This was the VIA Rail Ocean at the Moncton, New Brunswick station yesterday

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This was the VIA Rail Ocean at the Moncton, New Brunswick station yesterday. The green cars are European cars originally intended for the proposed Nightstar service between England and Europe via the Channel Tunnel. This never happened, and VIA bought the half-completed cars and finished many of them into passenger cars. Since they have couplers that are incompatible with North American standards, they require adapters to couple up to cars like the Assiniboine Park seen here on the rear. The last green car is a "transition car" with a Nightstar-compatible coupler on one end and a knuckle coupler on the other. The baggage car at the head end has a similar arrangement so it can connect to the engines.

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This was the VIA Rail Ocean at the Moncton, New Brunswick station yesterday

Steam,Britannia Class,70013,Oliver Cromwell,back in action after repairs,GCR,Loughborough...

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Steam,Britannia Class,70013,Oliver Cromwell,back in action after repairs,GCR,Loughborough Central,16th June,2013.

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Steam,Britannia Class,70013,Oliver Cromwell,back in action after repairs,GCR,Loughborough...

CSX GE 7861 waiting on track 1 , trains are backed up waiting to enter yard in Garrett...

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CSX GE 7861 waiting on track 1 , trains are backed up waiting to enter yard in Garrett Indiana, there are other trains behind 7861.

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CSX GE 7861 waiting on track 1 , trains are backed up waiting to enter yard in Garrett...

Have you ever seen a fireless (!) steam locomotive? I did so in Chemnitz, Germany...

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Have you ever seen a fireless (!) steam locomotive? I did so in Chemnitz, Germany http://bit.ly/11Y2c9e

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Have you ever seen a fireless (!) steam locomotive? I did so in Chemnitz, Germany...

Today we are thankful for many things, but most of all we are thankful for you, our...

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Today we are thankful for many things, but most of all we are thankful for you, our loyal customers and fans. Thank you for riding! http://bit.ly/1aW4XPq

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Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

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Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

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Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

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Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

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Prussian P 8 in Leipzig

In album 2013-11-28

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BNSF Freight at Cajon Pass Summit with Snowy Peaks

Californian Cajon Pass triple track main line is a scene of serious freight railroading, even during the recession of year 2008. Huge freighters bring containers across the pacific to many harbors of the U.S. West coast and the two mighty railroads BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad take these containers inland to the bigger cities through the mountains. While many California scenes are stone or rust colored, this picture shows the rare beautiful snow cover on the mountaintops while the quintet of BNSF locos on the tip of the stack train trundle by.      
      
Picture: George Cataulin, February 2008.

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BNSF Freight at Cajon Pass Summit with Snowy Peaks     

Tehachapi Loop on the hot summers day

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Tehachapi Loop on the hot summers day
The Tehachapi area illustrates the rugged nature of the Western USA. When the west was conquered, the Tehachapi pass was one of the routes where the mountains could be crossed. The track was built in the 1870"s for the Southern Pacific Railroad. To accommodate the grade the track in the loop area goes around the valley floor and finally ascends on top of itself creating the famous Tehachapi loop!

Here a BNSF Railway manifest crosses itself on the Tehachapi loop. Notice the 5 huge diesels providing enough pulling power to help the train slowly across the terrain. 4rail.net has a lot of pictures of this train and around the loop area including Barstow and Bakersfield. More media will follow. We hope to have even some videos on the area added in the near future! 

Picture by John McKey 2008.

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Tehachapi Loop on the hot summers day

eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße...

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 eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße in Landsberg am Lech auf der Strecke Schongau-Landsberg am Lech 

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 eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße...

eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße...

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 eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße in Landsberg am Lech auf der Strecke Schongau-Landsberg am Lech 

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 eine als BR 293 umgebaute V100 mit Güterwagen am Bahnübergang Katharinenstraße...

Hello +Walter Parks and thank you for the invite

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Hello +Walter Parks and thank you for the invite. I grew up in a railroad family but never had the experience of working for Southern Pacific. Our town was a central station back in the day. Two hard working lumber mills and on the mainline from Seattle to LA. My great aunt used to work in the turntable house. In time, the mills closed, the Amtrak didn"t stop anymore, and the old depot was tore down. What used to be around 500 workers is to this day about 30. I have posted a few photos of tracks and trains of the area in another community so some of what I post here will be a repeat. Sorry in advance. I"ve loved trains all my life and now living in Germany, I get to experience a different level of transport trains and commuter trains. 
My grandfather was a powder monkey, my three uncles were engineers, my step father ran a Gradall (sp?) and several cousins were engineers. My opening photo is one of the old trestle from one of the mills that closed. This old spur is no longer in use and I"m afraid in time, the old trestle will fall.

