This is an archive of article summaries that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2016. For past archives, see the complete archive page.
Passengers cross the main waiting hall of the newly renovated Ramses Station, the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt, in 2013. The renovation has been criticized as making the station too modern and destroying much of the building's original style.
Recently selected: S-curved track - Medellín Metro - Longhai Railway
AnEesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways) freight train crosses a bridge near Vorbuse in 2011.
Recently selected: Ramses Station hall - S-curved track - Medellín Metro
A train from the Franco-Ethiopian Railway Company crosses the newly built bridge over the Gotha, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Dire Dawa, circa 1913.
Recently selected: Eesti Raudtee train - Ramses Station hall - S-curved track
AnSNCF train in TER Franche-Comté service crosses the Saillard Viaduct near Morez, France, after a recent snowfall in 2010.
Recently selected: Gotha bridge - Eesti Raudtee train - Ramses Station hall
VL22M number 1483, the last remaining operational VL22M, pulls the Kutaisi - Tkibuli passenger train just before arriving at Satsire, Georgia, in May 2015.
Recently selected: Saillard Viaduct - Gotha bridge - Eesti Raudtee train
The SyltShuttle, operated by DB AutoZug, transports road vehicles on railway wagons over the Hindenburgdamm, an 11-kilometre long (6.8 mi) causeway joining the North Frisian island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein.
Recently selected: VL22M in Georgia - Saillard Viaduct - Gotha bridge
Two 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge trains of OSE stand on neighboring tracks at Volos station, which houses the Thessaly Railway MuseuminGreece, in 1995.
Recently selected: SyltShuttle - VL22M in Georgia - Saillard Viaduct
A short passenger trainofFerrocarril del Norte crosses a bridge in Guatemala in 1940.
Recently selected: Volos station - SyltShuttle - VL22M in Georgia
AChicago 'L' train departs northbound from Adams/Wabash stationinThe Loop as another train approaches southbound in 2009.
Recently selected: Ferrocarril del Norte (Guatemala) - Volos station - SyltShuttle
A 380-second long bulb exposure of a track in Germany shows a passing train as just a few streaks of light from the train's headlights and windows while the signals it passed in the distance glow bright red.
Recently selected: Adams/Wabash station - Ferrocarril del Norte (Guatemala) - Volos station
The former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's red and silver "Warbonnet" paint scheme is reused on a Kárpát Vasút class 459 locomotive seen here at Mezökövesd station, Hungary, in 2015.
Recently selected: Long exposure of a passing train - Adams/Wabash station - Ferrocarril del Norte (Guatemala)
Dignitaries attend the first run of the steam locomotive MinørinIceland in 1913. There is no longer active rail transport in Iceland; this locomotive is preserved as a static display in Reykjavík.
Recently selected: Kárpát Vasút locomotive - Long exposure of a passing train - Adams/Wabash station
Several Indian Railways passenger trains and a few freight trains await their next work at Gorakhpur Junction railway station in 2015.
Recently selected: locomotive Minør in Iceland - Kárpát Vasút locomotive - Long exposure of a passing train
AKereta Api Indonesia passenger train approaches Gambir railway stationinCentral Jakarta, Indonesia in February 2015.
Recently selected: Gorakhpur Junction railway station - locomotive Minør in Iceland - Kárpát Vasút locomotive
A military supply train during World War II led by an American-built steam locomotive pauses at an unidentified location in Iran while on its way to Russia in 1943.
Recently selected: Gambir railway station - Gorakhpur Junction railway station - locomotive Minør in Iceland
ACanadian National Railway freight train led by locomotive number 2579, a GE Dash 9-44CW, makes its way toward Jasper, Alberta, Canada, in March 2015.
Recently selected: military supply train in WWII - Gambir railway station - Gorakhpur Junction railway station
Preserved LMS 6233 Duchess of Sutherland passes the summit of the 1-in-230 climb from Alfreton, England, pulling an excursion train in April 2010.
Recently selected: Canadian National Railway - military supply train in WWII - Gambir railway station
Tram number E1 4732 arrives at the underground Matzleinsdorfer Platz tram station, below Wien Matzleinsdorfer Platz stationonVienna tram line 62 in September 2009.
Recently selected: LMS 6233 Duchess of Sutherland - Canadian National Railway - military supply train in WWII
Belgian soldiers fire artillery on an armoured train in combat during the German advance towards Antwerp in 1914 during World War I.
