Railway history

The Great Train Robberies: An American Story With a Political OvertonesThe Republican victory in the American Civil War contributed to the launch of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, which connected the eastern and western regions of the country.

Steam locomotive Tr5-65 turns 100 this year Tr5-65 steam locomotive, built in 1921 and housed in the Wolsztyn locomotive depot, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year! This is reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply with reference to Nakolei Pl.

From an abandoned train station to a cultural centerBuffalo Central Railway Station (New York, USA) 20 years ago was one of the largest abandoned buildings in the world.

All change for the future!For America’s railroads, the Indian summer of the early 1950s gave way to a worsening winter.

The Great Train Robberies: Almost a hundredweight of gold taken out of the railcar without firing a shotThe London-Paris train robbery in 1855 became the quietest and most arrogant in history.

The Great Train Robberies: How the Armored Car of the US's Largest Railroad Company Was Blown UpAs a result of this event, Union Pacific Railroad moved the railway line to another territory, and American cinema filmed the first Western in history.

Railroad cars of past erasOlder people remember the various wooden passenger railcars that ply our railways until the early 60s.

Philip Hawkins: Memories of the Steam Age!The 2020 Railway Supply magazine covers featured paintings of British artist Philip Hawkins.

A group of bricklayers working on the modernization of the historic main train station in Gdańsk (Gdańsk Główny) discovered a bottle in the wall with a note inside, testifying to the tragic events of December 1970.

Kamloops Heritage RailwaySteam locomotive 2141 «Spirit of Kamloops» has an ongoing history in Kamloops. The 2141 steam locomotive was built over 100 years ago 1912 in Kingston Ontario.

The Great Train Robberies: How thieves stopped a diesel locomotive with a bagThe robbery of a train en route from Glasgow to London was discussed throughout the world in the 1960s.

Lviv railway station Lviv railway station is the first railway station on the territory of modern Ukraine! In 1858, the Imperial Royal Privileged Society of the Galician Railways named after Karl Ludwig received a concession for the construction of a railway station in Lviv.