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![If rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20241024_134617_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya")
Museum / Trackside Classic: The Railway Museum at Ōmiya
Posted on November 11, 2024 | 17 CommentsIf rail transport is almost a religion in Japan, and it most certainly is, then this is the equivalent of Mecca or the Vatican. Over thirty railway cars, locomotives, or […] -
![This has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Program2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024")
Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024
Posted on April 27, 2024 | 16 CommentsThis has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […] -
![(first posted 5/23/2013) My fascination with trains has a particular focus on the birth and early years of what became the utterly dominant GM EMD two-stroke diesel-electric locomotives. My story […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CC-171-109-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Birth Of The GM/EMD Two-Stroke Diesel Engine: “Very Well (Ket) – We Are Now In The Diesel Engine Business” (Excerpts From “My Years With GM” By Alfred Sloan)")
The Birth Of The GM/EMD Two-Stroke Diesel Engine: “Very Well (Ket) – We Are Now In The Diesel Engine Business” (Excerpts From “My Years With GM” By Alfred Sloan)
Posted on April 20, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 5/23/2013) My fascination with trains has a particular focus on the birth and early years of what became the utterly dominant GM EMD two-stroke diesel-electric locomotives. My story […] -
![(first posted 12/18/2017) Back when we lived in Northern California, attending the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca was on our list of things to do almost every […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Monterey2000-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classics – Monterey Historic Automobile Races, August 2000: Just A Random Roll Of Film")
Trackside Classics – Monterey Historic Automobile Races, August 2000: Just A Random Roll Of Film
Posted on February 9, 2024 | 15 Comments(first posted 12/18/2017) Back when we lived in Northern California, attending the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca was on our list of things to do almost every […] -
![(first posted 2/3/2018) Glasgow is a great city, and perhaps one of the most individually distinctive in Britain, with a historic importance that is obvious to any visitor. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/01-no-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1896 Glasgow Subway Car No. 1 – Simply Different")
Trackside Classic: 1896 Glasgow Subway Car No. 1 – Simply Different
Posted on February 3, 2024 | 43 Comments(first posted 2/3/2018) Glasgow is a great city, and perhaps one of the most individually distinctive in Britain, with a historic importance that is obvious to any visitor. […] -
![Last year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_2197.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah")
Trackside Classic: I’m a Train, I’m a Train, I’m a Chucka Train – Yeah
Posted on February 2, 2024 | 13 CommentsLast year, this narrow gauge locomotive with three side dump cars was put on display in the center of our municipality. From the early sixties to the early nineties it […] -
![Inclines, or more accurately incline plane railways, were once ubiquitous in the US. Developed to conquer the tyranny of elevation, many of these inclines were designed by European immigrants where […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/incline-mtadams7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Cincinnati Mount Adams Incline – Upward Bound")
Trackside Classic: Cincinnati Mount Adams Incline – Upward Bound
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 18 CommentsInclines, or more accurately incline plane railways, were once ubiquitous in the US. Developed to conquer the tyranny of elevation, many of these inclines were designed by European immigrants where […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2017) The Great Western Railway always knew it was better than other British railway companies, and was tremendously proud of its steam locomotives, so expecting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/00-10059.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1963 British Railways Western Class Diesel Hydraulic D1015 ‘Western Champion’ – Determined to be Different")
1963 British Railways Western Class Diesel Hydraulic D1015 ‘Western Champion’ – Determined to be Different
Posted on October 25, 2023 | 27 Comments(first posted 10/25/2017) The Great Western Railway always knew it was better than other British railway companies, and was tremendously proud of its steam locomotives, so expecting […] -
![(first posted 7/8/2017) Don’t let people tell you British Rail was a slow, stodgy and conservative organisation, unable to adapt and change with the times. Well, not all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/01-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1979 British Rail Advanced Passenger Train – So Near, Yet So Far")
1979 British Rail Advanced Passenger Train – So Near, Yet So Far
Posted on July 8, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 7/8/2017) Don’t let people tell you British Rail was a slow, stodgy and conservative organisation, unable to adapt and change with the times. Well, not all […] -
![Originally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/00.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note")
Trackside Classic: 1960 British Railways 9F № 92220 Evening Star · Steam Ends On A High Note
Posted on June 11, 2023 | 19 CommentsOriginally posted 9 June 2023 Over 250 years ago, hauling coal in northeast England was the raison d’être of the first railways, and Britain’s railways have made a decent living […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways 7P Pacific No 70000 Britannia – Nationalised Pride
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 13 Comments(first posted 5/8/2017) After WW2, Britain’s railways were forced together, and like all such combinations took their time to find their new style and identity. So it was 1951 before […] -
![(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1150_DE718_26000_1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress")
Trackside Classic: 1951 British Railways EM1 No 26020 – Forgotten Progress
Posted on April 17, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 4/17/2017) When asked about early railway electrification in Britain, most will think of the Southern Railway’s commuter network fanning out from London. It seems that the […] -
![(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/00-4935.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style")
Trackside Classic: 1934 Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 – Power Meets Style
Posted on February 2, 2023 | 52 Comments(first posted 2/2/2017) The Pennsylvania Railroad was a great railroad, with a high opinion of itself; nowhere was that more evident than in what was (and is) perhaps the most […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2017) Driving a steam locomotive may look glamourous, but the environment isn’t. You’re either too hot or too cold, depending on the season; you get choked by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/00-feature.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic: Southern Pacific AC12 Class 4-8-8-2 – A Different Way Forward")
Trackside Classic: Southern Pacific AC12 Class 4-8-8-2 – A Different Way Forward
Posted on January 3, 2023 | 21 Comments(first posted 1/3/2017) Driving a steam locomotive may look glamourous, but the environment isn’t. You’re either too hot or too cold, depending on the season; you get choked by […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/36-bell-P1059095.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition")
Trackside Classic – 1927 Great Western Railway King Class 4-6-0 No 6000 King George V – Combining Innovation And Tradition
Posted on December 4, 2022 | 22 Comments(first posted 12/4/2016) Few companies cherished tradition like the Great Western Railway (GWR). Look at its premier express engine, the King class. Brass and copper decoration, ornate […]