Recently selected: Matzleinsdorfer Platz tram station - LMS 6233 Duchess of Sutherland - Canadian National Railway
ŽRS (former JŽ) class 441 locomotive number 441-521 leads a regional train arriving at Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in July 2009.
Recently selected: Belgian armoured train - Matzleinsdorfer Platz tram station - LMS 6233 Duchess of Sutherland
Apan shot shows a Bombardier Talent operated by O-Train departing Bayview Station, Ottawa, in January 2015.
Recently selected: ŽRS class 441 - Belgian armoured train - Matzleinsdorfer Platz tram station
Three high-speed trains of China Railway, CRH2 and CRH380B types, stand at the platforms of Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in May 2015.
Recently selected: O-Train - ŽRS class 441 - Belgian armoured train
SBB CFF FFS Xas 80 85 98 02 312-1 leads the fire fighting and rescue train based in Geneva near Satigny station in 2009.
Recently selected: CRH trains at Shanghai - O-Train - ŽRS class 441
A regional train on the Bernina RailwayinSwitzerland passes along the shore of Lake Nero in October 2013.
Recently selected: SBB firefighting train - CRH trains at Shanghai - O-Train
An older electric multiple unit car of FEVE leads a train at the regional Pont de Fusta railway station, now part of Metrovalencia, in Valencia, Spain, in 1987.
Recently selected: Bernina Railway - SBB firefighting train - CRH trains at Shanghai
British Railways No. 31558, an ex-South Eastern and Chatham Railway Wainwright P class 0-6-0T locomotive, is employed on shunting service at Stewarts Lane Depot, London, in 1951.
Recently selected: FEVE passenger train - Bernina Railway - SBB firefighting train
A train passes over the Hohenzollern Bridge, the most heavily used railway bridge in Germany, across the river Rhine near Köln Hauptbahnhof in 2012. The long exposure photograph reduces the train to just a streak of its headlights.
Recently selected: shunting at Stewarts Lane - FEVE passenger train - Bernina Railway
Diesel locomotive DE85 and another similar locomotive are used to perform switchingatHäfen und Güterverkehr Köln's yard near Godorf Port in Cologne, Germany, in November 2015.
Recently selected: Hohenzollern Bridge - shunting at Stewarts Lane - FEVE passenger train
Several tracks extend the length of The Railway Pier in Sandridge, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where many types of freight were transloaded between ships and trains circa 1878.
Recently selected: yard switching in Cologne - Hohenzollern Bridge - shunting at Stewarts Lane
On a rainy Tuesday evening, SBB-CFF-FFS Re 460 class electric locomotive no. Re 460 058-1 La Côte awaits departure from St. Gallen railway station, Switzerland, with a westbound InterCity train made up of IC 2000 double deck coaches.
Recently selected: The Railway Pier, Sandridge - yard switching in Cologne - Hohenzollern Bridge
Commonwealth Railways CN class locomotive, no. CN76, at Port Pirie, South Australia, pulls a mixed train for Port Augusta, South Australia, in 1951. The locomotive was built in Canada in 1908 for Canadian Northern Railway and was later owned by Canadian National Railway.
Recently selected: St. Gallen station - The Railway Pier, Sandridge - yard switching in Cologne
Hrvatske željeznice locomotive number 2044 007, an EMD GT22HW-2, leads a passenger trainatVaraždin station, Croatia, in 2013.
Recently selected: Commonwealth Railways CN class - St. Gallen station - The Railway Pier, Sandridge
A new sugar cane car is depicted in a builder's photo used in an advertisement for Gregg Company railroad cars.
Recently selected: Croatian Railways passenger train - Commonwealth Railways CN class - St. Gallen station
SBB-CFF-FFS Bm 4/4 class diesel locomotive number 18442 is being used for shunting duties at Erstfeld railway station in 2007.
Recently selected: Sugarcane car advertisement - Croatian Railways passenger train - Commonwealth Railways CN class
AnEmpresa de Ferrocarriles Ecuatorianos passenger train is ready to depart Alausí station, Ecuador, in 2014. This station is a terminus for service to the Nariz del Diablo.
Recently selected: SBB Bm 4/4 locomotive - Sugarcane car advertisement - Croatian Railways passenger train
Locomotive 2TE116-964 of Russian railway operator Transoil pulls a tank train between Tapa and Lehtse, Estonia, in 2007.
