The Spiral Tunnels, British Columbia, Canada.

Canadian Pacific built the Spiral Tunnels which was opened for rail traffic in 1908 to reduce the grade of the track bed at Big Hill near Kicking Horse Pass in the Canadian Rockies. More than 25 trains pass through the Spiral Tunnels daily. It was declared a National Historic site in 1971.

Golden Spike National Historic Railway Monument, Utah, U. S. A.

The "Golden Spike" (aka "The Last Spike") is the ceremonial final spike driven to join the rails of the first Transcontinental rail road across the U.S.A connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific rail roads on 10 May 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah. Each year on May 10th, a ceremony is held at Promontory Summit where Union Pacific Loco No 119 and Central Pacific Loco No 60 (aka the "Jupiter") are drawn face to face.

A Railway Bridge in Finland.

Sendai Railway Station, Japan.

Sendai Railway Station is the major railway hub of the Tohoku region in Japan. It is a stop for all Akita and Tohoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan line, and major stop on both the Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line. The station was opened on 15th December 1887. It serves the largest amount of passengers in the greater Tokyo area.

Steam Locomotives - South Africa.

Steam Locomotives in Oulu, Finland.

These steam locomotives were in use upto 1967 in Oulu, Finland.

Nozomi, Japan

Nozomi is the fastest train service running on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan. The service stops at only the largest stations, with maximum operating speed of 285km/h.

Helsinki Central Railway Station, Finland.

Helsinki Central Railway Station is a landmark in Central Helsinki. It is also the focal point of public transport in Helsinki. Used by more than 200,000 passages a day, the building is one of the most visited buildings in Finland. It serves as the point of origin for all trains in the local VR Commuter Rail and a large number of the long distance trains in Finland. The station has 19 platforms.

Old Railway Station in Skopje, Macedonia.

This card is a reminder of what happened on 26th July 1963. It shows the remains of the railway station after the earthquake. It is today part of the Skopje City Museum. The railway station was originally built in 1938.

Accident at the Gare Montarnasse Railway Station, Paris, France.

On 22nd October 1895, at 4pm, the train (Loco 721) coming from Grandville at a speed between 40 - 60 KM per hour was unable to stop and smashed into a wall of the Montparnasse train station facade in Paris. It broke through the buffers of the railway tracks and continued on 15 meters beyond the tracks, coming to a hault at Rennes square.