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Glasgow, Scotland
The Highlandman's Umbrella
Displaced highlanders would take shelter from the wet Scottish climate under the large walled bridge at Glasgow Central Station.
London, England
Leinster Gardens False Facades
You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.
Milan, Italy
Royal Pavilion at Stazione Centrale
An exclusive waiting room built for the royal family in the 1920s is hidden in Milan’s central station.
Tampa, Florida
Henry B. Plant Museum
Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Death Railway Bridge
This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.
railroads
China Is Testing Its First Suspended Railway
There's video.
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi Railway Museum
Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.
Toronto, Ontario
Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Québec City, Québec
Old Québec Funicular
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Cairo, Illinois
Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
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The Tale of Rival, North Dakota, Which Never Had a Chance
The now-abandoned town was supposed to be rivals with Lignite, N.D., but it failed.
Permanently Closed
Midland, Ohio
Midland City Station
Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.
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14 Amazing, Gravity-Defying Funiculars
Without these slanted trains, we'd have to climb hills using our legs.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
Mammoth Spring Frisco Depot
Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.
Odense, Denmark
Danmarks Jernbanemuseum (Danish Railway Museum)
An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
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Take a Ride on 9 of the Most Incredible Model Trains in the World
How a basement hobby turned into world-building.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Hoover-Mason Trestle
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Sussex, England
Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
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