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This is an archive of images that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2013.


Week 1
December 29, 2013 - January 4
Complex track at Frankfurt station in 2007
Complex track at Frankfurt station in 2007

Several passenger trains of many different types, including an ICE train, are either traversing or are stored on the complex track layout at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof in 2007.

Recently selected: Christmas Parcels train at Didcot - Trams in Vienna - Australian Railroad Group


Week 2
January 5 - January 11
View through the roundhouse at Baquedano, Chile
View through the roundhouse at Baquedano, Chile

A lone Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia steam locomotive is seen just beyond the turntable through the open doors of the roundhouse at Baquedano, Chile, in 2012.

Recently selected: Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof - Christmas Parcels train at Didcot - Trams in Vienna


Week 3
January 12 - January 18

A Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine train, led by a class 441 electric locomotive, pulls a freight train on the line from Doboj to Maglaj, at Jabucic Polje in 2009.

Recently selected: Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia - Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof - Christmas Parcels train at Didcot


Week 4
January 19 - January 25
ALL train in 2013
ALL train in 2013

A freight train led by two locomotives of América Latina Logística crosses the Tietê River bridge in Salto, São Paulo, Brazil, with the Companhia Ytuana de Estradas de Ferro's Trem Republicano heritage railway tracks just visible in the foreground.

Recently selected: ŽFBH freight train - Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia - Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof


Week 5
January 26 - February 1
Union Pacific Railroad on Joso Bridge
Union Pacific Railroad on Joso Bridge

A Union Pacific Railroad freight train led by two EMD SD9043AC locomotives crosses the Joso Bridge spanning the Snake River near Starbuck, Washington, USA, in 2011.

Recently selected: América Latina Logística - ŽFBH freight train - Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia


Week 6
February 2 - February 8
Petit train de la Rhune
Petit train de la Rhune

A train of the Petit train de la Rhune travels the line between the Col de Saint-Ignace and the summit of the La Rhune mountain in France in 2007. This railway is one of only four in the world that still uses three-phase AC railway electrification.

Recently selected: Union Pacific Railroad - América Latina Logística - ŽFBH freight train


Week 7
February 9 - February 15
Gare de Bessengué in 2013
Gare de Bessengué in 2013

A pair of Camrail locomotives perform shunting maneuvers at Gare de Bessengué in Douala, Cameroon, in 2013.

Recently selected: Petit train de la Rhune - Union Pacific Railroad - América Latina Logística


Week 8
February 16 - February 22

A new Škoda 15 T tram pauses in the Radlická tram loop on the first day of regular operation with passengers for this type of tram in Prague, Czech Republic, in October 2010.

Recently selected: Gare de Bessengué - Petit train de la Rhune - Union Pacific Railroad


Week 9
February 23 - March 1
Pattipola arrival

A short passenger train on the Main Line in Sri Lanka arrives at Pattipola station, the station at the highest elevation in the country, in 2013.

Recently selected: Škoda 15 T in Prague - Gare de Bessengué - Petit train de la Rhune


Week 10
March 2 - March 8
VIA Rail's Canadian near Jasper, Alberta, in 2011
VIA Rail's Canadian near Jasper, Alberta, in 2011

Via Rail's Canadian is led by newly rebuilt F40PH #6434 near Jasper, Alberta, in 2011.

Recently selected: Pattipola station - Škoda 15 T in Prague - Gare de Bessengué


Week 11
March 9 - March 15
Passenger train in China
Passenger train in China

A Dalian Locomotive Works DF4B diesel locomotive pulls a passenger train on the Guangmao Railway in China through Guangzhou's suburbs in 2007.

Recently selected: Via Rail's Canadian - Pattipola station - Škoda 15 T in Prague


Week 12
March 16 - March 22
Estación del Ferrocarril Medellín
Estación del Ferrocarril Medellín

A panorama of the track and platforms at the main railway station in Medellín, Colombia, shows a steam locomotive in September 2012.

Recently selected: Guangmao Railway - Via Rail's Canadian - Pattipola station


Week 13
March 23 - March 29
A freight train in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A freight train in the Democratic Republic of Congo

An ex-South African Railways 33-200 class diesel-electric locomotive, now owned by Sheltam, leads a freight train near Kamina in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Congo Railway in 2010.

Recently selected: Estación del Ferrocarril Medellín - Guangmao Railway - Via Rail's Canadian


Week 14
March 30 - April 5
Sentinel locomotive
Sentinel locomotive

A Sentinel Waggon Works 0-6-0 diesel shunter Derwent moves cars at Lafarge Hope Cement Works in 2008. These locomotives, introduced in 1963, were powered by Rolls-Royce diesel engines.

