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Of a Kingdom of Earls, Dukes, Kings, and Castles in copper crowns and brass bonnets. All content credited to their original owners. Sister blog to express-liner.tumblr.com

Bay Biscayne por David Blazejewski Por Flickr: These days the South Central Florida Express railroad’s shop alongside Aztec Avenue is basically reserved for steam locomotive 148 and the growing fleet of owned and leased passenger cars for their Sugar Express excursions. While numerous freight locomotives tie up here it seems all heavy repairs and all freight car work now takes place at USSC’s rail shops down inside the Clewiston Mill complex. A peak inside the spotless two track building finds another historically significant piece of rolling stock that is right at home here in Florida. This is the Bay Biscayne, a classic stainless steel boat tailed observation car built by the Budd Company in 1939 for the Florida East Coast Railway. The car ran between Miami and New York City over the rails of the FEC, the ACL, the RF&P and the PRR. After the FEC exited the passenger business when their brutal dozen year strike began in 1963 the car was purchased by the Atlantic Coast Line to remain in the Florida service. To learn more about this car and it’s long history here’s a link for you: www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/floridas-sugar-… Clewiston, Florida Friday March 14, 2025

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0211. 34067 Carlisle Station 16.09.24 por Mike Brook Por Flickr: Unrebuilt SR Bulleid Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 Pacific No. 34067 “TANGMERE” passes through Carlisle South Junction prior to arriving at Platform 1 at Carlisle Station, working the 3Z61, 12:43 Carlisle to Carlisle Service on September 2024. Unseen Class 47/4 No. 47802 worked the rear of the train.

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GWR Earl of Mount Edgecumbe por elaine lock Por Flickr: This is a change of class to appear this way at Waverton Cheshire just outside Chester ,where this train was heading . An excursion from Tylesley. A change of scene for me also , I googled this spot on friday as I wanted a change of POV from Chester Station :-)

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locomotive Garratt NG130 por Mixed up Photography Por Flickr: locomotive Garratt NG130 pulling a train out of Harbour station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd heading out on the 25 mile run to Caernarfon. #130 was built by Beyer Peacock for South African Railways to their 2-6-2+2-6-2T NGG16 Garratt design. #130 arrived on the WHR in 2015. It has been restored for use on the WHR by the works at Dinas. The restoration was funded by the locomotive’s owners. The rebuild included a new boiler built by Northern Steam Engineering Limited of Stockton.

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Impressive Strasburg Railroad por Dan@propeakphotography Por Flickr: I’m a native Pennsylvanian, which means I am steeped in US History, whether I want to be or not. As a teen, admittedly, I had little appreciation for growing up in a place that seemed so entirely focused on the past. It was all I could do to join the Navy and see the world of today and tomorrow. As I get older, I look back and wish I had appreciated the education about our past a bit more. When my parents were still alive, I visited PA as often as my hectic schedule would allow and, from time to time, took my family to places like this, where they could hopefully get an appreciation for the nostalgia that I was so quick to shun. This is late autumn in Strasburg, Pennsylvania at the historic railroad where people get an opportunity to ride on passenger trains pulled by true steam engines like this one. Recognition: Honorable Mention - LightChasers FB photography group #explore2023 Nostalgic category

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