Railroad Collection (page 5)

Prize-winning German railway poster, 1934 (colour litho)
8673054 Prize-winning German railway poster, 1934 (colour litho) by Wiertz, Jupp (1888-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ely Cathedral, from the Railway (b/w photo)
8648749 Ely Cathedral, from the Railway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ely Cathedral, from the Railway)

Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho)
8657043 Bristol Blenheim bombers attacking a German railway junction (litho) by Chater, Chater Paul (1878-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

Revolving drum driving an escalator on the London Underground (b/w photo)
8626066 Revolving drum driving an escalator on the London Underground (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Photocard, 1930s: Athens (coloured photo)
8671638 Photocard, 1930s: Athens (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athens)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Valparaiso (coloured photo)
8671461 Real Photographs, c.1939: Valparaiso (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valparaiso)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Bangkok (coloured photo)
8671459 Real Photographs, c.1939: Bangkok (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bangkok)

View of Grosmont Church, School and Whitby Railway Bridge from the Lime Kilns, 1848 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483134 View of Grosmont Church, School and Whitby Railway Bridge from the Lime Kilns, 1848 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Bourne, John Cooke (1814-96); 20x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Crumlin Viaduct, c.1852 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483131 Crumlin Viaduct, c.1852 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Kennard, Thomas William (1825-1893); 26x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Sir Edward James Reed, 1830 - 1906
3083205 Sir Edward James Reed, 1830 - 1906.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British naval architect, author, politician, railroad magnate)

South Station, Boston, c.1910-20 (print)
7292969 South Station, Boston, c.1910-20 (print); (add.info.: Geography. USA. South Station, main railway station in Boston. Postcard, USA, ca 1910-20.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Between 1861-1865 - Stoneman's Station (b/w photo)
7134233 Between 1861-1865 - Stoneman's Station (b/w photo); (add.info.: Between 1861-1865 - Stoneman's Station); GG Vintage Images; UIG

Cartoon depicting a train stranded due to bad weather conditions, 19th century
5308710 Cartoon depicting a train stranded due to bad weather conditions, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a train stranded due to bad weather conditions)

A Class 999 locomotive
5308332 A Class 999 locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Class 999 locomotive used on the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. Dated 19th century)

A dining car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
5308323 A dining car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a dining car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Dated 19th century)

Railroad bridge
Fred Louwen

Bochum Underground 2021-05
Adam Dauria ☂

Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilization, Cartoon Circulation - Pork, Soldiers
ICA4837218 Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography, Train, Mobilization, Cartoon Circulation - Pork, Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B: Photo Card - War of 14 -18, Photography)

Railway Station, Shrewsbury, 1849 (lithograph on paper)
7426779 Railway Station, Shrewsbury, 1849 (lithograph on paper); 27x36 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Joint terminus of the Brighton, Croydon, Dover and Greenwich Railways at London Bridge
7426774 Joint terminus of the Brighton, Croydon, Dover and Greenwich Railways at London Bridge. From the design of Thomas Turner Esq

Stockton and Darlington Railway c1875 (lithograph on paper)
7426828 Stockton and Darlington Railway c1875 (lithograph on paper); 27x36 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Puffing Billy c1860 (photo mounted on card)
7426825 Puffing Billy c1860 (photo mounted on card); 23x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info)

Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426817 Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving)
7426799 Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving); 18x26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Central Railway Station, Newcastle on Tyne;John Dobson Esq. architect, c1850 (lithograph on paper)
7426783 Central Railway Station, Newcastle on Tyne;John Dobson Esq. architect, c1850 (lithograph on paper); 26x52 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Group photo of Aiguilleurs on strike, in uniform of the state company
LUX4756785 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Group photo of Aiguilleurs on strike, in uniform of the state company, 1920 - state company; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

China before 1900 - the first train crossing the walls of Beijing. (b/w photo)
PCT4256608 China before 1900 - the first train crossing the walls of Beijing. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Chinese ambassadors visiting Europe in the second half of the 19th century were fascinated by)

1877 - In its eagerness to push toward Utah in its race with the westward building Union Pacific
7133848 1877 - In its eagerness to push toward Utah in its race with the westward building Union Pacific, Central Pacific Railroad bridged many of the High Sierra chasms with timber trestles

Coverage, in ABC l'Orient Express, c.1895 (lithograph)
6345645 Coverage, in ABC l'Orient Express, c.1895 (lithograph); 24x34 cm; (add.info.: Bernardin & Fils, editors, Paris, circa 1895. Indechirable on canvas. Dimensions: 24 x 34 cm. 12 pages.")

