Happy 73rd Anniversary to The Titfield Thunderbolt! #filmhistory #railways #britishrailways #railhistory

A group of Network Rail employees marching in a parade, carrying a large banner that reads "Network Rail and Proud" in front of the Trafalgar Theatre and near Trafalgar Square. They are dressed in colourful attire, celebrating PRIDE London.

🏳️‍🌈 We talk to our archivist about a project to record the stories of communities of railway workers under-represented in our history:

👉 www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/the-network-rail...

#LGBTHistoryMonth #RailHistory

🚂 Saturday: SoCal Railway Museum's Electric Railway Parade (in Perris).

This event "brings the Museum’s extensive electric railway collection to life with a rare showcase of operating passenger & maintenance cars traveling around the Loop Line.” www.facebook.com/southerncali... #railhistory

Thornaby On Track: Thornaby's Railway Heritage. Join me for a look at Thornaby's history, heritage, and railway life.
youtu.be/OiTMi6iyScg
#railway200 #railwayheritage #trains #locomotives #railhistory

I love how you can still tell the original route of the N&D's main here, even though the L&N later rerouted the main to the east.

#trains #railway #railroad #railfanning #railfan #CSX #athens #alabama #photography #railhistory

recreating Nickel Plate’s Abbott Yard, Buffalo, NY in H.O. scale

Random Photo of the Day
It’s cold out and my back is sore so keeping close to home and looking at my train layout 😊
#ModelRailroad #HOscale
#NickelPlate #AbbottYard #BuffaloNY #RailHistory #ModelTrains #RailwayModelling
#iPhonePhotography

TOMORROW – live on YouTube!

Join us for a conversation with Al Churella, author of The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 3: The Long Decline, 1933–1968. Hosted by Mark Rose and Marc Levinson.

🗓 October 10, 2025 – 9 a.m. ET
📍 On YouTube www.youtube.com/@businesshis...

#Bizhis #RailHistory

A steam train pauses in Syracuse, NY — 1936. A snapshot of America’s rail era: lifelines for passengers, freight, and local economies during the interwar years. #RailHistory #Syracuse #VintagePhoto

First for a century: new Essex train station to open The Eastern main line is to open its first new rail station for a century – in time for the 200-year anniversary of passenger trains

A new era for Essex rail! 🚂 A brand new station opens on 26th October, in the 200th anniversary year of the world's first passenger train. #RailHistory #Essex

The Final Voyage of the Chief Wawatam | Northern Michigan History On August 21, 1984, the Chief Wawatam made her final voyage, ending over 70 years of coal-fired ferry service across the Straits of Mackinac.

🚢 On this day in history: The Chief Wawatam sailed for the last time on Aug 21, 1984, ending 73 years of ferry service across the Straits. 💨🌊 #GreatLakesHistory #MichiganMaritime #OnThisDay #ChiefWawatam #RailHistory #StraitsOfMackinac #MaritimeMonday
🔗 northernmichiganhistory.com/the-final-vo...

Image with text at the top that reads: Wayback Machine Then and Now. Below are Wayback Machine captures of the amtrak.com website from December 19, 1996, alongside a capture of the same site from June 24, 2025.

🚆 Summer travel means road, air & rail. Amtrak's been online since 1995. By 1997 it was offering digital ticketing for U.S. train travel.

See how it began with the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/20250000...

#railhistory #travel #summertravel

OpenRailwayMap adds OpenHistoricalMap The next generation of OpenRailwayMap now sources its historical railway data from OpenHistoricalMap. ORM’s Infrastructure layer sports a new date filter. When you set it to any year in the past, the ...

The more modern branch of #OpenRailwayMap has started double-tracking #OpenStreetMap and #OpenHistoricalMap data. Finally – appreciate #AbandonedRailways in the proper setting!

forum.openhistoricalmap.org/t/openrailwa...

openrailwaymap.fly.dev

#RailMap #RailHistory

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The more modern branch of #OpenRailwayMap has started double-tracking #OpenStreetMap and #OpenHistoricalMap data. Finally – appreciate #AbandonedRailways in the proper setting!

forum.openhistoricalmap.org/t/openrailwaymap-adds-op...

https://openrailwaymap.fly.dev/ […]

On this day, 25th March 1807, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway became the world's first fare-paying passenger railway! #WelshHistory #RailHistory #Swansea (1/5)

What if the Pacific Great Eastern Railway had been rescued? By Allen W. McDonnellThis article was originally posted on Today in Alternate History (twitter) and the original article can be found there. Please check that blog for more like this.The Pacific Great...

Originally posted by @alternatehistorian.bsky.social and reproduced with permission: Allen W. McDonnell studies a #WhatIf involving #Canada and #RailHistory : what if the #PacificGreatEasternRailway had been rescued? #AlternateHistory #Railway #Railroad www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/what-if...

Built as a train trestle 145 feet over Koksilah River, Kinsol Trestle is now used by hikers and bikers. #railway #abandoned #train #visuals #hiking #trestle #railhistory #urbex #hikingtrail

From its muddy beginnings, Temple, Texas, grew to a bustling hub of rail, medical care and agriculture. Read more about the town’s big role as part of the BNSF network and rail history: bit.ly/40BgByt

#Temple #Texas #railhistory #BNSF

DPL Archive post: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1036755 #Colorado #RailHistory #1920s

Our Northtown facility in Minneapolis marks 50 years since its first railcar rolled down the hump. Home to 500 employees, it processes about 1,500 cars daily as a key gateway for agricultural and industrial products.

More: bit.ly/4giYPGg

#BNSF #RailHistory #Minneapolis #FreightRail

James J. Hill's vision for developing Oregon through rail transportation led to the creation of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) in 1905. Despite rugged terrain, opposition and World War I, SP&S helped drive growth in the Pacific Northwest. bit.ly/4iZp7zP

#BNSF #railhistory #PNW

Gears Of Industry Past

#natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #photography #art #artist #artwork #queer #queerart #queerartist #pride #queerhard #nikon #nikonz8 #travelphotography #landscapephotography #landscape #railhistory #railphotography #bnw #california #hwy395 #bishop

Before and after in Holt, #Norfolk: once a busy railway line on the Midland & Great Northern route, now the A148 road. A striking transformation from tracks to tarmac! #Norfolk #RailHistory #Holt

Excited to see that RWLD has joined Bluesky! Long may the #RailHistory and #LabourHistory discussions continue...

Explore an abandoned rail depot and its history in this new 10-minute film. Filmed on a rainy December morning, with rain pouring through the holes in the roof, reverberating in the vast space.

#industrial #postindustrial #decay #ruin #rail #railhistory #railarchitecture #audiovisual #film