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Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦 @[email protected] · 2026-03-30 · 03:01 UTC

Glacier: Taming the Pass

The Canadian Pacific Railway's struggle to cross the Selkirks defined this park. Rogers Pass, at its heart, was notorious for deadly avalanches. This led to the construction of massive snow sheds and the Connaught Tunnel to protect the railway line. The park's history is as dramatic as its landscape. #Canada #GlacierNP #RogersPass #RailwayHistory 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)

#railwayhistory #rogerspass #glaciernp #canada

Railpage @[email protected] · 2026-03-10 · 03:26 UTC

Plans underway to celebrate Avoca rail milestone http://dlvr.it/TRP8bm #RailNews #Railwayhistory #Avoca #Maryborough

#railnews #railwayhistory #avoca #maryborough

Blast From the Ads! @[email protected] · 2026-03-03 · 17:02 UTC

1905 National Lines of Mexico: Iconic Vintage Drop

This advertisement beckons travelers to explore Mexico City, hailed as "The Paris of America," via the unrivaled National Lines of Mexico railway. Offering the shortest and quickest "Laredo Route" with luxurious Pullman service 🚂🌆

#nationallinesofmexico #mexicosgreatestrailwaysystem #laredoroute #mexicocity #parisofamerica #pullmanservice #travelmexico #1900s #edwardianera #retrotravel #vintagead #historicaltravel #antiqueprint #railwayhistory

#nationallinesofmexico #mexicosgreatestrailwaysystem #laredoroute #mexicocity #parisofamerica #pullmanservice

Chrono Matthias @[email protected] · 2026-02-07 · 07:54 UTC

Ich sprach mit einem Passanten. Der alte Rönneburger erinnerte sich noch an diesen Lokschuppen. Nice. https://mprove.de/chrono?q=53.44945,9.99159&z=17.87&t=18&m=RW023020390,,RW023020391&o=0.95&s=1

Update: 1 neuer Luftbildplan weiter nach Osten

#Eisenbahngeschichte #RailwayHistory #Luftbildpläne

#eisenbahngeschichte #railwayhistory #luftbildplane

Chrono Matthias @[email protected] · 2026-02-07 · 07:54 UTC

Ich sprach mit einem Passanten. Der alte Rönneburger erinnerte sich noch an diesen Lokschuppen. Nice. https://mprove.de/chrono?q=53.44945,9.99159&z=17.87&t=18&m=RW023020390,,RW023020391&o=0.95&s=1

Update: 1 neuer Luftbildplan weiter nach Osten

#Eisenbahngeschichte #RailwayHistory #Luftbildpläne

#luftbildplane #eisenbahngeschichte #railwayhistory

Chrono Matthias @[email protected] · 2026-02-07 · 07:54 UTC

Ich sprach mit einem Passanten. Der alte Rönneburger erinnerte sich noch an diesen Lokschuppen. Nice. https://mprove.de/chrono?q=53.44945,9.99159&z=17.87&t=18&m=RW023020390,,RW023020391&o=0.95&s=1

Update: 1 neuer Luftbildplan weiter nach Osten

#Eisenbahngeschichte #RailwayHistory #Luftbildpläne

#luftbildplane #railwayhistory #eisenbahngeschichte

Chrono Matthias @[email protected] · 2026-02-07 · 07:54 UTC

Ich sprach mit einem Passanten. Der alte Rönneburger erinnerte sich noch an diesen Lokschuppen. Nice. https://mprove.de/chrono?q=53.44945,9.99159&z=17.87&t=18&m=RW023020390,,RW023020391&o=0.95&s=1

Update: 1 neuer Luftbildplan weiter nach Osten

#Eisenbahngeschichte #RailwayHistory #Luftbildpläne

#luftbildplane #eisenbahngeschichte #railwayhistory

Anna Nicholson @[email protected] · 2026-01-29 · 13:24 UTC

This is a really lovely episode of Rail Natter! 🥰

Gareth Dennis talks to Ashlynn Hudson-Welburn of the National Railway Museum’s ‘People, Pride and Progress’ project, about queer histories within the rail industry.

