Railroads

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.

The largest brick bridge in the world.

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.