May 2008

Preserved GS-4 locomotive 4449
Preserved GS-4 locomotive 4449
X20 on a preserved line in Victoria in 1994
X20 on a preserved line in Victoria in 1994
Diagram of chain-driven valve gear for steam locomotive, designed by Oliver Bulleid
Diagram of chain-driven valve gear for steam locomotive, designed by Oliver Bulleid
Ls40-5438 locomotive in Kościerzyna Railroad Heritage Park
Ls40-5438 locomotive in Kościerzyna Railroad Heritage Park
Coupling and connecting rod on a locomotive wheel, with counterweight
Coupling and connecting rod on a locomotive wheel, with counterweight
Steam locomotive instruments, Flaman Speed Indicator and Recorder at bottom.
Steam locomotive instruments, Flaman Speed Indicator and Recorder at bottom.
Works photograph of TGR locomotive K 1
Works photograph of TGR locomotive K 1
The collapsed Tay Bridge
The collapsed Tay Bridge
A C301 car in operation in 2006
A C301 car in operation in 2006
Indigenous liveried locomotive NR52 with AN2 in Melbourne, Victoria
Indigenous liveried locomotive NR52 with AN2 in Melbourne, Victoria
Three UP GEVO locomotives in Kansas in 2008
Three UP GEVO locomotives in Kansas in 2008
A Swiss-built Forney locomotive used on Finnish State Railways
A Swiss-built Forney locomotive used on Finnish State Railways
A section of metre-gauge line in Hanoi
A section of metre-gauge line in Hanoi
The Gran Capitán, FA's long-distance service to Misiones province
The Gran Capitán, FA's long-distance service to Misiones province
The Gresley valve gear and third cylinder are visible below the smokebox of this 4-12-2
The Gresley valve gear and third cylinder are visible below the smokebox of this 4-12-2
Preserved Chinese narrow-gauge Kowloon-Canton Railway locomotive No. 2227
Preserved Chinese narrow-gauge Kowloon-Canton Railway locomotive No. 2227
Forth Bridge at night
Forth Bridge at night
The first locomotive on the railway, arriving at Léopoldville in 1898
The first locomotive on the railway, arriving at Léopoldville in 1898
URC locomotives at Kampala station, Uganda
URC locomotives at Kampala station, Uganda
Soo 2719 operating in Two Harbors, Minnesota, in 2007
Soo 2719 operating in Two Harbors, Minnesota, in 2007
A Connex South Eastern service
A Connex South Eastern service
Locomotive N 110, equipped with booster engine
Locomotive N 110, equipped with booster engine
DB AG historic diesel locomotive V200 002 at Stuttgart main station
DB AG historic diesel locomotive V200 002 at Stuttgart main station
A Vauclain-type compound locomotive
A Vauclain-type compound locomotive
Thermic syphons, viewed through the firebox door
Thermic syphons, viewed through the firebox door