The recorded personal stories from around 46:50 are very moving and worth hearing if that’s all you have time for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdZVaCGtXs8

Info on People, Pride and Progress: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/research-and-archive/people-pride-and-progress

#railways #history #RailwayHistory #QueerStories #LGBTQIA #Pride

#railways #history #railwayhistory #queerstories #lgbtqia #pride

David Allan @[email protected] · 2026-01-08 · 17:09 UTC

Not sure whether locals still refer to this location as 'Byer Bank', but that's what it was called back in the 19th century.
Across the road from the Copt Hill public house, visitors making their way to the nearby Bronze Age barrow historic landmark will probably recognise the location.
I had no idea it had a name, but an OS map dated 1896 has it marked as 'Byer Bank', although bank then, it wasn't used as a path/bridleway.
If you were standing here back then, you would be on the route of the Hetton Colliery Railway, a route that brought coal from the collieries at Elemore and Hetton, all the way up to Warden Law before gradually descending all the way down to the coals drops on the River Wear.
In fact, at one point, this looks to have been where two separate rail lines came together, the other one being the Rainton & Seaham Railway, coming in from the right.

#sunderland #sunset #winter #railwayhistory #houghtonlespring

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-24 · 17:23 UTC

This magnificent #viaduct carries the #TamarValleyLine over the river at #Calstock.
#photography #RailwayHistory #TamarValleyLine #TamarValley

#tamarvalley #railwayhistory #photography #calstock #tamarvalleyline #viaduct

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-24 · 17:23 UTC

This magnificent #viaduct carries the #TamarValleyLine over the river at #Calstock.
#photography #RailwayHistory #TamarValleyLine #TamarValley

#tamarvalley #railwayhistory #photography #calstock #tamarvalleyline #viaduct

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-24 · 17:23 UTC

This magnificent #viaduct carries the #TamarValleyLine over the river at #Calstock.
#photography #RailwayHistory #TamarValleyLine #TamarValley

#tamarvalley #railwayhistory #photography #calstock #tamarvalleyline #viaduct

Thomas @autisticphotographer · 2025-12-24 · 17:23 UTC

This magnificent #viaduct carries the #TamarValleyLine over the river at #Calstock.
#photography #RailwayHistory #TamarValleyLine #TamarValley

#tamarvalley #railwayhistory #photography #calstock #tamarvalleyline #viaduct

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-24 · 17:23 UTC

This magnificent #viaduct carries the #TamarValleyLine over the river at #Calstock.
#photography #RailwayHistory #TamarValleyLine #TamarValley

#tamarvalley #railwayhistory #photography #calstock #tamarvalleyline #viaduct

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-23 · 10:24 UTC

This one may just be the best picture I took showing #architectural features of #Paddington station.
#photography #architecture #RailwayHistory #GreatWesternRailway #GWR #travelling

#travelling #gwr #greatwesternrailway #railwayhistory #architecture #photography

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-23 · 10:16 UTC

An entire roof arch from the iconic #Paddington station.
#photography #Railways #travelling #RailwayHistory #GreatWesternRailway #GWR #architecture #design

#design #architecture #gwr #greatwesternrailway #railwayhistory #travelling

Thomas @[email protected] · 2025-12-23 · 10:12 UTC

A shot showing some of the classic roof at #Paddington station, originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the original #GreatWesternRailway for which it was the London terminus. Today trains run by another company of the same name serve the station.
#travelling #railways #RailwayHistory #GWR #architecture #design

#design #architecture #gwr #railwayhistory #railways #travelling

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦 @[email protected] · 2025-12-22 · 00:20 UTC

Glacier: Taming the Pass

The Canadian Pacific Railway's struggle to cross the Selkirks defined this park. Rogers Pass, at its heart, was notorious for deadly avalanches. This led to the construction of massive snow sheds and the Connaught Tunnel to protect the railway line. The park's history is as dramatic as its landscape. #Canada #GlacierNP #RogersPass #RailwayHistory 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)

#railwayhistory #rogerspass #glaciernp #canada

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦 @[email protected] · 2025-12-12 · 16:01 UTC

Glacier: Taming the Pass

The Canadian Pacific Railway's struggle to cross the Selkirks defined this park. Rogers Pass, at its heart, was notorious for deadly avalanches. This led to the construction of massive snow sheds and the Connaught Tunnel to protect the railway line. The park's history is as dramatic as its landscape. #Canada #GlacierNP #RogersPass #RailwayHistory 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)

#railwayhistory #rogerspass #glaciernp #canada