Recently selected: Congo Railway - Estación del Ferrocarril Medellín - Guangmao Railway


Week 15
April 6 - April 12
Flagging at a signal box
Flagging at a signal box

A replacement worker during World War I holds a flag out of a signal box in the United Kingdom to signal shunters in the area.

Recently selected: Sentinel 0-6-0 shunter - Congo Railway - Estación del Ferrocarril Medellín


Week 16
April 13 - April 19
Trams in Prague
Trams in Prague

Trams of several vintages cross a busy intersection of tram track and roadways in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2012.

Recently selected: Signal box worker - Sentinel 0-6-0 shunter - Congo Railway


Week 17
April 20 - April 26
Hjørring station
Hjørring station

DSB Class MZ number 1410, on a train consisting of Ym railcars and a Ys driving trailer, waits at Hjørring station, in Denmark, with a Y-train of Hjørring Privatbaner across the platform in 1975.

Recently selected: Trams in Prague - Signal box worker - Sentinel 0-6-0 shunter


Week 18
April 27 - May 3
Israel Railways
Israel Railways

Israel Railways locomotive no. 162 (an EMD G16) makes its way south from Haifa with an empty freight train in 2007. This is an ex-Egyptian National Railways locomotive captured during the Six-Day War in the Sinai Peninsula.

Recently selected: Hjørring station - Trams in Prague - Signal box worker


Week 19
May 4 - May 10
Hamaotsu in Otsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Hamaotsu in Otsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan

An Ishiyamadera-bound train approaches Hamaōtsu Station on the Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line in Japan in 2007.

Recently selected: Israel Railways freight train - Hjørring station - Trams in Prague


Week 20
May 11 - May 17
Type TGM23 diesel locomotive, Port of Liepāja, Latvia
Type TGM23 diesel locomotive, Port of Liepāja, Latvia

A TGM23 diesel locomotive is used for switching the sidings at the Port of Liepāja, Latvia, in 2010.

Recently selected: Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line - Israel Railways freight train - Hjørring station


Week 21
May 18 - May 24
Tripoli Central station
Tripoli Central station

A passenger train poses for a photograph at Tripoli railway station in the 1920s. Some freight cars are being shunted by a locomotive on the adjacent tracks.

Recently selected: Switching in Latvia - Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line - Israel Railways freight train


Week 22
May 25 - May 31
"A Red Cross Train"
"A Red Cross Train"

Wounded British soldiers in World War I are transferred from a motor ambulance to a Red Cross train in this 1918 painting by Harold Septimus Power titled A Red Cross Train.

Recently selected: Tripoli railway station - Switching in Latvia - Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line


Week 23
June 1 - June 7
VSOE in Liechtenstein
VSOE in Liechtenstein

The Venice-Simplon Orient Express, hauled by an ÖBB Rh 1116 "Taurus" class locomotive passes Nendeln, Liechtenstein, in 2010.

Recently selected: A Red Cross Train - Tripoli railway station - Switching in Latvia


Week 24
June 8 - June 14
Vilnius station
Vilnius station

Passengers board and alight from several passenger trains at Vilnius railway station, Lithuania, in 2013.

Recently selected: VSOE in Liechtenstein - A Red Cross Train - Tripoli railway station


Week 25
June 15 - June 21
Frecciabianca in 2014

Frecciabianca train 9781 passes San Paolo Solbrito, Italy, in April 2014.

Recently selected: Vilnius railway station - VSOE in Liechtenstein - A Red Cross Train


Week 26
June 22 - June 28
Conrail westbound at Gallitzin Tunnels in 1993
Conrail westbound at Gallitzin Tunnels in 1993

A westbound Conrail freight train exits the Gallitzin Tunnel in 1993. The Allegheny Tunnel, the first bore dug through the mountain at this location, is seen to the right.

Recently selected: Frecciabianca - Vilnius railway station - VSOE in Liechtenstein


Week 27
June 29 - July 5
Penang Hill Railway
Penang Hill Railway

A car of the Penang Hill Railway in Malaysia traverses the upper portion of the viaduct in 2006. In 2010 and 2011 this 2,220-metre long (1.38 mi) line was upgraded with new rolling stock and track connections between the upper and lower segments to allow non-stop service between its endpoints.

