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This is an archive of article summaries that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2019. For past archives, see the complete archive page.


Week 1
January 1 - January 5
Two Shinkansen trains at Tokyo station
Two Shinkansen trains at Tokyo station

Two Shinkansen trains, a 700 and an N700 series, stand at Tokyo Station in December 2017.

Recently selected: Moscow Metro "Journey Into Christmas" - trams in Prague - Jerusalem Light Rail track


Week 2
January 6 - January 12
Solkan bridges
Solkan bridges

The 219.7-meter long (720 ft 10 in) Solkan Bridge forms the middle of an S curve carrying the railway over the Soča River in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 meters (279 ft), it is the world's longest stone arch railroad bridge (and second-longest stone arch bridge, after Germany's Syratal Viaduct, a road bridge).

Recently selected: 700 and N700 series Shinkansens - Moscow Metro "Journey Into Christmas" - trams in Prague


Week 3
January 13 - January 19
Heritage train in Jordan
Heritage train in Jordan

A heritage train pulled by a steam locomotive operates on the former Hejaz Railway in Jordan in February 2007.

Recently selected: Solkan Bridge - 700 and N700 series Shinkansens - Moscow Metro "Journey Into Christmas"


Week 4
January 20 - January 26
Transporting Soyuz rocket by train
Transporting Soyuz rocket by train

The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, on November 11, 2011. All Baikonur's logistics are based on its own intra-site 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) gauge railway network, which is the largest industrial railway on the planet.

Recently selected: heritage train in Jordan - Solkan Bridge - 700 and N700 series Shinkansens


Week 5
January 27 - February 2
Heritage steam special in the United Kingdom in 2011
Heritage steam special in the United Kingdom in 2011

Newly restored 6960 Raveningham Hall pulls away from Blue Anchor station on its way to Minehead, Somerset, England, as part of the West Somerset Railway Winter Steam Festival in December 2011.

Recently selected: Baikonur Railway - heritage train in Jordan - Solkan Bridge


Week 6
February 3 - February 9
New railroad ties on a flatcar
New railroad ties on a flatcar

A stack of new ties ready for installation sits loaded on a flatcar owned by ÖBB at Krems an der Donau station in March 2018.

Recently selected: GWR 6960 Raveningham Hall - Baikonur Railway - heritage train in Jordan


Week 7
February 10 - February 16
RhB train
RhB train

A narrow gauge RhB freight train pulled by a Ge 6/6 II electric locomotive travels between Reichenau-Tamins and Bonaduz in 2008. The last car in the train is a standard gauge SBB freight car on a transporter wagon.

Recently selected: flatcar with tie load - GWR 6960 Raveningham Hall - Baikonur Railway


Week 8
February 17 - February 23
A Seoul Metro line 2 VVVF train in 2005
A Seoul Metro line 2 VVVF train in 2005

A Seoul Subway line 2 Class 2000 VVVF train rounds a curve in 2005.

Recently selected: RhB freight train - flatcar with tie load - GWR 6960 Raveningham Hall


Week 9
February 24 - March 2
Video of trains on Landwasser Viaduct

Aerial video showing the Glacier Express and an Alvira train crossing the Landwasser Viaduct in August 2016.

Recently selected: Seoul Subway line 2 train - RhB freight train - flatcar with tie load


Week 10
March 3 - March 9
Lašva station circa 1900
Lašva station circa 1900

Some narrow gauge passenger cars await their next assignment near the turntable at Lašva station on the Bosna railway circa 1900.

Recently selected: Landwasser Viaduct (video) - Seoul Subway line 2 train - RhB freight train


Week 11
March 10 - March 16
DSB train in Københavns Hovedbanegård
DSB train in Københavns Hovedbanegård

A DSB passenger train led by an MX class locomotive pulls into platform 3 at Copenhagen Central Station in 1973.

Recently selected: Lašva station - Landwasser Viaduct (video) - Seoul Subway line 2 train


Week 12
March 17 - March 23
Kosovo Railways freight train
Kosovo Railways freight train

Kosovo Railways number 009, a new Vossloh G1700 diesel locomotive, pulls a freight train through Ferizaj in July 2009.

Recently selected: Copenhagen Central Station - Lašva station - Landwasser Viaduct (video)


Week 13
March 24 - March 30
Kyrgyzstan Railway TE33a-0253
Kyrgyzstan Railway TE33a-0253

Kyrgyz Railways ТЭ33А-0253, a GE Evolution Series diesel locomotive stands at the front of a passenger train at an unidentified station in 2016.

Recently selected: Kosovo Railways freight train - Copenhagen Central Station - Lašva station


Week 14
March 31 - April 6
Dual gauge track in Latvia
Dual gauge track in Latvia

A completed section of dual gauge track in Latvia, with two rails each for 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) gauges arranged like a gauntlet track, part of the Rail Baltica network, is ready for use in 2013.

