#trainblr

[onio-da-possum]

Made the funny metro from stray. Autism fusion i guess yippe

[grainelevator]

Steam 2-8-2 SY #1676 in Baotou, China, 2008 by Ben Kletzer

The spectacular slag dump at Baotou steelworks as seen with SY #1676. At one time, Baotou had dozens of steam locomotives in daily service, but by this point in 2008 only seven SY 2-8-2's remained. Already most of these steam locomotives were idle every day, while a massive fleet of new diesels served the steelworks. The once bustling steam shop was already barren of equipment and awaiting demolition. But all of this could be forgotten while watching a SY struggle with 1200 tons of molten steel on the slag tip. Within a six months, the steel mill would be fully dieselized and SY 1676 would be nothing more than razor blades.

[modern-train-enthusiast]

It's been exactly a year since I started this whole modeltrain project!!

Just a sketchy frame and a even more sketchy leg

A year later:

I don't even know how many hours I poured into this project, but I documented alot of it on Instagram and YouTube.

The original plan of a 1.6m diorama, turned into 4.3m of modeltrain layout, with future plans to continue on the other side of the room. Let's see how much progress I can make in 2025

[eldritch-posts]

trains are so fun! you see so much scenery, can listen to music, and feel all the train movements. wish i was on a train rn. They're like funfair rides to me.

[daily-public-domain]

Day 120: Life in a Northern Town

link

–This image is part of the public domain, meaning you can do anything you want with it ! (you could even sell it as a shirt, poster or whatever)–

[karu-selli]

Lempäälän wanha asema 14.5.2024, oma kuva

Asemarakennus rakennettiin v. 1876 ja seisoo edelleen paikallaan. Rakennusta on sittemmin laajennettu, mutta laajennusosatkin ovat jo yli satavuotiaita. Wanha asema ei toimi enää asemarakennuksena.

-----

Old Lempäälä station, May 14th 2024, my photo.

The station building has stood here since 1876. It has been expanded later, but even the expansions are over a hundred years old. It's no longer in use as a station.

[transit-fag]

Any other trainblogs you'd recommend?

Definitely recommend @norfolk-bastard and @penn-central-official. There is a @mta-official and a @tfl-official but they are pretty inactive. I haven't interacted much with either @advanced-passenger-train or @greatwesternway but they seem cool. I am not actually that active on trainblr. More just do my own stuff.

[carrickbender]

An engine that was previously lost, and an earworm that is currently devouring my brain that was happily found this morning...

[awesomecake39]

for the train loving mutuals: here’s two jpegs of the train im on rn

[kakushino]

Can't believe I'm saying it but Deutschbahn is worse than České dráhy...

[eltristan]

SUPERBOWL

Let's thank the NFL for the annual excuse to party and celebrate the Southern Pacific's superb Owl passenger train which may not have gone to Las Vegas, but it did unite California from San Francisco to Los Angeles!

The Owl was known on the numberboards as #57 and #58 having been upgraded after WWII from the "Owl Limited" which was listed as train #25 and #26 but all of SP's Owls were superb @espee-southernpacifc

... the prewar superb Owl Limited often was rocking a cab-forward fullback fresh from spring training @aryburn-trains

Sometimes SP's Owl ran in 2 sections...

Anyway, I didn't really do any research or have anything to say -- just want to celebrate this superb Owl on the day of the annual sport event in February! -- scheduled post!

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Building a Cat-Sized Lego Train

[kakushitpost]

Jsem si myslela, že rušení vagónů u @regiojet je blbost - a ejhle, jedu s kámošema do Prahy a low cost zrušili 🤣

[ask-pompom]

Pom Pom thinks this is an amazing idea!

There are cheese trains and wine trains; we need goth trains. We can meet over spooky tea and watch spooky movies and goth bands and DJs can do little shows. Given the high propensity of neurodivergence in the goth community, it would be a massive hit.

[railway-roundhouse]

HELLOOO TUMBLR!

Welcome to my railway blog!

I have decided to make a blog all about fully indulging in my special interest in railways! This blog was mainly inspired by @bovineblogger (highly recommend that blog btw!) but will sort of be a mixture of many kinds of blogs. I'll be sharing information about the rails and the rolling stock that operate on them, you can send me trains to rate or ask me questions about anything railway related, and I HIGHLY encourage you send me photos of and/or your experiences with railway related things if you come across them in your own life! Feel free to share facts to me too! I don't know everything, after all, and I wanna learn!

🚂Facts about me!🚂

I have been into railroads and their fellas since March of 2023!

I use they/them

My favorite diesel locomotive is my pfp, L&N's 796, I got to see her and tour her in person :)

Tagging system guide below bc I have so many tags for some reason??

TAGGING SYSTEM GUIDE:

Wolf chatter: Personal posts tag. Asks: Tag for asks I may receive. Submissions: Tag for submissions I may receive. Rating stock: Tag for any rolling stock I may be given the opportunity to rate. Rolling talk: Tag for informational posts abt railway things all around. Railways: General catch all tag Railway funnies: Used for funny posts relating to railroads/trains/etc. Railway posters: Used for posts containing posters for railways/related to railways. Railway items: Used for non-rolling stock/non-machine objects that were/are used on railroads or in lines of work relating to railroads. Rolling stock/Trains: General tag for anything containing rolling stock, aka locomotives, railcars, etc. Fictional trains: Tag for railway fellas who aren't real! But are lovely anyway <3 Railway machinery: Tag for anything containing railroad machines that might not be referred to as rolling stock. Other Machines: Used for various other machinery that might end up on this blog that isn't railroad related (slightly generalized, might contain some things that aren't really machinery). Locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain locomotives (aka the big guy that pulls the train). Diesel locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain diesel locomotives. Steam locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain steam locomotives. Electric locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain electrics Freight locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain a locomotive that is/was used solely (or mainly) for freight pulling. Passenger locomotive: Used for photos/posts that contain a locomotive that is/was used solely (or mainly) for passenger pulling. Freight cars: Used for photos/posts that contain a freight car. Freight interiors: Used for photos/posts that contain the interior of a freight car. Coaches: Used for photos/posts that contain a coach (aka a passenger car). Coach Interiors: Used for photos/posts that contain the interior of a coach.

[utaunofficial]

in dereliction of my duty as the widely* accepted representative of urbanism in the great state of utah i have not posted anything about the proposed I-15 expansion.

learn more about that from the coalition organizing to fight it here:

From that page: “The proposed alternatives, and the direction this project seems to be heading, pose risk of harming neighborhoods already burdened by poor air quality, low investment from the city, and past traumas like redlining and the original construction of I-15. The alternatives do nothing to promote connectivity and health, and seem narrow minded when more alternatives such as investing in the public transportation system or burying the freeway exist, both of which will meet the need in a more impactful way.”

A note: I have had difficulty finding up-to-date information on this not behind a paywall, and I don’t know when the page I linked was last updated.

_______________________________________ *Not at all