Recently selected: Gallitzin Tunnel - Frecciabianca - Vilnius railway station


Week 28
July 6 - July 12
Huamantla across the San Lucas bridge
Huamantla across the San Lucas bridge

An 1877 painting by Casimiro Castro, part of the Album del Ferrocarril Mexicano, Coleccion de Vistas Pintadas del Naturel (Mexican Railroad Album), shows a train crossing the San Lucas Bridge as it approaches Huamantla, Mexico.

Recently selected: Penang Hill Railway - Gallitzin Tunnel - Frecciabianca


Week 29
July 13 - July 19
An ONCF train in 2011
An ONCF train in 2011

An ONCF DH 370 (EMD GT26CW-2) pulls the daytime train from Casablanca to Oujda, between Et-Touabaâ and Matmata. An electric locomotive brought the train to Fes, where it was swapped for the DH 370. The lake in the background is the Barrage ("dam") Idriss 1er.

Recently selected: Mexican Railroad Album excerpt - Penang Hill Railway - Gallitzin Tunnel


Week 30
July 20 - July 26
Trams in Mozambique circa 1920
Trams in Mozambique circa 1920

A three-car urban electric railway tram train carries a full load of passengers in Maputo (in present day Mozambique) circa 1920.

Recently selected: ONCF passenger train - Mexican Railroad Album excerpt - Penang Hill Railway


Week 31
July 27 - August 2
Jung locomotive circa 1905
Jung locomotive circa 1905

A Jung 0-6-2T locomotive and crew pause for a photograph during the construction of the Otavi Railway circa 1905 in German South-West Africa (present day Namibia).

Recently selected: Trams in Maputo - ONCF passenger train - Mexican Railroad Album excerpt


Week 32
August 3 - August 9
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Preserved Deutsche Reichsbahn Class 01.10 locomotive number 01 1075 pulls a train at the Stoom Stichting Nederland railway museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2007.

Recently selected: South West African Jung - Trams in Maputo - ONCF passenger train


Week 33
August 10 - August 16
Installing track in New Zealand
Installing track in New Zealand

Railway construction workers install new track as part of a new wye at Newmarket Railway Station in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2009.

Recently selected: DRB Class 01.10 - South West African Jung - Trams in Maputo


Week 34
August 17 - August 23
Shunter hauling train over Skansen Bridge
Shunter hauling train over Skansen Bridge

A diesel shunter of the Norwegian State Railways pulls a string of passenger cars over the Skansen Bridge in 2000.

Recently selected: Newmarket Railway Station track construction - DRB Class 01.10 - South West African Jung


Week 35
August 24 - August 30
Steam-powered train in Pakistan
Steam-powered train in Pakistan

A steam locomotive pulls a mixed train through a junction at Malakwal, Pakistan, in 2007.

Recently selected: Skansen Bridge - Newmarket Railway Station track construction - DRB Class 01.10


Week 36
August 31 - September 6
Ferrocarril Cetral Andino in Peru
Ferrocarril Cetral Andino in Peru

Ferrocarril Central Andino locomotives 1008 and 1009, two GE C30-7s, pull a train across a steel bridge between Rio Blanco and San Mateo (near Lima), Peru, in 2013.

Recently selected: mixed train at Malakwal - Skansen Bridge - Newmarket Railway Station track construction


Week 37
September 7 - September 13
Luogelkin viaduct
Luogelkin viaduct

Two Crossrail BR 185 (Bombardier "TRAXX") locomotives pull a freight train across the Luogelkin viaduct, which is part of the southern Lötschberg ramp (Goppenstein-Brig), Switzerland. The train is coming from Germany and is on its way to Italy via the Basel-Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon route in 2012.

Recently selected: FCCA in Peru - mixed train at Malakwal - Skansen Bridge


Week 38
September 14 - September 20
CP at Castelo Branco Junction in May 2014
CP at Castelo Branco Junction in May 2014

A Comboios de Portugal regional train approaches Castelo Branco Junction in May 2014.

Recently selected: Lötschberg railway line - FCCA in Peru - mixed train at Malakwal


Week 39
September 21 - September 27
Anhalter Bahnhof in 1910
Anhalter Bahnhof in 1910

Trams operate on various lines in front of Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof, Germany, circa 1910. The station was severely damaged in World War II and finally closed for traffic in 1952.

Recently selected: Comboios de Portugal - Lötschberg railway line - FCCA in Peru


Week 40
September 28 - October 4
An Electroputere locomotive on a train at Craiova station in December 2013
An Electroputere locomotive on a train at Craiova station in December 2013

An Electroputere diesel locomotive leads a Hellenic Railways passenger train at Craiova railway station, Romania, in December 2013.