Recently selected: Kyrgyz Railways ТЭ33А locomotive - Kosovo Railways freight train - Copenhagen Central Station


Week 15
April 7 - April 13
Trains at a station in Australia
Trains at a station in Australia

Two passenger trains stand at the platforms at an unidentified station in Australia, probably at Flinders Street, in February 2013. The escape track is plainly visible between the trains as are the tracks leading away from the platforms toward the main line.

Recently selected: dual gauge track - Kyrgyz Railways ТЭ33А locomotive - Kosovo Railways freight train


Week 16
April 14 - April 20
Builders photo of Beirut-Damascus rack locomotive
Builders photo of Beirut-Damascus rack locomotive

A builder's photo of an 0-6-2T rack steam locomotive. This locomotive was built in Winterthur, Switzerland, for the Beirut-Damascus railway.

Recently selected: two trains at an Australian station - dual gauge track - Kyrgyz Railways ТЭ33А locomotive


Week 17
April 21 - April 27
Lithuanian Railways train
Lithuanian Railways train

A Lithuanian Railways train makes a station stop at Vilnius railway station in January 2009.

Recently selected: Beirut-Damascus railway locomotive - two trains at an Australian station - dual gauge track


Week 18
April 28 - May 4
CFL on the Germany-Luxembourg border in 2016
CFL on the Germany-Luxembourg border in 2016

A CFL train traverses a bridge over the river Sauer to cross the Germany-Luxembourg border at Wasserbillig in 2016.

Recently selected: Lithuanian Railways train - Beirut-Damascus railway locomotive - two trains at an Australian station


Week 19
May 5 - May 11
Trains at Skopje railway station
Trains at Skopje railway station

Two trains meet at Skopje station, North Macedonia, in April 2010. On the left 661.219 is ready to depart on the service to Kičevo while on the right 661.238 has arrived with a train from Bitola.

Recently selected: Luxembourg passenger train - Lithuanian Railways train - Beirut-Damascus railway locomotive


Week 20
May 12 - May 18
Korail 4437 and empty flatcars
Korail 4437 and empty flatcars

Korail diesel locomotive number 4437 pulls a train of empty flatcars past an unidentified station platform in April 2012.

Recently selected: trains at Skopje station - Luxembourg passenger train - Lithuanian Railways train


Week 21
May 19 - May 25
Tokyo Station platforms in 1914
Tokyo Station platforms in 1914

The tracks and platforms at Tokyo Station stand ready to receive trains in the year the station opened in 1914.

Recently selected: Korail freight train - trains at Skopje station - Luxembourg passenger train


Week 22
May 26 - June 1
Ex-US Army 0-6-0T at Eastleigh Works Yard in 1964
Ex-US Army 0-6-0T at Eastleigh Works Yard in 1964

Seen on the occasion of an Open Day in August 1964, British Railways 0-6-0, formerly SR USA class, No. 30072 is a late survivor of the hundred or so American wartime 'switchers' brought over by the US Army in 1942-43. After the War, in 1946 14 were purchased by the Southern Railway for use at Southampton Docks.

Recently selected: Tokyo Station platforms - Korail freight train - trains at Skopje station


Week 23
June 2 - June 8
A freight yard next to a passenger station in Moldova
A freight yard next to a passenger station in Moldova

A D1 class diesel multiple unit stands at a narrow platform of Balts-Slobozia station, Moldova, in July 2013 while a ChME3 locomotive is used to switch cars in a nearby classification yard.

Recently selected: SR USA class locomotive - Tokyo Station platforms - Korail freight train


Week 24
June 9 - June 15
Swiss postal train
Swiss postal train

SBB Re 4/4 II number 11333 leads a Bahnpost (mail train) for the Swiss Post on the Jura foot railway line near Auvernier in October 2009.

Recently selected: trains in Moldova - SR USA class locomotive - Tokyo Station platforms


Week 25
June 16 - June 22
UBTZ freight train in 2017
UBTZ freight train in 2017

2TE25Km class locomotive number 0257 leads a train of hopper cars through a curve on the Ulaanbataar Railway in July 2017.

Recently selected: SBB Bahnpost train - trains in Moldova - SR USA class locomotive


Week 26
June 23 - July 29
Passenger train in Montenegro
Passenger train in Montenegro

Željeznica Crne Gore electric locomotive number 461 039 hauls local train R6103, Bijelo PoljeBar, near Vranjina, Montenegro, in October 2018. The last passenger car is a sleeper, probably hauled empty from Podgorica to Bar.