Recently selected: passenger train at Alausí station - SBB Bm 4/4 locomotive - Sugarcane car advertisement
ABerlin S-Bahn train arrives at Hackescher Markt station while a long-distance passenger train approaches on the adjacent tracks in 2006.
Recently selected: 2TE116 locomotive - passenger train at Alausí station - SBB Bm 4/4 locomotive
AVR Class Sr2 electric locomotive (no. 3225) and VR Class Sm4 electric multiple unit train are ready for their next assignments at Helsinki Central railway station in 2011.
Recently selected: Berlin Hackescher Markt station - 2TE116 locomotive - passenger train at Alausí station
Electric locomotive number SŽ 363-002 leads a Slovenian Railways freight train in June 2015.
Recently selected: trains at Helsinki Central - Berlin Hackescher Markt station - 2TE116 locomotive
The air vents above a tunnel portal near New Athos, Abkhazia, create a pareidolic illusion such that the tunnel portal looks like a gaping mouth.
Recently selected: Solvenian Railways freight train - trains at Helsinki Central - Berlin Hackescher Markt station
Two trains of the Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn) meet in March 2013. The 13.3-kilometre long (8.3 mi) line began operation in 1901.
Recently selected: railway tunnel portal in Abkazia - Solvenian Railways freight train - trains at Helsinki Central
A British-built 4-8-2 oil-burning locomotive waits to leave Accra on a mixed overnight train in July 1974.
Recently selected: Wuppertal Schwebebahn - railway tunnel portal in Abkazia - Solvenian Railways freight train
AnOSE excursion train pulled by a pair of ALCO DL-543 diesel-electric locomotives crosses the Papadia bridge on the Tithorea-Leianokladi line in 2009.
Recently selected: Steam locomotive in Accra - Wuppertal Schwebebahn - railway tunnel portal in Abkazia
Telephoto compression makes the 673.4-metre long (0.42 mi) Esztergom bridge in Budapest, Hungary, look very short. This bridge was opened in 2008.
Recently selected: excursion train in Greece - Steam locomotive in Accra - Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Trains of the Mumbai Suburban RailwayinIndia make stops at Sewri railway station to pick up and drop off commuters in March 2016.
Recently selected: Esztergom bridge - excursion train in Greece - Steam locomotive in Accra
Apassenger train crosses the Ghotour Bridge on the border between Iran and Turkey.
Recently selected: Sewri railway station - Esztergom bridge - excursion train in Greece
Anarmoured train undergoes service at Inchicore Works, Dublin, Ireland, in 1921. The train appears to be based on an automobile structure rather than a steam locomotive.
Recently selected: Ghotour Bridge - Sewri railway station - Esztergom bridge
A sole coach stands at Jaffa Railway Station, Israel, in March 2010. Jaffa station was opened in 1891 as the terminus for the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway and became the first railway station in the Middle East.
Recently selected: armoured train in Ireland - Ghotour Bridge - Sewri railway station
Rhaetian Railway (RhB) rotary snowplow Xrotd 9213 works with a dual mode (diesel and electric) Gem 4/4 on the Bernina LineatLago Bianco, Switzerland, during a special event for photographers. Operations like this were common for RhB until the 1960s.
Recently selected: Jaffa Railway Station - armoured train in Ireland - Ghotour Bridge
Diverging tracks to the Enoshima Electric Railway's main line and a few sidings are visible from the Enoshima Station platform. A 2000 Series train is parked on one of the sidings in this 2013 view.
Recently selected: RhB rotary snowplow - Jaffa Railway Station - armoured train in Ireland
A train of the Aqaba Railway passes a short segment of new track at Rum Station, Jordan, in 2009.
Recently selected: tracks at Enoshima Station - RhB rotary snowplow - Jaffa Railway Station
AJR East 115 series Holiday Rapid Kamakura train waits at an unidentified station in April 2007.
Recently selected: Aqaba Railway - tracks at Enoshima Station - RhB rotary snowplow
The new (left) and original (right) City of San Francisco trains, here noted as the first and second sections, respectively, are ready for passengers to board at Oakland Pier Terminal station for the new train's inauguration on January 2, 1938. The route was a joint operation of Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Chicago and North Western until 1955; the eastern portion was then shifted to the Milwaukee Road and the route continued to operate until 1971.
Recently selected: Holiday Rapid Kamakura - Aqaba Railway - tracks at Enoshima Station
