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This is an archive of article summaries that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2022. For past archives, see the complete archive page.


Week 1
EAR #1314 on the transfer table in Nairobi
EAR #1314 on the transfer table in Nairobi

East African Railways 13 class 4-8-2T steam locomotive #1314 is moved on the transfer table in Nairobi in December 1976.

Recently selected: - Tunisian Railways passenger train - V skip wagons


Week 2
Shunting in Ukraine
Shunting in Ukraine

A ТЭМ4 diesel locomotive is used to perform some industrial shunting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2008.

Recently selected: EAR 13 class locomotive - - Tunisian Railways passenger train


Week 3
Track maintenance on the New York City Subway in 2012
Track maintenance on the New York City Subway in 2012

An MTA maintenance of way worker checks a train clearance measurement during track repairs at the IND Sixth Avenue Line's 47th–50th Streets–Rockefeller Center station in September 2012.

Recently selected: shunting in Ukraine - EAR 13 class locomotive -


Week 4
Ribblehead Viaduct
Ribblehead Viaduct

The Ribblehead Viaduct stands in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1875 and is now is a Grade II* listed structure, carrying the Settle–Carlisle railway across the valley.

Recently selected: New York City Subway track maintenance - shunting in Ukraine - EAR 13 class locomotive


Week 5
El 18 2262 in 2017
El 18 2262 in 2017

Vy El 18 2262 hauls a Regiontog passenger train consisting of B5 coaches to Trondheim, reflecting in the water on a fall day between Ring and Brøttum south of Lillehammer, Norway.

Recently selected: Ribblehead Viaduct - New York City Subway track maintenance - shunting in Ukraine


Week 6
Dump car train in Uzbekistan
Dump car train in Uzbekistan

Uzbek Railways industrial electric locomotive PE2U-165 with two motor dump cars in front, pulls a set of conventional dump cars near Tashkent in January 2020.

Recently selected: Vy passenger train in Norway - Ribblehead Viaduct - New York City Subway track maintenance


Week 7
A train on the Victoria Falls bridge in 1992
A train on the Victoria Falls bridge in 1992

National Railways of Zimbabwe 15A class 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt no. 407 Ukhozi (Eagle, built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1950) is positioned with a train on the Victoria Falls Bridge, Zimbabwe.

Recently selected: dump car train in Uzbekistan - Vy passenger train in Norway - Ribblehead Viaduct


Week 8
Elektrizace železnic train at Bezpráví in October 2021
Elektrizace železnic train at Bezpráví in October 2021

Elektrizace železnic locomotive 742.015-1 leads an overhead line maintenance train at the Bezpráví junction, Czech Republic, in October 2021.

Recently selected: Victoria Falls Bridge - dump car train in Uzbekistan - Vy passenger train in Norway


Week 9
The train from Sylhet
The train from Sylhet

The Bangladesh Railway train from Sylhet passes a level crossing near Srimongal railway station, Bangladesh, in February 2016.

Recently selected: overhead line maintenance train - Victoria Falls Bridge - dump car train in Uzbekistan


Week 10
Cross Country Class 220 train
Cross Country Class 220 train

A CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager" train makes its run between King's Sutton and Banbury, UK, in the late afternoon sun in September 2015.

Recently selected: Bangladesh Railway passenger train - overhead line maintenance train - Victoria Falls Bridge


Week 11

Trains of the narrow gauge Banovići colliery railway are gathered at the coal washing plant near Oskova in June 2016.

Recently selected: CrossCountry passenger train - Bangladesh Railway passenger train - overhead line maintenance train


Week 12
Croatian series 2062 diesel locomotive (EMD G26) in Pula railway station, Croatia
Croatian series 2062 diesel locomotive (EMD G26) in Pula railway station, Croatia

A Croatian Railways series 2062 diesel locomotive, an EMD G26, leads a freight train through Pula railway station, Croatia, in October 2007.

Recently selected: Banovići colliery railway - CrossCountry passenger train - Bangladesh Railway passenger train


Week 13
A train of the Hershey Electric Railway at Hershey station
A train of the Hershey Electric Railway at Hershey station

A multiple unit railcar of the Hershey Electric Railway takes on passengers at Hershey station in March 2013.

