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Train Carriage Collection (#3)

"The train carriage, a symbol of history and transportation, has witnessed countless journeys and stories

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Train de plaisir, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand

Train de plaisir, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
Train de plaisir, 1862

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916

Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des Indes et le Canal de Suez; Une halte de l'immense convoi dans une gare siberienne (10 fevrier), 1916

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916

Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Periple des Russes : De Moscou a Marseille par la Siberie, les Mers de Chine et des Indes et le Canal de Suez; A Moscou, le 3 fevrier 1916, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Studies of Life and Character at a Railway Station; Troopers on Furlough, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Studies of Life and Character at a Railway Station; Troopers on Furlough, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Studies of Life and Character at a Railway Station; Troopers on Furlough, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; Officiers diriges vers le front, 1916

L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; Officiers diriges vers le front, 1916. Creator: Unknown
L'Armee Britannique dans le Nord de la France; Officiers diriges vers le front, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: New York Sunday herald. December 1st 1895. c1895. Creator: Charles Hubbard Wright

New York Sunday herald. December 1st 1895. c1895. Creator: Charles Hubbard Wright
New York Sunday herald. December 1st 1895. c1895

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Harper's February, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's February, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's February, c1895. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. Creator: G Durand

Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. Creator: G Durand
Railway Travelling - A Contrast, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Couple in a train compartment, c1895. Creator: Ricardo Lepez Cabrera

Couple in a train compartment, c1895. Creator: Ricardo Lepez Cabrera
Couple in a train compartment, c1895

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Decorative Panel from Rail Car Interior, c. 1936. Creator: Wellington Blewett

Decorative Panel from Rail Car Interior, c. 1936. Creator: Wellington Blewett
Decorative Panel from Rail Car Interior, c. 1936

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Travelling Companion (Mr. Ch. Deering), 1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904. Creator: Unknown

Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904. Creator: Unknown
Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Russian diplomats waving at crowds from the back of a train car, 1905. Creator: Unknown

Russian diplomats waving at crowds from the back of a train car, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Russian diplomats waving at crowds from the back of a train car, 1905

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Japanese infantry ready to leave Tokyo for the front, c1904. Creator: Jimmy Hare

Japanese infantry ready to leave Tokyo for the front, c1904. Creator: Jimmy Hare
Japanese infantry ready to leave Tokyo for the front, c1904

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: A train on the Ussuri line of the Trans-Siberian railway, between Vladivostok and... 1899

A train on the Ussuri line of the Trans-Siberian railway, between Vladivostok and... 1899. Creator: Eleanor Lord Pray
A train on the Ussuri line of the Trans-Siberian railway, between Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, Russia, 1899. In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia. Eleanor L

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Eleanor Pray and Sarah Smith posed with their friend Mr Hunt at a Trans-Siberian railroad... 1899

Eleanor Pray and Sarah Smith posed with their friend Mr Hunt at a Trans-Siberian railroad... 1899
Eleanor Pray and Sarah Smith posed with their friend Mr Hunt at a Trans-Siberian railroad car on the Ussuri line, which runs north from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk, Russia, 1899

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: On the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] R'y near 'Hot Springs, SD', 1891. Creator: John C. H

On the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] R'y near "Hot Springs, SD", 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
On the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] R'y near "Hot Springs, SD", 1891. Passengers standing in front of train and looking out of train windows

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill

Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. A wood-burning locomotive with four cars, on a track below a cliff; several people are posing in front of the train

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill

Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Giant Bluff Elk Canyon on Black Hills and Ft P RR, 1890. A two-car train in front of a steep cliff; several passengers are posing in front of the train

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Harney Range Horseshoe Curve on the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] Ry near Custer City, SD

Harney Range Horseshoe Curve on the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] Ry near Custer City, SD, 1891. Creator: John C
Harney Range Horseshoe Curve on the B[urlington] and M[issouri River] Ry near Custer City, SD, 1891. Full view of train in a valley with mountains in background

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Locomotive in the Ural Mountains near Zlatoust, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: The International Exhibition: Belgian first-class railway-carriage, with smoking-saloon... 1862

The International Exhibition: Belgian first-class railway-carriage, with smoking-saloon... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Belgian first-class railway-carriage, with smoking-saloon attached - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Horse-drawn carriages on the ice of Lake Baikal, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown

Horse-drawn carriages on the ice of Lake Baikal, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Horse-drawn carriages on the ice of Lake Baikal, 1904-1914. This postcard is from the "Lake Baikal" series. National Library of Russia

