A very tired train taking a nap

A stationary train thrown down by the San Francisco earthquake at Point Reyes Station, west Marin County, California, April 18, 1906

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Old Oak Common Engine Shed, 1906

A postcard depicting the roundhouse with vents for the steam locomotives... imagine the smog if they weren't venting those coal burners to outside of the building!

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the English steam locomotive that got revenge and killed the German fighter pilot that shot it

On the morning of 27 November 1942 Charles Gilbert in Tank Engine No.2365 was travelling towards Lydd at a sedate pace of 25mph when Heinz Bierwirth banked his aircraft and dived towards it.

Shells and bullets poured into the engine, steam shot into the footplate area, badly scalding the fireman. The pressure blew the locomotive boiler apart, it tore away the chimney, dome and safety valves.

A cannon shell from the ‘plane burst the D3’s boiler just at the precise moment the boiler exploded Heinz Bierman’s aircraft was passing overhead 20 feet above. The plane crashed, the pilot was killed whilst the train and driver survived! The explosion was so powerful the dome landed in a field 100 metres away and a portion of the top rim of the chimney almost a quarter of a mile.

Tank Engine No.2365 got it’s revenge on the Focke Wulf for the terrible damage it had suffered.

The dome landed in a field 100 metres away.  it propelled a portion of the top rim of the chimney almost a quarter of a mile.

An eyewitness saw the pilot, still in his seat, fall into a nearby field. Heinz Bierwirth was buried with military honours at Hawkinge Cemetery A local newspaper reported that it was the New Romney line’s most famous day when a train brought down an enemy fighter!

Found on http://ryesown.co.uk/german-bomber/

Thomas Wightman: Book sculpture to convey the effects of OCD on a persons life using the metaphor of a derailing train.

Photos from http://www.thomaswightman.co.uk/126932/1384764/work/book-sculpture-derailing-my-train-of-thought  via  http://darkdraggon.tumblr.com/post/108986084095/steampunktendencies-thomas-wightman

The Train to Heaven in Wrocław, Poland. 80 ton monument made from a 1950 steam engine

The Train to Heaven in Wrocław, Poland, is a monument to the rolling stock factory, which was once located in the town. Artist Andrzej Jarodzki used a 65-year old steam engine and 30-meter long rails to depict a train climbing to the sky. Commissioned in 2010, it is largest monument in Poland and weighs 80 tons.
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Oldest operating steam locomotive, the Fairy Queen, 1855

photo from https://www.flickr.com/photos/ramesh_lalwani/4999023196/

Running between the Indian capital of New Delhi and Alwar, in Rajasthan. It was certified by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as being the world's oldest one in regular operation after being restored to haul a luxury train in order to boost tourism in Rajasthan.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Queen_%28locomotive%29

the most expensive filmed scene in silent film history

"This shot is the most expensive shot in silent film history. It was filmed in a single take, that had to be perfect, with a real train and a ‘dummy’ engineer (notice the white arm hanging out the conductors window).

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during WW2, Baldwin was building both Sherman tanks and steam locomotives

In this 1943 company photograph, two different war product lines are shown, a brand new Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range “Yellowstone,” one of the largest steam engines produced, along with an M4 Sherman tank. This view is from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s collection

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WW1 photos colorized

all found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/WW1-Colourised-Photos/450822585061599?sk=timeline and they are accompanied by explanation and info in the captions