2 - 8 - 2 No 104 Steam Locomotive of Fruit Growers Supply Company, U. S. A.

Photo: John B Hungerford

The cold, crisp air in Westwood, California sets off a plume of white steam as Fruit Growers Supply 2-8-2 No 104 goes about its business on this winter's day (Feb 1956) in the mountains. Its days are numbered, by the end of the year this whole operation at Westwood will be closed down, a remnant of the once mighty and affluent Red River Lumber Company. Bif 2-8-2 No 104 was one of the last acquisitions by Red River Lumber, arriving in 1943

Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia.

The construction of  the  Metro station at  Komsomolskaya  began on May 1933, and opened the same month two years later in 1935. The station was built with an unusual upper gallery above the platform on the Sokolnicheskaya Line (line № 1) to help the rush of people. One of the architect of the project wrote that the station has been thought as one of the busiest one in Moscow and the gate of the city for many visitors, so it needed to be designed as to give the best first impression of the capital as possible.

Snaefell Mountain Railway, Isle of Man.

 

Photo: Albert Lowe

Snaefell Mountain Railway Tramcar No 3 near Bungalow Station on 6th December 1994 during trials in preperation for Snaefell Mountain Railway Centenary in 1995.
This postcard is one of 3000 limited edition postcards.

Estrada De Ferro, Brasil.

The Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil was one of the principal railways of Brazil, uniting the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais.  The steel bridge is located in Ponte Sao Joao along the railway line.

Steam Locomotive 03 - 131, Germany.

Photo: M. Pohlmann

 

Preserved steam locomotive from 1933, nr 03-131. Photographed in 2005, the locomotive is on display at German Steam Locomotive Museum at Neuenmarkt. Known as The Little 01, in 1972 the tender of this locomotive was painted with the Olympic Rings and was stationed at the Munich Main Railway Station during the Summer Olympics  of 1972.

Colorado & Southern # 9950-A, U.S.A.

Elegant Colorado & Southern Locomotive # 9950 - A, a stainless steel E 5 class locomotive hold "Texas Zephyr" for boarding in this gleaming night. Sadly fewer than a dozen sleek E5's were ever built, all before WW II, and all for Burlington Railroads.

Chamborigaud Viaduct, France.

Chamborigaud in Southern France  is known for the stunning viaduct, designed by Charles Dombre, the construction of which ended in 1867. Unlike most other bridges of this type, the curve of the Viaduct of Chamborigaud faces upstream. The Clermont Nimes Railway lines run over this viaduct.

Narrow Gauge Steam Railway, Isle of Man.

Photo by Andy North.

The Isle of  Man is a narrow gauge steam-operated railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin in the Isle of Man. The line is 3 feet narrow gauge and 15.3 miles long. It uses original rolling stock and locomotives and there are few concessions to modernity. The steam train is passing through  Port Soderick on its journey.

Paintings of Historic Locomotives and Carrages, Taiwan.

Historic Locomotives and Carrages used by Taiwan Railways in the early 1900's.

Steam Locomotive in Rural Poland.

Steam Locomotive LAS 49 - 3343 on a narrow gauge railway line in Poland. The steam locomotive has been preserved and is on display.