Recently selected: Croatian Railways freight train - Banovići colliery railway - CrossCountry passenger train


Week 14
Trains at Luz station
Trains at Luz station

Passengers crowd the platform at Luz station, in São Paulo, Brazil, after disembarking from two São Paulo Metro trains in December 2018.

Recently selected: Hershey Electric Railway - Croatian Railways freight train - Banovići colliery railway


Week 15
Steam locomotive 555.0153 at the Králický Sněžník train at the Hanušovice train station
Steam locomotive 555.0153 at the Králický Sněžník train at the Hanušovice train station

Steam locomotive number 555.0153 leads the Králický Sněžník train at the Hanušovice station in August 2021.

Recently selected: trains at Luz station - Hershey Electric Railway - Croatian Railways freight train


Week 16
Driving the Sabah Heritage Steam Train locomotive
Driving the Sabah Heritage Steam Train locomotive

With his hand on the throttle, a Sabah State Railway driver on the Sabah Heritage Steam Train carefully controls the locomotive to position it on a turntable in November 2011

Recently selected: Králický Sněžník train - trains at Luz station - Hershey Electric Railway


Week 17
FT 8612 arrives at Plovdiv Railway Station
FT 8612 arrives at Plovdiv Railway Station

Bulgarian State Railways train number FT 8612, from Varna to Sofia, arrives at Plovdiv Central railway station amidst falling snow in February 2010.

Recently selected: steam locomotive driver at work - Králický Sněžník train - trains at Luz station


Week 18
Union Limited Zambezi train on a runby in August 1992
Union Limited Zambezi train on a runby in August 1992

South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 steam locomotives 3323 and 3334 (both built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1948) perform a run-past near Medike, South Africa. The train is the Union Limited Zambezi in August 1992 organised by the Transnet Museum while heading back to Johannesburg from Zimbabwe.

Recently selected: passenger train in Bulgaria - steam locomotive driver at work - Králický Sněžník train


Week 19
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Recently selected: Union Limited Zambezi - passenger train in Bulgaria - steam locomotive driver at work


Week 20
Canadian National Railway freight train in 2015
Canadian National Railway freight train in 2015

A Canadian National Railway SD70MM-2 number 8015, SD75I 5690 and SD60F 5517 lead a freight train in western Alberta, with the Canadian Rockies in the background in March 2015.

Recently selected: - Union Limited Zambezi - passenger train in Bulgaria


Week 21
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Recently selected: Canadian National Railway freight train - - Union Limited Zambezi


Week 22
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Recently selected: - Canadian National Railway freight train -


Week 23
IC4 diesel units under the Ringgade bridge in 2017
IC4 diesel units under the Ringgade bridge in 2017

Multiple IC4 diesel multiple unit trains stand under the Ringgaden bridge in Aarhus, Denmark, with the "Hesitation of Light" light installation in April 2017.

Recently selected: - - Canadian National Railway freight train


Week 24
Trains at a station in Egypt in 2017
Trains at a station in Egypt in 2017

Three Egyptian National Railways trains make a station stop in Egypt in January 2017 while porters and passengers traverse the platforms.

Recently selected: trains under the Ringgaden bridge - -


Week 25
a charter train in Jordan
a charter train in Jordan

2-8-2 steam locomotive number 71 pulls a charter train out of Amman station, Jordan, over a viaduct on its way south to Qasir in September 2000.

Recently selected: trains at an Egyptian station - trains under the Ringgaden bridge -


Week 26
SNCB locomotives
SNCB locomotives

SNCB electric locomotives #2635 (a Class 26) and #2013 (a Class 20) await their next assignments on a sunny July day in Belgium in 2011.

Recently selected: charter train in Jordan - trains at an Egyptian station - trains under the Ringgaden bridge


Week 27
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Recently selected: SNCB electric locomotives - charter train in Jordan - trains at an Egyptian station


Week 28
Trains at Asmara station
Trains at Asmara station

Three different forms of traction, a diesel locomotive, a railbus and a steam locomotive, are on display at Asmara station, Eritrea, in 2011.

