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This is an archive of article summaries that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2017. For past archives, see the complete archive page.


Week 52, 2016
December 25, 2016 - January 1, 2017
JR East Holiday Rapid Kamakura train
JR East Holiday Rapid Kamakura train

A JR East 115 series Holiday Rapid Kamakura train waits at an unidentified station in April 2007.

Recently selected: Aqaba Railway - tracks at Enoshima Station - RhB rotary snowplow


Week 1
January 2 - January 8
"City of San Francisco" arrives at San Francisco
"City of San Francisco" arrives at San Francisco

The new (left) and original (right) City of San Francisco trains, here noted as the first and second sections, respectively, are ready for passengers to board at Oakland Pier Terminal station for the new train's inauguration on January 2, 1938. The route was a joint operation of Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Chicago and North Western until 1955; the eastern portion was then shifted to the Milwaukee Road and the route continued to operate until 1971.

Recently selected: Holiday Rapid Kamakura - Aqaba Railway - tracks at Enoshima Station


Week 2
January 9 - January 15
Gotthard Base Tunnel interior
Gotthard Base Tunnel interior

As the construction for the Gotthard Base Tunnel neared completion in 2016, Swiss Federal Railways ran special Gottardino trains into the tunnel to show it to the public. This view is out the control cab at the Sedrun emergency stop platform in the eastern tube.

Recently selected: City of San Francisco inauguration - Holiday Rapid Kamakura - Aqaba Railway


Week 3
January 16 - January 22
KTZ passenger train
KTZ passenger train

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy 2TE10U class diesel locomotive number 307 pulls passenger train number 369FJ from Tashkent to Novosibirsk, seen here between Zhetygen and Kapchagay, Kazakhstan, in 2012.

Recently selected: Gotthard Base Tunnel - City of San Francisco inauguration - Holiday Rapid Kamakura


Week 4
January 23 - January 29
East African Railways train
East African Railways train

East African Railways 54 class steam locomotive no. 5402 pulls a passenger train at Limuru, Kenya, before 1955. The class was originally known as the Kenya-Uganda Railway EC4 class.

Recently selected: KTZ passenger train - Gotthard Base Tunnel - City of San Francisco inauguration


Week 5
January 30 - February 5
TCDD passenger train
TCDD passenger train

A westbound TCDD passenger train, pulled by doubleheaded DE24000 class diesel locomotives, crosses Bridge 98 near Türkmentepe in 2015.

Recently selected: East African Railways 54 class locomotive - KTZ passenger train - Gotthard Base Tunnel


Week 6
February 6 - February 12
Jungang Line
Jungang Line

Two EL 8000 class electric locomotives pull a passenger train on a spiral of the Jungang Line near Wonju, South Korea, circa 1980. The Baecheok Bridge is visible in the background.

Recently selected: TCDD passenger train on bridge - East African Railways 54 class locomotive - KTZ passenger train


Week 7
February 13 - February 19
Kosovo Railways tourist train
Kosovo Railways tourist train

A tourist train, headed by a NOHAB diesel locomotive, formerly NSB Di 3 class, crosses a bridge over the Klina river east of Klinë, Kosovo, en route from Fushë Kosovë in 2014.

Recently selected: Jungang Line - TCDD passenger train on bridge - East African Railways 54 class locomotive


Week 8
February 20 - February 26
CP Regional train
CP Regional train

Two Class 1400 locomotives, numbers 1427 and 1415, pull a CP Regional passenger train on the Porto-Pocinho route in 2014.

Recently selected: Kosovo Railways tourist train - Jungang Line - TCDD passenger train on bridge


Week 9
February 27 - March 5
SNCF freight train in Belgium
SNCF freight train in Belgium

SNCF diesel locomotive number 1616 leads a train of empty flatcars near Ekeren, Belgium, in 2009.

Recently selected: CP Regional passenger train - Kosovo Railways tourist train - Jungang Line


Week 10
March 6 - March 12
DMU at Vinnytsia
DMU at Vinnytsia

Ukrainian Railways diesel multiple unit DR1A-292 makes a station stop at the Vinnytsia, Ukraine, railway station in July 2015.

Recently selected: SNCF freight train - CP Regional passenger train - Kosovo Railways tourist train


Week 11
March 13 - March 19
Freight train in Ukraine
Freight train in Ukraine

Southwestern Railways diesel locomotive TEM2M-063 shunts freight cars at Vinnytsia railway station, Ukraine, in 2013.

