point #290 passes a MARTA train during the big Lima-built Pacific's short-lived and troubled excursion career on the New Georgia Railroad.3yr ⋅ N_dixon ⋅ r/trains
The PRR K4 Class 4-6-2 Broadway Limited alongside a Studebaker convertible (1939)2yr ⋅ Wisdomized ⋅ r/trains
When the railfan and the Gun enthusiast team up for the school project3yr ⋅ Held_Der_Steine ⋅ r/trains
Grand Canyon Railway Alco Units just north of the Grand Canton Station (Any idea what type they are?)1yr ⋅ RaritanBayRailfan ⋅ r/trains
Continuing my series of pictures from Klondike. The west bound intermodal is passing through the curve. making lots of noise, and providing a picturesque scene for me. BNSF Needles sub, on Ash Hill east of Ludlow, San Bernardino Co, Calif. Sept 20171yr ⋅ Greendragons38 ⋅ r/trains