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Hello +Walter Parks and thank you for the invite

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BNSF Freight at Cajon Pass Summit with Snowy Peaks

Californian Cajon Pass triple track main line is a scene of serious freight railroading, even during the recession of year 2008. Huge freighters bring containers across the pacific to many harbors of the U.S. West coast and the two mighty railroads BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad take these containers inland to the bigger cities through the mountains. While many California scenes are stone or rust colored, this picture shows the rare beautiful snow cover on the mountaintops while the quintet of BNSF locos on the tip of the stack train trundle by.      
      
Picture: George Cataulin, February 2008.

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BNSF Freight at Cajon Pass Summit with Snowy Peaks     

The CP mixed freight approaches in front of the majestic Castle Mountain Alberta...

The CP mixed freight approaches in front of the majestic Castle Mountain Alberta Canada
A huge freight train in the majestic scenery! Ken Storey captured this picture of the CP Gevo (ES44AC) number 8703 in front of the majestic Castle Mountain in Alberta Canada. See the train disappearing to the distance and imagine the sheer size of this huge castle shaped mountain! 

Storey has taken numerous pictures on the mountains of Canada and Western U.S.A. and steam traction in the landscape. In 2009 we will have new articles as well as his pictures on these to honor his work on capturing many views to remember on the digital film. 

Picture by Ken Storey.

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The CP mixed freight approaches in front of the majestic Castle Mountain Alberta...

Tehachapi Loop on the hot summers day

The Tehachapi area illustrates the rugged nature of the Western USA. When the west was conquered, the Tehachapi pass was one of the routes where the mountains could be crossed. The track was built in the 1870"s for the Southern Pacific Railroad. To accommodate the grade the track in the loop area goes around the valley floor and finally ascends on top of itself creating the famous Tehachapi loop!

Here a BNSF Railway manifest crosses itself on the Tehachapi loop. Notice the 5 huge diesels providing enough pulling power to help the train slowly across the terrain. 4rail.net has a lot of pictures of this train and around the loop area including Barstow and Bakersfield. More media will follow. We hope to have even some videos on the area added in the near future! 

Picture by John McKey 2008.

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Tehachapi Loop on the hot summers day

Premium Service for Premium Trains - Boarding the Hikari Rail Star

As super high speed trains are closing fast to match the airliners in travel times on short and medium distances between the bigger cities almost world wide (with the exception of U.S.), the services are picking up as well. You might think this picture was taken in the airport with airliner personnel boarding and the front of an airliner visible. However, the picture was taken on of Kioto-Hiroshima Shinkansen in Japan, the nation with a history of the "bullet trains" since 1964!

Picture by Timo-Jussi Hämälainen.

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Premium Service for Premium Trains - Boarding the Hikari Rail Star

The morning after snow storm a Sumpter Valley steam locomotive pulls two cars across...

The morning after snow storm a Sumpter Valley steam locomotive pulls two cars across the wilderness. You can almost feel the presence of the "Lost World" of the century before! Snow, blue skies, clean mountain air and an ancient steam locomotive… This picture taken by Ken Storey is a masterpiece with composition, use of the light and the subject. Sumpter valley is a living museum for old steam era vehicles. It"s located in Oregon, USA.

Picture: Ken Storey, December 2007.

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The morning after snow storm a Sumpter Valley steam locomotive pulls two cars across...

HMNZS Bathurst Minsweepers

HMNZS Bathurst Minsweepers, a set on Flickr.

Down by the old railroad tracks

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Down by the old railroad tracks

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Down by the old railroad tracks

Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta

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Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta. Canadian Pacific Railway was a sponsor of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and decorated 18 of its locomotives with a white slash and Olympic logo in 2008 (?). Once the Olympics were over, CP hastily painted over the logo (and eventually the white area) and this was the last Olympic engine I saw, in August 2010.

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Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta

Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta

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Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta. Canadian Pacific Railway was a sponsor of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and decorated 18 of its locomotives with a white slash and Olympic logo in 2008 (?). Once the Olympics were over, CP hastily painted over the logo (and eventually the white area) and this was the last Olympic engine I saw, in August 2010.

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Former Olympic engine CP 8876 in Banff, Alberta

In album Midland Railway Centre. Butterley. Derby’s

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