Preserved Steam Locomotive, Estonia

A preserved steam locomotive at the Haapsalu Railway Museum in Estonia.  The locomotive is  L-1646 built in Kolomna 1951.

Haapsalu Train Station, Estonia.

The Haapsalu Station building was custom designed, because the resort town was a favourite holiday site for the Russian Tsars. The complex has four parts – the passenger building, Imperial Pavilion, the colonnade connecting them, and a unique 216-metre-long covered platform. The first passenger train arrived in Haapsalu in 1905 and the last left in 1995. The old railway embankment has been rebuilt into a 50-km-long recreational trail. The discarded station It is today  a Railway Museum.

The Electric Railway in Estonia.

Elektriraudtee (Electric Railway in Estonian) is an Estonia railway operator of electric commuter trains in Tallinn and the surrounding Harju County in Estonia. It is commonly referred to as the Tallinn Suburban Railway because it transports commuters in and out of the capital city. Elektriraudtee commenced operations in 1924. This postcard shows a early view of the railway.

Steam Locomotive at the Haapsalu Railway Museum, Estonia.

This C 252-94 steam locomotive was used on the Keila - Haapsalu Railway which was in operation between 1905 - 1995. The line ceased operations in 1995. The Haapsalu Railway Station is now a Railway Museum and on display are several historical locomotives that were used on the line including this one.