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Mount Washington Cog Railway locomotive No. 2 pushes a train up Jacob’s Ladder, the steepest part of the railroad, in June 2009.
infrastructure

New Hampshire’s Mountain-Climbing ‘Railway to the Moon’ Turns 150

The Mount Washington Cog Railway is still chugging.
Justin Franz March 14, 2019
Snowplow engine.
Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta Railway Museum

Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."
In this concept illustration, the presence of the eternal employee will flood Korsvägen station with light.
art

The Job That Will Let You Do Whatever You Want in a Swedish Train Station, Forever

Or at least until you want to do something else.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 4, 2019
The museum exterior.
Texas City, Texas

Texas City Museum

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.
The funeral train when it was displayed in York.
Shildon, England

Winston Churchill's Funeral Train

The train that took the prime minister on his final journey now rests in a British museum.
Leo and Sophia, six weeks before his death in 1910.
literature

Tolstoy Ghosted His Wife Then Up and Died

But he did not get the quiet death he was seeking.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 15, 2019
Early 20th-century postcard of the "Sunset Express" train passing through Yuma, Arizona.
railroads

How the 'Sunset Route' Railroad Helped Diversify California

The connection between New Orleans to Los Angeles can still be felt today.
Evan Nicole Brown February 14, 2019
Prairie Dog Central Railway at Grosse Isle.
Rosser, Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central Railway

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.
The last known Carville house.
San Francisco, California

Last Known Carville House

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Llucmajor, Spain

Puente de las Siete Bocas

This spectacular bridge is part of an abandoned train line that once connected Mallorcan capital to the southeastern coast.
Old summit power house.
Beacon, New York

Ruins of the Mount Beacon Incline Railway

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.
The hotel entrance.
Istanbul, Turkey

Pera Palace Hotel

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.
Jardín Tropical Estación de Atocha.
Madrid, Spain

Atocha Station Tropical Garden

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Train workers free the trapped chamois.
animals

Watch Austrian Train Workers Leap to the Rescue of a Snowed-In Goat

After their wave of plowed snow stopped it in its tracks.
Noor Al-Samarrai January 11, 2019
A women-only passenger car on a commuter line electric train at Gambir Station in Jakarta.
trains

Is Indonesia on Track to Reintroduce Women-Only Train Cars?

There’s a "fifty-fifty" chance.
Evan Nicole Brown December 19, 2018
Visitors board a diesel locomotive.
Bellevue, Ohio

Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.
Union Pacific's No. 4141 George Bush Locomotive.
trains

George H.W. Bush’s Funeral Train Revives a Lost Tradition

For presidents past, special rail cars provided a final journey home.
Justin Franz December 5, 2018
Riding atop the train.
Choum, Mauritania

Mauritania Railway

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.