The interior of a typical American railway car
5308321 The interior of a typical American railway car.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of a typical American railway car. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

An early American railway car
5308320 An early American railway car.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an early American railway car, showing the type of carriage adapted from road transport that was used on the Baltimore, Ohio)

An early electric locomotive
3734081 An early electric locomotive.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of an early electric locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sample of 19th Century Chicago Rail Tickets, 1850
3507258 Sample of 19th Century Chicago Rail Tickets, 1850; (add.info.: Sample of 19th Century Chicago Rail Tickets.); Universal History Archive

Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo)
2636210 Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900); Photo © CCI

Railroad Map of the Eastern States, New England, 1856
2902812 Railroad Map of the Eastern States, New England, 1856; (add.info.: Map of New England, part of eastern Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, most of Maryland)

Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in
3434785 Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part)

Dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, USA. Wood engraving, London, January 1870
530770 Dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, USA. Wood engraving, London, January 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG

Escalator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Cortland Street Station, New York
530617 Escalator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's Cortland Street Station, New York. Reno-Cail system: electrically powered: length 13m: elevation 6m

Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers
530390 Central Pacific Railraod in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Train cheered by railroad workers, including Chinese labourers. Wood engraving c1875.; Universal History Archive/UIG

British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho)
8673238 British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho) by Huskinson, Edward Peter (1877-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nonsense: Engine afraid to come out in the rain (colour litho)
8636041 Nonsense: Engine afraid to come out in the rain (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engine afraid to come out in the rain)

The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station (b/w photo)
8635885 The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flying Scotsman leaving King's Cross Station)

Blitz, 1940-41: Elephant and Castle Tube Station, 11 November 1940 (b/w photo)
8634822 Blitz, 1940-41: Elephant and Castle Tube Station, 11 November 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant and Castle Tube Station)

New railway bridge over the Rhine between Kehl and Strasbourg (engraving)
8676820 New railway bridge over the Rhine between Kehl and Strasbourg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil engineer (engraving)
8676803 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British civil engineer (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), British civil engineer

Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas (engraving)
8676692 Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad, Texas)

Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving)
8676529 Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of Queen Victoria to Prussia)

Opening of the first railway in Germany, 1835 (colour litho)
8673076 Opening of the first railway in Germany, 1835 (colour litho) by Heim, Heinrich (1850-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the first railway in Germany)

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"The Golden Era of Railroads: A Journey Through Time" Step back in time to the glamorous era of rail travel with iconic images that capture the essence of a bygone age. The Blue Comet train, known for its luxurious amenities and impeccable service, epitomizes the grandeur and elegance of train travel. As it departs from Grand Central Terminal in New York City circa 1930, one can only imagine the excitement and anticipation felt by passengers embarking on their adventures. The Spirit of Progress beckons us to explore further as we encounter a captivating poster advertising the Orient Express in 1888. This legendary train became synonymous with opulence and intrigue, whisking travelers away on unforgettable journeys across Europe. Union Station in Portland, Maine stands as a testament to America's love affair with trains. Its magnificent architecture serves as a gateway to new destinations and possibilities. Similarly, Simplon-Orient-Express transports our imagination from London to Cairo during the early 1930s – an extraordinary feat that connected continents. Venturing westward, we discover New Pavilion Saltair amidst bathers enjoying leisurely days by Salt Lake City's shores. This idyllic scene showcases how railways brought joy and recreation to communities across America. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Union Railway Station emerges as a symbol of progress and industrial might. Steam trains chug along its tracks, carrying goods and dreams alike towards an ever-evolving future. Traveling beyond borders takes us on A Peep at the Train journey through India in 1892 – capturing vibrant landscapes through pencil sketches infused with watercolors. It reminds us that railways have always been bridges between cultures and civilizations. A woman aboard a train captures our attention next; her date set against the backdrop of bustling stations evokes nostalgia for simpler times when romance bloomed amidst rhythmic clatterings on steel tracks. Finally, we witness modernity colliding with tradition as Tokaido Shinkansen, Japan's bullet train, races past Mount Fuji.