Recently selected: UBTZ freight train - SBB Bahnpost train - trains in Moldova


Week 27
June 30 - July 6
SP 4449 on an excursion in 1977
SP 4449 on an excursion in 1977

The preserved SP GS-4 class 4-8-4 locomotive number 4449, still painted in American Freedom Train livery, leads an Amtrak excursion train through a tunnel near Lake Shasta in April 1977.

Recently selected: passenger train in Montenegro - UBTZ freight train - SBB Bahnpost train


Week 28
July 7 - July 13
Trains at Årstaberg station
Trains at Årstaberg station

Two X60 commuter trains (pendeltåg) are in motion at Årstaberg commuer train station, Stockholm, in September 2014. On the left, a northbound train to Uppsala is arriving, while a southbound train to Älvsjö is departing on the right.

Recently selected: SP 4449 excursion train - passenger train in Montenegro - UBTZ freight train


Week 29
July 14 - July 20
The Sommertoget train at Trondheim on June 22, 2017
The Sommertoget train at Trondheim on June 22, 2017

The train used for the slow television program "Sommertoget" stands at Trondheim Central Station on June 22, 2017. During the day for three months that summer, the train traveled across the Norwegian railway network. The trips were recorded and shown in real time on NRK's television network during the day and then summarized in the evening.

Recently selected: trains at Årstaberg station - SP 4449 excursion train - passenger train in Montenegro


Week 30
July 21 - July 27
Faisalabad station
Faisalabad station

A passenger train of Pakistan Railways stands on the center track at Faisalabad railway station, Pakistan, as another train departs from the platform in the distance in October 2018.

Recently selected: Sommertoget - trains at Årstaberg station - SP 4449 excursion train


Week 31
July 28 - August 3
Palestine Railways brakemen
Palestine Railways brakemen

Two soldiers of the British Royal Marines pose for a photograph while serving as brakemen on Palestine Railways during the Arab revolt in 1936.

Recently selected: Faisalabad station platform - Sommertoget - trains at Årstaberg station


Week 32
August 4 - August 10
RZD freight train in Kazakhstan in July 2016
RZD freight train in Kazakhstan in July 2016

A ТЭМ18 class diesel locomotive leads a train of hopper cars at a pyrite mine in the Chelyabinsk Oblast of Russia in July 2016.

Recently selected: British military brakemen in Palestine - Faisalabad station platform - Sommertoget


Week 33
August 11 - August 17
ČD diesel railcar
ČD diesel railcar

České dráhy diesel railcar number 842.005 is shunting at Ostrava hlavní nádraží, Czech Republic, in August 2008.

Recently selected: mine train in Russia - British military brakemen in Palestine - Faisalabad station platform


Week 34
August 18 - August 24
Sugar cane train in Cuba
Sugar cane train in Cuba

A sugar cane train in Cuba is posed for a photograph in the 1890s.

Recently selected: České dráhy diesel railcar - mine train in Russia - British military brakemen in Palestine


Week 35
August 25 - August 31
Tank cars at Herzogenburg station
Tank cars at Herzogenburg station

A string of GATX tank cars stand on a siding at Herzogenburg station, in Austria, in June 2018..

Recently selected: Cuban sugar cane train - České dráhy diesel railcar - mine train in Russia


Week 36
September 1 - September 7
Panama Railway train at Panama City station
Panama Railway train at Panama City station

A Panama Railroad passenger train led by a 2-6-0 steam locomotive poses for a photograph at Panama City station in the early 20th century.

Recently selected: GATX tank cars in Austria - Cuban sugar cane train - České dráhy diesel railcar


Week 37
September 8 - September 14
Posadas-Encarnación International Train
Posadas-Encarnación International Train

A Posadas-Encarnación International Train owned by Trenes Argentinos in January 2015 crosses the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge over the Paraná River, which forms part of the border between Argentina and Paraguay.

Recently selected: Panama Railroad passenger train - GATX tank cars in Austria - Cuban sugar cane train


Week 38
September 15 - September 21
PKP passenger train at Stettin central train station
PKP passenger train at Stettin central train station

A PKP passenger train arrives at Szczecin Główny railway station, Poland, in November 2010.

Recently selected: Posadas-Encarnación International Train - Panama Railroad passenger train - GATX tank cars in Austria


Week 39
September 22 - September 28
PeruRail train in 2017
PeruRail train in 2017

Two EMD GT42AC diesel-electric locomotives pull a container train from Matarani, Peru, towards the Las Bambas copper mine in 2017. The train is pictured just before arriving at a temporary facility used to transfer the containers from rail to trucks for the remainder of the distance.