Recently selected: - SNCB electric locomotives - charter train in Jordan


Week 29
steam-powered passenger train in Pakistan
steam-powered passenger train in Pakistan

Broad gauge, oil-fired class SGS 0-6-0 number 2470, built by Vulcan Foundry in 1920, pulls a late afternoon passenger train between Lilla and Malakwal, Pakistan, in December 1993.

Recently selected: trains at Asmara station - - SNCB electric locomotives


Week 30
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Recently selected: steam-powered passenger train in Pakistan - trains at Asmara station -


Week 31
A freight train in Kazakhstan
A freight train in Kazakhstan

2ES7 type electric locomotive number 2ES7-030 leads a freight train made up of tank cars on the line connecting Burunday and Axenger, Kazakhstan, in March 2022.

Recently selected: - steam-powered passenger train in Pakistan - trains at Asmara station


Week 32
East African Railways (EAR) 57 class (ex-KUR EC3 class) steam locomotive no. 5712 with a freight train at Mombasa railway station, Kenya
East African Railways (EAR) 57 class (ex-KUR EC3 class) steam locomotive no. 5712 with a freight train at Mombasa railway station, Kenya

East African Railways 57 class (ex-KUR EC3 class) 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotive no. 5712 pulls a freight train at Mombasa railway station, Kenya, in 1969.

Recently selected: freight train in Kazakhstan - - steam-powered passenger train in Pakistan


Week 33
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Recently selected: East African Railways freight train - freight train in Kazakhstan -


Week 34
Karelian Trains Class Sm6 "Allegro" at Helsinki Central Station
Karelian Trains Class Sm6 "Allegro" at Helsinki Central Station

A Karelian Trains Class Sm6 "Allegro" is ready to depart from Helsinki Central Station for its first commercial journey to St. Petersburg, Russia, on 12 December 2010.

Recently selected: - East African Railways freight train - freight train in Kazakhstan


Week 35
Rail clips on a new line in Kenya in 2016
Rail clips on a new line in Kenya in 2016

Rail clips are used to fasten the rail to the sleepers on new standard gauge track in Kenya in 2016.

Recently selected: first Sm6 departure from Helsinki - - East African Railways freight train


Week 36
Train No. 3345 / Regular freight train from Jecheon to Goedong pulled by No. 7511
Train No. 3345 / Regular freight train from Jecheon to Goedong pulled by No. 7511

Korail freight train number 3345, pulled by Class 7500 diesel locomotive number 7511 (an EMD GT26CW-2), rounds a curve at an unidentified junction in June 2019.

Recently selected: rail clips - first Sm6 departure from Helsinki -


Week 37
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Recently selected: Korail freight train - rail clips - first Sm6 departure from Helsinki


Week 38
bridge over a railway in Spain
bridge over a railway in Spain

A stone bridge spans a railway line in a cut near Las Peñas de Riglos, Spain, in January 2013.

Recently selected: - Korail freight train - rail clips


Week 39
train passing the Guri i Plakës
train passing the Guri i Plakës

A Kosovo Railways passenger train passes through the Guri i Plakës rock formation in Kosovo in May 2017.

Recently selected: bridge over a railway line in Spain - - Korail freight train


Week 40
Latvian Railways locomotives
Latvian Railways locomotives

Latvian Railways diesel locomotives of M62 and ChME3 types, stand ready for their next assignment in Riga, Latvia, in October 2015.

Recently selected: Kosovo Railways train at the Guri i Plakës - bridge over a railway line in Spain -


Week 41
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Recently selected: Latvian Railways locomotives - Kosovo Railways train at the Guri i Plakës - bridge over a railway line in Spain


Week 42
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Recently selected: - Latvian Railways locomotives - Kosovo Railways train at the Guri i Plakës


Week 43
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Recently selected: - - Latvian Railways locomotives


Week 44
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Week 45
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Week 46
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Week 47
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Week 48
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Week 49
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Week 50
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Week 51
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Week 52
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Week 53
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