r/trains

the art deco ones from the 1930s used to look so cool, i wish we still used trains like that.

This is a GG-1 horn that my late uncle somehow got. My father had it willed to him when he passed and after 18 years we finally picked it up from his cousin who was holding onto it for us. It came off of locomotive #4930. I’m getting some pipes and ball valves and will see if she still blows soon.

Filmed this back in July and forgot about it until today. I was coming in on a regional train on the north side and caught this parallel arrival into Strasbourg.

Why did EMD and Union Pacific did they put a gap there and why not they just remove the gap or just the pathway with doors like its a hood door to keep it "hidden", Its a question only a few people in the world could ask

Hi all!

I'm hoping this is allowed here. I'm a student tasked with making a commercial for a school assignment using existing footage, and I've chosen to focus the video around Eurostar.

I'm using After Effects, so I'm looking for pictures that I can animate myself. The only issue is I really can't seem to find a picture of a Eurostar train in its full length anywhere, and I figured, maybe you guys on this sub know where I can find some?

I'm really unfamiliar with train models, so I've attached some pictures of the model(s) I'd like to use. If anyone knows any solid websites (I've tried iStock, Getty, Pexels etc.) where I can find some for free, or if anyone has any pictures I could use, that'd be wonderful.

Thanks so much in advance!

I swear to god, its as if trains are scared of me or something because as soon as I go to a crossing that a million trains pass through in a day, the railroads all of a sudden aren't 24/7 and I could be there for about 2 hours and not 1 train is even gonna think about coming to that crossing. I don't have a scanner or radio of some sort so I can't really track trains, but I can try to predict trains. I have so many examples of this that if I told you, we would be here until tomorrow.

posting so people can be excited without me getting overly excited while explaining the Big Boy to them

Quite the surprise to walk on to my platform at Zwolle and see this beauty. The 1927 BD 9107. Sadly didn’t get the chance to admire it for very long as it pulled out just as I walked alongside, but snapped a few pics.

Best place in Canada to spot old diesels. At least one per day.

You won't belive the hell i went through to snap this pic. The whole station is protected like an airport. The tracks are protected by a dense metal fence, that makes it almost impossible to take any photos. There are some holes large enough where you can stick your lens through it. I just lifted the camera above a brick wall at the end of the fence.

A short video of EIR 22 Fairy Queen, originally built in 1855, on a trial run after an 8 month long periodic overhaul.

Video extracted from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBQETcBCWgo

Credits to original creator.

picture by me

These are the Urquiza line Toshiba EMUs from 1973. They are beautiful and unique, and they have a nice roaring DC motor.