Let's go back in time..

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

Let's share some Good old Fashioned Videos and Photos hey?
NOTE:They do not have to be photos you took/videos you made.



It can be from anywhere, anytime, anything related to railways and trains!

 

[oknotsen]

How does 1878 - 1996 sound for back in time? Check out this topic I made with a bunch of links to pages on the website of the "Feijenoordse Meesters", covering a huge part of train history around the area I live in.

Showing just a few; check out that website / topic yourself for more.

Construction of the "Kijfhoek", the largest yard in the Netherlands:


Accidents happen:

Iron ore shipment:

 

[jlp1551]

Laying the track in the yard in the Netherlands looks just like laying track on a model railroad! Had me confused for a second:hehe:

 

[mp202]

Railroading here in Illinois back in the 90's on the Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad

And here is a Flickr group dedicated to the Illinois& Midland/Tazewell & Peoria and their predecessors.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/imrr-tzpr/pool/

 

[Bluewater]

Friday the 13th really messed up some people's days in Grass Lake, MI back in '79.

http://photos.mlive.com/citizenpatriot/2013/02/peek_through_time_1979_grass_l.html

--Bluewater, The Conrail Guru

 

[H222]

All of these pics were taken inbetween 1920s and 1980s

 

[Thai1On]

Here we have the largest Art Deco railroad terminal ever built. Cincinnati Union Terminal.

And for a special thanks to K&L Trainz.

 

[frogpipe]

These are cool, but how about some captions so I can tell what the **** I'm looking at....

 

[deadpoolmx55]

 

[ATSF854]

If time travel were possible, you wouldn't see me ever again :hehe:

 

[H222]

These are cool, but how about some captions so I can tell what the **** I'm looking at....

Picture 1 - Spencer St Station, 1972 facing outwards

Picture 2 - Spencer St Station, 1930s facing towards the city (Melbourne)

Picture 3 - Spencer St Station, 1983 facing towards the city

Picture 4 - Flinders St Station, 1960s

Picture 5 - Flinders St Station, 1960 facing towards Spencer St

Picture 6 - Jolimont Workshops, 1930s facing towards Flinders St

Picture 7 - Flinders St trackwork facing towards Flinders St

Picture 8 - Flinders St aerial, 1920s facing away from Spencer St

Picture 9 - Melbourne Hump Yard and Passenger Terminal, 1970s (it was getting smaller)

Pics 1-3 focus on trackwork here (yes, two different gauges, our yards are a nightmare 60s onwards such as here)

Pics 4-8 focus on trackwork here

Pic 9 focuses on here and here

 

[frogpipe]

Thanks!! That plus track diagrams! You go the extra mile.

EDIT: Now you've done it... any place where I can find a Legend for the signal symbols?

 

[H222]

http://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/sigsym.html

Anything else your highness? :hehe: The dashed line is standard gauge (4'8 - your gauge ) and the solid line is 5'3 (Man's gauge)

Jamie

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

Thanks all of you, this topic started out better than I hoped! I give huge thanks to Oknotsen for REALLY starting it out with a bang!