Recently selected: Ukrainian Railways DMU - SNCF freight train - CP Regional passenger train


Week 12
March 20 - March 26
CFL 3608 at Ettelbruck station
CFL 3608 at Ettelbruck station

Preserved CFL 3608, a Class 3600 electric locomotive, pulls an excursion train into Ettelbruck railway station in 2014.

Recently selected: Shunting cars in Ukraine - Ukrainian Railways DMU - SNCF freight train


Week 13
March 27 - April 2
A freight car in Madagascar
A freight car in Madagascar

A sole goods wagon sits at Madarail's Manjakandriana railway station, Madagascar, in 2013.

Recently selected: CFL 3608 excursion train - Shunting cars in Ukraine - Ukrainian Railways DMU


Week 14
April 3 - April 9
20th Century Limited
20th Century Limited

New York Central Railroad's 20th Century Limited departs Chicago's LaSalle Street Station behind streamlined steam locomotive Commodore Vanderbilt on February 22, 1935.

Recently selected: goods wagon at Manjakandriana - CFL 3608 excursion train - Shunting cars in Ukraine


Week 15
April 10 - April 16
Japan Rail Freight on the Biwako Line
Japan Rail Freight on the Biwako Line

A Japan Rail Freight train rounds a curve on the Biwako Line in April 2014.

Recently selected: 20th Century Limited - goods wagon at Manjakandriana - CFL 3608 excursion train


Week 16
April 17 - April 23
Narrow gauge railroading in Mexico
Narrow gauge railroading in Mexico

Narrow gauge Nacionales de México passenger train number 128 makes its way through the dual gauge San Lazaro yard in Mexico City in 1966 as F.C.I. (Ferrocarriles Interoceanico) 2-6-0 #60 waits on a nearby track.

Recently selected: Biwako Line freight train - 20th Century Limited - goods wagon at Manjakandriana


Week 17
April 24 - April 30
Moldovan trains
Moldovan trains

Train 642 running from Chișinău to Odesa overtakes a D1 diesel multiple unit train just outside Chișinău, Moldova, in 2013.

Recently selected: NdeM narrow gauge train - Biwako Line freight train - 20th Century Limited


Week 18
May 1 - May 7
Funicular to Monte Carlo
Funicular to Monte Carlo

A post card view showing a steam locomotive powered rack railway train on the grade near La Turbie connecting Monte Carlo to Le Grand Cintre before 1914.

Recently selected: Moldovan passenger trains - NdeM narrow gauge train - Biwako Line freight train


Week 19
May 8 - May 14
Freight yard in Ulan-Ude, Russia
Freight yard in Ulan-Ude, Russia

A large number of freight cars are sorted at a classification yard in Ulan-Ude, Russia.

Recently selected: rack railway in Monte Carlo - Moldovan passenger trains - NdeM narrow gauge train


Week 20
May 15 - May 21
Bridge construction
Bridge construction

Workers and dignitaries pause for a photograph during construction of the narrow-gauge railway bridge on the River Zeta in Nikšić, Yugoslavia, (now in Montenegro) in 1938.

Recently selected: freight yard in Russia - rack railway in Monte Carlo - Moldovan passenger trains


Week 21
May 22 - May 28
ONCF Z2M between Sidi Kacem and Meknes
ONCF Z2M between Sidi Kacem and Meknes

An ONCF Z2M double decker electric multiple unit train on the line from Sidi Kacem to Meknès, Morocco, in 2010

Recently selected: railway bridge construction in Yugoslavia - freight yard in Russia - rack railway in Monte Carlo


Week 22
May 29 - June 4
Passenger train on pier with cruise ship
Passenger train on pier with cruise ship

Passengers transfer on a pier in Mozambique from a cruise ship to a passenger train waiting for them circa 1929.

Recently selected: ONCF passenger train - railway bridge construction in Yugoslavia - freight yard in Russia


Week 23
June 5 - June 11
Train on the River Kwai Bridge
Train on the River Kwai Bridge

A modern passenger train on the Burma Railway crosses the River Kwai bridge in 2015. This bridge was immortalised by Pierre Boulle in his book and the film based on it, The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Recently selected: passengers transferring from ship to train - ONCF passenger train - railway bridge construction in Yugoslavia


Week 24
June 13 - June 18
A VL13 class locomotive switching cars at an industry
A VL13 class locomotive switching cars at an industry

A VL13 class diesel locomotive shunts some tank cars at Murau on the 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge Mur Valley Railway in 2006.

Recently selected: River Kwai bridge - passengers transferring from ship to train - ONCF passenger train


Week 25
June 19 - June 25
EMU in the Netherlands
EMU in the Netherlands

A train composed of two three-section "koplopers" (class ICM), numbers 4091 and 4057, operate on an InterCity service between Groningen and Utrecht Centraal, approaching the Noorderzanddijk level crossing in Haren, the Netherlands, in January 2016.

