A Typical Local Train in Belarus.

 

This is a typical local train hulled by a Diesel Locomotive in Belarus. 

Steam Locomotive in Belarus

A steam locomotive along the country side in Belarus. No more information is available for me to write about this postcard.

Brest Railway Station and Rail Road Museum, Belarus.

Brest Railway Station was built in 1886. The station was  damaged during  WW1 and WW2. The station was re-constructed between 1953 - 1957. It features a majastic waiting hall of the original design. From Brest there are direct  trains to Moscow, St.Petersburg in Russia, Kiev in Ukraine, Warsaw, Prague, Berlin, Paris. 

The Brest Railway Museum is the first outdoor railway museum in Belarus located in the city of Brest. It was opened in 2002. The museum displays various historical locomotives of Soviet and German makes.

Minsk Train Station, Belarus.

Minsk   Passazhyrski Terminal is the main passenger rail terminal in Belarus. It is sometimes called Minsk Ploshchad Lenina due to the metro station serving the terminal, or simply Minsk. The station was built in 1873. The initial wooden building was demolished in 1890 and rebuilt in stone. During  WW 2 Minsk railway station was completely destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1945-1946 and served until 1991. The new building (pictured here) as Minsk-Passazhyrski railway station was built between  1991-2002. Minsk Passazhirsky is the hub of national passenger transport. It is also servesy several international trains to and from Europe.

Nicolaevsky Railway Station, Polotsk, Belarus.

This is the old railway staion in Nicolaevsky which existed in the XIX century. It is no longer in existence today. The postcard is from 1987.