Recently selected: Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof - Comboios de Portugal - Lötschberg railway line


Week 41
October 5 - October 11
Charing Cross station
Charing Cross station

Southeastern units 375808, 465043 and 465008 are ready for departure at London Charing Cross railway station in 2009.

Recently selected: Hellenic Railways - Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof - Comboios de Portugal


Week 42
October 12 - October 18
Railway bridges in the Belgrade railway junction network
Railway bridges in the Belgrade railway junction network

A Serbian Railways series 412 electric multiple unit passenger train traverses bridges of the Belgrade railway junction network in 2009.

Recently selected: Charing Cross station - Hellenic Railways - Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof


Week 43
October 19 - October 25
Historical train Křivoklát express
Historical train Křivoklát express

A railroad worker performs light maintenance tasks on a preserved steam locomotive of the Křivoklát express heritage train in Slovakia in 2010.

Recently selected: Belgrade railway junction - Charing Cross station - Hellenic Railways


Week 44
October 26 - November 1
Port of Tarragona, Miracle Beach and the street Passeig Maritim Rafael de Casanova, Tarragona, Spain, in 2009
Port of Tarragona, Miracle Beach and the street Passeig Maritim Rafael de Casanova, Tarragona, Spain, in 2009

The railway station and yard at Tarragona, Spain, are situated between the port and beach and the town as can be seen in this view from 2009.

Recently selected: Křivoklát express - Belgrade railway junction - Charing Cross station


Week 45
November 2 - November 8
RhB train with snowplow
RhB train with snowplow

A local Rhaetian Railway train to Tirano, hauled by an ABw 8/12 "Allegra" EMU, pushes a plow (Xk 9144) to clear the snow that has accumulated between the rails near Ospizio Bernina, Switzerland, in January 2014.

Recently selected: Tarragona yard and station - Křivoklát express - Belgrade railway junction


Week 46
November 9 - November 15
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station in May 2014
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station in May 2014

Passengers board and debark from trains at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro in May 2014.

Recently selected: Rhaetian Railway snowplow - Tarragona yard and station - Křivoklát express


Week 47
November 16 - November 22
59 class 'Mountain' 4-8-2 + 2-8-4, 5907 Mount Kinangop, at Kibwezi
59 class 'Mountain' 4-8-2 + 2-8-4, 5907 Mount Kinangop, at Kibwezi

East African Railways 59 class 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt number 5907 Mount Kinangop pauses to refill its tank at the water crane at Kibwezi station in Kenya.

Recently selected: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station - Rhaetian Railway snowplow - Tarragona yard and station


Week 48
November 23 - November 29
Ukrainian Railways EMUs
Ukrainian Railways EMUs

Three Ukrainian Railways EMUs await their next assignment at Taganrog station in January 2013.

Recently selected: East African Railways 59 class - Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station - Rhaetian Railway snowplow


Week 49
November 30 - December 6
UP local train
UP local train

UPY 2733, an NRE 3GS21B locomotive, leads a Union Pacific Railroad train on Olive St. in Anaheim, California, United States, in 2007.

Recently selected: Ukrainian Railways EMUs - East African Railways 59 class - Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station


Week 50
December 7 - December 13
SQM "Boxcabs" 603 and 607 hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles, Chile
SQM "Boxcabs" 603 and 607 hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles, Chile

A pair of SQM "Boxcabs", numbers 603 and 607, haul empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles, Chile, in July 2013.

Recently selected: Union Pacific freight train - Ukrainian Railways EMUs - East African Railways 59 class


Week 51
December 14 - December 20
Locomotive rods and drivers
Locomotive rods and drivers

A closeup photo shows the main rods of preserved DRG Class 01 locomotive BR 01 066 at the Bavarian Railway Museum, Germany, in 2007.

Recently selected: SQM mine train - Union Pacific freight train - Ukrainian Railways EMUs


Week 52
December 21 - December 27
2013 CTA Holiday Train
2013 CTA Holiday Train

The CTA Holiday Train rounds a corner on the Chicago 'L' at Wabash and Harrison Streets in November 2013. The flatcar carrying Santa and his sleigh is visible to the right.

Recently selected: DRG Class 01 main rods - SQM mine train - Union Pacific freight train


Week 53
December 28 - January 3, 2015
NR18 pulling the Indian Pacific
NR18 pulling the Indian Pacific

NR class locomotive no. NR18, in a yellow Indian Pacific livery, leads an eastbound Indian Pacific towards the Toodyay Road level crossing in Stratton, Western Australia, about 25 minutes after its departure from East Perth Terminal

Recently selected: CTA Holiday Train - DRG Class 01 main rods - SQM mine train