Recently selected: Mur Valley Railway - River Kwai bridge - passengers transferring from ship to train


Week 26
June 26 - July 2
Two locomotives in New Zealand
Two locomotives in New Zealand

KiwiRail DX class diesel locomotive number 5486 and DXC class number 5356 await their next assignment at Picton, New Zealand, in 2010.

Recently selected: NS passenger train - Mur Valley Railway - River Kwai bridge


Week 27
July 3 - July 9
NSB Class 73 near Dombås
NSB Class 73 near Dombås

A Norges Statsbaner (NSB) Class 73 passenger train traverses the Dovrebanen between Dombås and Fokstua, Norway, in winter 2009.

Recently selected: New Zealand DX and DXC class locomotives - NS passenger train - Mur Valley Railway


Week 28
July 10 - July 16
KCR train at Karachi City Railway Station
KCR train at Karachi City Railway Station

A Karachi Circular Railway train stands at Karachi City railway station, Pakistan, in 2012.

Recently selected: NSB class 73 - New Zealand DX and DXC class locomotives - NS passenger train


Week 29
July 17 - July 23
Panama Railroad in 1992
Panama Railroad in 1992

Panama Railroad locomotive number 901 works switching flatcars carrying intermodal containers in 1992.

Recently selected: Karachi Circular Railway - NSB class 73 - New Zealand DX and DXC class locomotives


Week 30
July 24 - July 30
two-car rolling stock of the Posadas-Encarnación train in 2014
two-car rolling stock of the Posadas-Encarnación train in 2014

One of the two-car trains of the Posadas-Encarnación International Train connecting Argentina and Paraguay makes its station stop at Posadas in December 2014.

Recently selected: Panama Railroad - Karachi Circular Railway - NSB class 73


Week 31
July 31 - August 6
FCCA freight in Peru
FCCA freight in Peru

Ferrocarril Central Andino locomotive number 1001, a GE C30-7, leads a train at about 4,710 metres (15,450 ft) above mean sea level that has nearly reached the summit on its way from Lima to La Oroya in July 2013

Recently selected: Posadas-Encarnación International Train - Panama Railroad - Karachi Circular Railway


Week 32
August 7 - August 13
CP 4708 pulls a container train
CP 4708 pulls a container train

CP 4708, a Class 4700 electric locomotive, pulls a train consisting of intermodal containers on flatcars in June 2016.

Recently selected: FCCA freight train - Posadas-Encarnación International Train - Panama Railroad


Week 33
August 14 - August 20
Corona in Budapest
Corona in Budapest

MÁV electric locomotive number V43 1143 is at the head of train number G 407 "Corona" from Budapest to Brașov at Budapest Keleti railway station in 2010.

Recently selected: intermodal freight train in Portugal - FCCA freight train - Posadas-Encarnación International Train


Week 34
August 21 - August 27
Electric locomotive 2ES6-137 with freight train leaves Golden Sopka station
Electric locomotive 2ES6-137 with freight train leaves Golden Sopka station

An RŽD freight train, led by 2ES6 class electric locomotive number 137, departs Golden Sopka station in 2010.

Recently selected: Corona passenger train - intermodal freight train in Portugal - FCCA freight train


Week 35
August 28 - September 3

A preserved narrow gauge car from San Marino stands on display outside the Montale Tunnel in 2015.

Recently selected: RŽD freight train - Corona passenger train - intermodal freight train in Portugal


Week 36
September 4 - September 10
Working the port at Dakar in 1910
Working the port at Dakar in 1910

A small tank locomotive works the Port of Dakar, Senegal, in 1910.

Recently selected: preserved San Marino railway car - RŽD freight train - Corona passenger train


Week 37
September 11 - September 17
Serbian freight train
Serbian freight train

Serbian Railways class 661 locomotive number 249, an EMD G16, leads a freight train in 2016.

Recently selected: tank locomotive in Senegal - preserved San Marino railway car - RŽD freight train


Week 38
September 18 - September 24
Woodlands station circa 1910
Woodlands station circa 1910

A passenger train led by a small tank locomotive stops at Woodlands station (which has been replaced by Woodlands Train Checkpoint), Singapore, circa 1910.

Recently selected: Serbian Railways freight train - tank locomotive in Senegal - preserved San Marino railway car


Week 39
September 25 - October 1
Class E 469.5
Class E 469.5

A ČSD Class E 469.5 electric locomotive operated by ZSSK negotiates through a passing loop in Slančík, Slovakia, in 2004.