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Train crossing Nine Arch Bridge, Ella, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Train crossing Nine Arch Bridge, Ella, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: The Queens Carriage, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Queens Carriage, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Queens Carriage, 1922. Queen Marys bedroom on the Royal Train. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Railway cars loaded with coal for export are seen at Roberts Bank Superport in Delta

Railway cars loaded with coal for export are seen at Roberts Bank Superport in Delta, British Columbia, Canada January 15, 2018. Picture taken January 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Interior of a burnt-out train is pictured at a railway station in the town of Ilovaysk

Interior of a burnt-out train is pictured at a railway station in the town of Ilovaysk
The interior of a burnt-out train is pictured at a railway station in the town of Ilovaysk, eastern Ukraine, September 19, 2014

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Railway tracks lead towards the main train station as the sun sets on a freezing cold

Railway tracks lead towards the main train station as the sun sets on a freezing cold afternoon in Frankfurt January 31, 2012

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: The chaotic state of Charing Cross station

The chaotic state of Charing Cross station
5308307 The chaotic state of Charing Cross station. by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the chaotic state of Charing Cross station)

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: The London and Southwark Subway, 1890. Creator: Unknown

The London and Southwark Subway, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The London and Southwark Subway, 1890

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Unloading a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad iron ore docks... Cleveland, Ohio, 1943

Unloading a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad iron ore docks... Cleveland, Ohio, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Unloading a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railroad iron ore docks by means of Hulett unloaders, Cleveland, Ohio. In the foreground

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: West bound Santa Fe R. R. freight train stopping for water, Tolar, New Mexico, 1943

West bound Santa Fe R. R. freight train stopping for water, Tolar, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train stopping for water, Tolar, New Mexico

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding... Ricardo, New Mexico, 1943

West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding... Ricardo, New Mexico, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
West bound Santa Fe R.R. freight train waiting in a siding to meet an east bound train, Ricardo, N[ew] Mex[ico]

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Car jacked up for repairs on the repair tracks, North Proviso, C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad] Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano

Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Caboose on the caboose track at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: C & NW RR putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose... Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

C & NW RR putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose... Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], putting the finishing touches on a rebuilt caboose at the rip tracks at Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Train going over the hump at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard, C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard, C&NWRR, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Tracks leading into the freight house at Proviso yard. This is said to be the largest covered freight house in the world. C&NWRR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car... C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Sam Cell, working on the truck of a car at the rip tracks of C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943

General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the rip tracks at C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] Proviso yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Repair tracks of the Chicago and North Western R. R. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano

Repair tracks of the Chicago and North Western R. R. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Repair tracks of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] R.R

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Painting a car at the repair or 'rip'tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Painting a car at the repair or "rip"tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR, Chicago, Ill. 1942
Painting a car at the repair or " rip" tracks at North Proviso(?), C & NW RR [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad], Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942

Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard, Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Freight cars being maneuvered in a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard, Chicago, Ill

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: Looking toward the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard. 1942

Looking toward the Chicago and North Western railroad classification yard. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Looking toward the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad classification yard. The trestle runs from the ice house to the yard

Background imageTrain Carriage Collection: General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, 1943

General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and North Western railroad, Chicago, 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
General view of part of the Proviso yard of the Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad, Chicago, Ill. In the background is the coal chute and roundhouse




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"The train carriage, a symbol of history and transportation, has witnessed countless journeys and stories. From the majestic Flying Scotsman arriving at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to the Down Flying Scotsman passing Reston in the 1930s, these iconic moments capture the essence of rail travel. The view at St. Rollox Looking South East during the opening of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway showcases progress and connectivity. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves crossing Nine Arch Bridge in Ella, Sri Lanka, marveling at its architectural beauty amidst stunning landscapes. The Queens Carriage from 1922 takes us back to an era of elegance and regality. Venturing underground into Moscow's subway system in the 1970s reveals a fusion of artistry and functionality captured by CM Dixon's lens. Meanwhile, railway cars loaded with coal for export remind us of industries that keep economies moving forward at Roberts Bank Superport in Delta. Not all tales are pleasant; an interior image depicts a burnt-out train standing as a haunting reminder at Ilovaysk railway station. Yet even amidst chaos like that seen in Charing Cross station or during construction work on London's Southwark Subway in 1890, there is an undeniable sense of resilience. In times of war, unloading lake freighters at Pennsylvania Railroad iron ore docks becomes crucial for sustaining industries like Cleveland did during World War II according to Jack Delano's photograph. As day turns into night, railway tracks lead towards main stations while capturing breathtaking sunsets or freezing cold temperatures—a testament to nature's power over our modern means of transport. "