Recently selected: passenger train at Szczecin Główny - Posadas-Encarnación International Train - Panama Railroad passenger train


Week 40
September 29 - October 5
JR221 EMU on Dai-yon Yamatogawa kyoryo in 2009
JR221 EMU on Dai-yon Yamatogawa kyoryo in 2009

A 221 series EMU train crosses the No. 4 Yamatogawa bridge over the Yamato River in Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan, in November 2009.

Recently selected: PeruRail container train - passenger train at Szczecin Główny - Posadas-Encarnación International Train


Week 41
October 6 - October 12
Stone train returning empty at Patney Bridge
Stone train returning empty at Patney Bridge

A train of hoppers for carrying stone is travelling empty at Patney Bridge in July 2008. The train is being pulled by a Class 59 locomotive, a type that was derived from the EMD SD40-2 design in the 1980s.

Recently selected: No. 4 Yamatogawa Railway Bridge - PeruRail container train - passenger train at Szczecin Główny


Week 42
October 13 - October 19
High-speed train in Milano Stazione Centrale in 2016
High-speed train in Milano Stazione Centrale in 2016

An ETR 500 Frecciarossa high-speed train waits at a platform in Milano Centrale station in June 2016.

Recently selected: Class 59 and stone train - No. 4 Yamatogawa Railway Bridge - PeruRail container train


Week 43
October 20 - October 26
VL8 locomotive
VL8 locomotive

A ВЛ8 electric locomotive of Georgian Railway stands ready for work in Batumi in April 2010.

Recently selected: FS Class ETR 500 - Class 59 and stone train - No. 4 Yamatogawa Railway Bridge


Week 44
October 27 - November 2
Stereograph of Paris-Lyon railway
Stereograph of Paris-Lyon railway

A stereographic view of the Paris-Lyon Railway as seen with a "ghost train" when viewed by transmitted light.

Recently selected: Georgian Railway ВЛ8 locomotive - FS Class ETR 500 - Class 59 and stone train


Week 45
November 3 - November 9
Freight cars at St. Valentin station in 2018
Freight cars at St. Valentin station in 2018

Different types of Goods wagons sit in the yard at St. Valentin station, Austria, in May 2018.

Recently selected: ghost train on the Paris-Lyon Railway - Georgian Railway ВЛ8 locomotive - FS Class ETR 500


Week 46
November 10 - November 16
Austro-Hungarian armoured train
Austro-Hungarian armoured train

The crew of an Austro-Hungarian armoured and camouflaged train pose for a photograph in 1915.

Recently selected: goods wagons at St. Valentin - ghost train on the Paris-Lyon Railway - Georgian Railway ВЛ8 locomotive


Week 47
November 17 - November 23
PKP train on the Fleischmann-Viadukt
PKP train on the Fleischmann-Viadukt

A freight train with empty Polish bulk carriage wagons, powered by locomotive number 1142-608-7 and another engine, cross the Fleischmann Viaduct in July 2016.

Recently selected: armoured train - goods wagons at St. Valentin - ghost train on the Paris-Lyon Railway


Week 48
November 24 - November 30
Train at Donetsk station
Train at Donetsk station

An EPL2T electric multiple unit train operated by Ukrainian Railways stands ready at Donetsk railway station in 2008.

Recently selected: PKP train on Fleischmann Viaduct - armoured train - goods wagons at St. Valentin


Week 49
December 1 - December 7
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway in Holhol
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway in Holhol

A passenger train on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway crosses a bridge in Holhol in February 2018.

Recently selected: Ukrainian Railways electric multiple unit - PKP train on Fleischmann Viaduct - armoured train


Week 50
December 8 - December 14
Eritrean Railway
Eritrean Railway

A train of the Eritrean Railway, pulled by diesel locomotive number 27D, traverses the Massawa-Asmara line between Ghinda and Embatkalla in 2011.

Recently selected: Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway - Ukrainian Railways electric multiple unit - PKP train on Fleischmann Viaduct


Week 51
December 15 - December 21
Railway line at Reval in the 1890s
Railway line at Reval in the 1890s

The railway line at Reval, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) passes by an oil storage facility in this photochrom print from the 1890s.

Recently selected: Eritrean Railway passenger train - Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway - Ukrainian Railways electric multiple unit


Week 52
December 22 - December 28
Portage Flyer decorated for Christmas 2014
Portage Flyer decorated for Christmas 2014

The Portage Flyer, operated by the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Society with special Christmas light decorations, stands at the Muskoka Heritage Place station in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, in December 2014.

Recently selected: railway line at Reval - Eritrean Railway passenger train - Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway


Week 53
December 29 - January 4, 2019
Gotha Bridge Franco-Ethiopian Railway
Gotha Bridge Franco-Ethiopian Railway

A train of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway crosses the newly built bridge over the Gotha, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Dire Dawa, circa 1913.

Recently selected: decorated Portage Flyer - railway line at Reval - Eritrean Railway passenger train