Recently selected: Woodlands station, Singapore - Serbian Railways freight train - tank locomotive in Senegal


Week 40
October 2 - October 8
Class 363 hauled train between Črnotiče and Hrastovlje
Class 363 hauled train between Črnotiče and Hrastovlje

Slovenske železnice class 363 electric locomotive number 363-036, similar to SNCF's CC 6500 "nez cassé" ("broken nose"), but for 3 kV DC instead of 1.5 kV, pulls a freight train on the grade from Prešnica to Koper, between Črnotiče and Hrastovlje stations, Slovenia, in 2007.

Recently selected: ČSD Class E 469.5 - Woodlands station, Singapore - Serbian Railways freight train


Week 41
October 9 - October 15
SAR Class 26 3450
SAR Class 26 3450

A South African Railways Class 26 4-8-4 steam locomotive pulls an excursion train near Perdeberg in 1999.

Recently selected: Slovenske železnice freight train - ČSD Class E 469.5 - Woodlands station, Singapore


Week 42
October 16 - October 22
RENFE freight train
RENFE freight train

RENFE Class 251 electric locomotive number 251.020 pulls a freight train through a mountainous region in Spain in January 2016.

Recently selected: South African excursion train - Slovenske železnice freight train - ČSD Class E 469.5


Week 43
October 23 - October 29
Locomotive driver in Hungary
Locomotive driver in Hungary

A locomotive driver controls an electric locomotive on the Vác-Szob railway in Hungary on December 22, 1971, the first day of electric operations on that line.

Recently selected: RENFE freight train - South African excursion train - Slovenske železnice freight train


Week 44
October 30 - November 5
BR 'Clan Line' in 2012
BR 'Clan Line' in 2012

Preserved Southern Railway Merchant Navy class locomotive 35028 Clan Line is at the head of the Venice-Simplon Orient Express at Bristol Temple Meads in 2012.

Recently selected: locomotive driver in Hungary - RENFE freight train - South African excursion train


Week 45
November 6 - November 12
Effretikon station
Effretikon station

An SBB RABe 511 on a S12 service dashes through Effretikon railway station, Switzerland, as station staff shovels snow from the platforms in December 2014.

Recently selected: Southern 35028 Clan Line - locomotive driver in Hungary - RENFE freight train


Week 46
November 13 - November 19
Santa Fe freight train in Caliente, California
Santa Fe freight train in Caliente, California

An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway freight train led by locomotive number 9542 in the short-lived Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad "Kodachrome" paint scheme, descends the grade from the Tehachapi Loop into Caliente in August 1990.

Recently selected: Effretikon station - Southern 35028 Clan Line - locomotive driver in Hungary


Week 47
November 20 - November 26
Baghdad Railway
Baghdad Railway

A passenger train on the Berlin–Baghdad railway rounds a curve in Syria in February 2007.

Recently selected: Santa Fe "Kodachrome" - Effretikon station - Southern 35028 Clan Line


Week 48
November 27 - December 3
TRA test facility
TRA test facility

A Taiwan High Speed Rail 700T train and the end car of a 0 Series Shinkansen, number 21-5035, sit at a depot in Taiwan in 2004. The Shinkansen car is used as a loading gauge test car.

Recently selected: Baghdad Railway - Santa Fe "Kodachrome" - Effretikon station


Week 49
December 4 - December 10
A train passing through the Maeklong Railway Market in 2015
A train passing through the Maeklong Railway Market in 2015

Vendors move out of the way as a State Railway of Thailand train passes through the Maeklong Railway Market in 2015.

Recently selected: Taiwanese repair depot - Baghdad Railway - Santa Fe "Kodachrome"


Week 50
December 11 - December 17
Nabeul station
Nabeul station

Two diesel multiple unit trains await their assignments at Nabeul railway station, Tunisia, in 2014.

Recently selected: Maeklong Railway Market - Taiwanese repair depot - Baghdad Railway


Week 51
December 18 - December 24
Canadian Pacific Railway container train
Canadian Pacific Railway container train

A Canadian Pacific Railway double-stack container train approaches Belden Tunnel in Broome County, New York, in 2007.

Recently selected: Nabeul railway station - Maeklong Railway Market - Taiwanese repair depot


Week 52
December 25 - December 31
A signalman in Dublin in 1960
A signalman in Dublin in 1960

A signalman observes the tracks from within the signal cabin at Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, Ireland, on Christmas Eve, 1960.

Recently selected: Canadian Pacific stack train - Nabeul railway station - Maeklong Railway Market