Douglas Todd: They’re fun. They’re ecological. They’re so Canadian. But Ottawa no longer really cares.
The California Zephyr was a legendary streamliner that debuted in 1949, a joint effort of the Western Pacific, Burlington, and Rio Grande.
This is a composite image created by me. I photographed the California Zephyr Display outside of Denver. I then photographed the railroad tracks in Cascade Canyon, Colorado. I then put the two images together and gave this a painterly effect. This image is available in three different finishes. You can order an archival print that you furnish a frame for, a ready to hang canvas print, or a ready to hang metal print. Our prints are professionally printed in a lab using archival paper and pigment inks. It is printed on Kodak Endure fine art museum grade archival paper and will have a luster finish. Your new piece ships directly from a lab in the USA in approximately 3-5 business days via UPS Ground. Our Canvas Prints are professionally printed in a lab using archival canvas paper and pigment inks. After it is printed, it is laminated and a UV coating is applied. Because of the laminate, the UV coating, and a back made of solid material, your piece will last for many years to come. It will not stretch and warp like other canvas prints can after a few years. The care of your new piece is easy. You can simply wipe it clean with a damp micro-fiber cloth. The backside has a pre-installed hinge hanger. A black edge surrounds your canvas. Our Canvas Float Frame option is available in a black or brown wood finish made from North American Poplar. The canvas is mounted in the frame and appears to be floating inside the frame. The completely assembled piece comes ready to hang. Our metal prints are professionally printed in a lab using an archival process. Your new piece comes ready to hang with its own unique picture hanging system that is simple to hang on your wall. The finished result gives a contemporary look and feel with the float style mounting system. All prints are professionally photo enhanced and color balanced to bring out the very best in the final fine art photograph that you purchase from us. Please note that depending on the size purchased, slight variations in cropping may occur. Your new piece ships directly from a lab in the USA in approximately 3-5 business days via UPS Ground. Our images are professionally photo enhanced and color balanced to bring out the very best in the final fine art photograph that you purchase from us. Please note that depending on the size purchased, slight variations in cropping may occur. This image is ONLY available in the sizes and finish options listed. Shipping only in the 48 contiguous United States ***Please note: All size dimensions are in inches. Photos showing artwork in rooms or with frames are for illustration purposes only. If you have any questions, please reach out to me so that you can make an informed purchase. I will be more than happy to answer any question you have. Since your artwork is printed upon purchase, all sales are final. We do not provide exchanges or returns.*** If you selected the Framed Canvas Finish Option please indicate if you want the Black Float Wood Frame of the Brown Float Wood Frame in the Personalization Box. Frames do not come with any other finish option. Archival Prints are prints only and will not come with a mat or frame. Archival Prints are prints only and will arrive packaged flat or in a tube depending on size ordered.In regards to the printed material your image comes on, canvas adds texture and therefore can soften an image. Archival Prints can be sharper then canvas and metal prints and acrylic prints come glossy and can produce reflections. Again, if you have any questions, please ask. I am always willing to answer any question you may have so that you can make an informed purchase.
Spokane Portland and Seattle passenger trains: See images of passenger service on "The Northwest's Own Railroad"
Don River Railway are running services all day on Saturday for a special reason
Covered here are brief overviews of many types of passenger rail cars and what led to their development as train travel improved over time.
Commercial Drive Vancouver, British Columbia
The model was originally designed and licensed by copernicus508. 'Hall' class locomotives were used throughout the Great Western and Western Region. Their roles were varied, ranging from deputising for failed 'locks' on express trains (and keeping to tight schedules) to heavy freight and secondary passenger services. The impressive acceleration of these engines made them particularly suitable for duties requiring frequent stops, with the smaller wheels providing greater grip and thus reducing slip when starting from a standstill. Built in 1929, No. 4936 Kinlet Hall is one of nearly three hundred Hall locomotives built for the Great Western Railway between the World Wars. During World War II, No. 4936 was badly damaged when it ran straight into the crater of a bomb following a heavy Luftwaffe raid on Plymouth Harbour in 1941. Over the course of its career, this iron horse covered over a million miles on the Great Northern Railway and British Railway networks. In 1964 the Kinlet Hall locomotive was taken out of service and twenty years later work began on restoring the locomotive. In 2000 Kinlet Hall steamed again for the first time in over 30 years. More recently this special locomotive has been used on numerous excursions on the privatised Great Western Railways system including the Shakespeare Express which starts its journey in Birmingham and travels through the beautiful rural countryside to Stratfordupon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. The train consists of the fine green clad steam locomotive Kinlet Hall and chocolate and cream coloured passenger carriages. Information about the Moc: This Moc is designed in 8 studs wide and has a length of 56 studs and a height of 13 studs. All parts in white can be replaced with any colour as they are not visible from the outside. There is sufficient space in the tender for motorisation which can be converted with little effort.
Norfolk & Western streamlined Powhatan Arrow observation car # 581 is seen with it's train near Singer, Virginia 8-12-1949. The six car Powhatan Arrow is being hauled by a N&W J class streamlined 4-8-4 northern steam locomotive. Note the old style tail end marker lamps being used on the observation car. The observation car has a Powhatan Arrow tail sign located on it's rear door. In my opinion this photograph appears to be a staged event with the train either stopped or moving very slowly as indicated by the lack of smoke from the locomotive and the direction of the steam escaping from the observation car's train-line. Also there are not any people sitting in the rear of the observation car to indicate this is a revenue train trip. Photo courtesy of Sylvain Assez's railroad photo collection. Sylvain is an active French railway locomotive engineer. This photo was most likely taken by the N&W for advertisement. Photographer unknown. The name of the photographer that took this photo is unknown. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Two female passengers eating a meal in a London & North Western Railway dining car.
The City of San Francisco was a streamlined through passenger train which ran from 1936 to 1971 on the Overland Route between Chicago, Illinois and Oakland, California, with a ferry connection on to San Francisco. It was owned and operated jointly by the Chicago and North Western Railway (1936–55), Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad (1955-71), the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Southern Pacific Railroad. It provided premium extra fare service from Chicago to San Francisco when introduced in 1936 of 39 hr 45 min each way. Courtesy Private Collection. Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson K3 archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing. All printed in USA. Each product is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available.
THIS booklet was designed to provide a brief, running commentary on the country along the trai...
Amtrak passenger train no. 15 leaving Chicago, Illinois, behind four Santa Fe F-unit diesel locomotives on December 8, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-04-11-07
The Olympian Hiawatha was Milwaukee Road's home-built streamliner that connected Chicago and Seattle debuting in 1947. It was canceled in 1961
The California Zephyr was a legendary streamliner that debuted in 1949, a joint effort of the Western Pacific, Burlington, and Rio Grande.
South Western Railway has announced that passengers will benefit from the refurbished 'Class 442' trains.
