My fanmade/OC NWR engines
Alright, since I heard about many people making some fanmade Thomas engines as being part of the North Western Railway, I decided to one of my own, which are those being steam and diesel, so here they are:
The fastest trains in the world
When talking about the fastest trains in the world, it's important to distinguish between record-breaking test speeds and actual operational speeds in commercial service. Maglev trains, which use magnetic levitation to "float" above the tracks, tend to achieve higher test speeds, while traditional steel-wheel-on-rail trains hold impressive records for their technology.
Here's a breakdown of some of the fastest trains:
1. Trains with the Highest Test Speeds (often prototypes or modified for records):
ICE (Germany): Germany's Intercity-Express trains can reach operational speeds of 300-320 km/h (186-199 mph).
It's worth noting that several countries are continuously developing and testing new high-speed rail technologies to push these limits fur…
Greetings
Hello everyone, I like your wiki and I was wondering if any of you could help me with my wiki, it's the same setting as this one. It's about a community where everyone can submit both real and fictional trains, locomotives, railways, etc. The wiki is new and I have been trying to get more people to join my wiki. Here's the link if you're curious by any chance: https://the-railways.fandom.com/wiki/The_Railways_Wiki
A Revamp of Diesels
It's clear to me that many articles regarding american diesels are in desperate need of a Revamp, as many are still damaged from the Great Corbin Conflict, as seen by the SD40-2 Page having an SD40 as the lead image, or are just old. I would like to help, however my knowledge is firmly stuck in the realm of steam, and if I DO have any knowledge of diesels, its usually British models, and as such I'm no help.
3 Reasons why I LIKED EMD's GP30s and GP35s
Hi, this is my first blog on this Wiki. But I hope you like it.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Reasons why I loved these locomotives
- 2.1 1. They remind me of C&O and B&O Railroads
- 2.2 2. Success of the locomotives
- 2.3 3. Amazing details but awesome
- 3 Conlusion
Honestly, unlike some people, I really LOVED those EMD GP30s and GP35s diesel locomotives. I was a fan for these diesel locomotives for long time. Here's the reasons.
I was reminded of these greatest railroads that existed before they merged into CSX in 1987. I know GP35s were first used by Ann Arbor Railroad (Now those locos owned by TSBY, now GLC) in late 1960s, but AA and C&O have a diamond crossing at Thompsonville (no longer exist.)
All railroads in USA and Canada purchased these locomotives in respective y…
Some Fan-made Japanese Thomas promos
Ok, I recently saw some promos by MikeD57s and TrainsAndCartoons on DeviantArt, and literally, I came up with one of my own, so some them out! And please to notice, I literally made these characters just from the Railway Series in a style of the model series from Seasons 1-12 (And especially for City of Turo and the Flying Scotsman by giving them faces).
Loco Info Needed
(This may not be a blog post but who cares)
I need help on finding info on the Hesston Diesels, Specifically Flying Dutchman Railroad No. 15 (Now Technically Hesston and Galena Creek No. 15, as that's what the Flying Dutchman Railroad is now)
I mostly need any service history of No. 15 before hesston, as I know it worked at Carpenter Steel (Now Carpenter Technology)
Hello
I am the guy who has been updating the Hesston Steam Museum articles, as I have a "Minor" obsession with the place. I don't even work with The LaPorte County Historical Society, but I plan to when possible. When the Hesston Steam Museum opens for National Train Day (May 11th), I'll get very up-to-date photos of the Locos, and describe the experience here.
Other Railway Series (RWS) Characters in CGI
Ok, I recently did see three other Railway Series series characters like Rex, Mike and Bert being introduced in the CGI series as well as the Television Series too, but in my take of series 25-28 of Thomas and Friends, they should've had some other Railway Series characters introduced too alongside them, they are:
Other CGI Model Series Characters
Ok, I recently did see some other model series characters like Duck, Oliver, Bill & Ben, Donald & Douglas, Trevor, Terrence and Bulgy return in the CGI series, but in my take of series 25-28 of Thomas and Friends, they should've had some other model series characters return too alongside them, they are:
My fanmade/OC American Thomas engines
Alright, since I heard about Lady, Hank, Sam, Vinnie, Beau, Natalie, The American Diesel (Which I should name her "Lucy"), Porter, Rosie, Lexi, Timothy, Ferdinand, Connor, Caitlin, Bash, Dash and Philip, but I have a collection of fan made engines from America (Which are both standard gauge and narrow gauge)
My fanmade/OC Australian Thomas engines
Alright, since I heard about Shane, Tamika, Aubrey, Aiden, Ace and Isla, despite Shane and Tamika being engines, Aubrey and Aiden being rolling stock and even Ace and Isla both being non-rail vehicles (Which Ace is a car and Isla is a plane), anyways, here's my 26 fan made Aussie characters (Which are both standard gauge and narrow gauge+ non-rail vehicles)
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The Rational Position on City of Truro
Within the steam enthusiast space there is a lot of confusion and controversy over whether GWR 3440 broke 100 mph before Flying Scotsman or not. Based on the evidence that I have known of thus far, here is my position. It is possible that City of Truro managed to reach 100 mph, but we will never know for sure if it did. Even if it didn't it probably got really close.
HELLO! ITS ME!
I am Southern Pacific GS-4 #4446, Yes, I have emerged from the ashes as a user account.
Introducing Southern Pacific's obscure diesel locomotive classification
I have decided to uncover Southern Pacific's obscure diesel locomotive classification upon when I came across this website here: http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/, as well as trying to uncover it upon coming across Southern Pacific #1518's Wikipedia article.
And so, I decided, maybe I should make articles on this idea If I am running out of locomotives to write articles about.
- Southern Pacific Class EF636-13
- Southern Pacific Class ES615R-1
- Southern Pacific Classes EF618E-1, EF618R-1 and EF618E-2
- Southern Pacific Classes EF636LR-1, EF636R-2 and EF636LR-3
I have already done four of these articles, and I tell you, there's still more in store that I have to deal with.
For those of you that don't know it, click the link to this article after the arrow…
10000 edits
Ever since i have started in April, i worked myself to be a admin and have done so many edits.
And now i have done 10000th edit.
Victorian Railways E236
E236 is a 2-4-2 tank locomotive that was built in South Melbourne, Australia by a company called, David Munro & Co. It was built as one of 71 strong E Class tank locos that formed the backbone of Melbourne’s suburban train fleet at the turn of the 20th century.
E236 is presented with a beautiful two-tone green livery that I really adore! Locomotives that ran on the Victorian Railways wore this livery in the 19th century. But from 1902 onwards, locos were repainted to Canadian Red, a livery that consisted of red or brown paint that would cover brass components to reduce cleaning, as on the two-tone green coloured trains, workers would have to constantly clean brass components as they weren’t painted over. After 1921, the trains were coloured…
Tobu Railway B1 Class
In 1898, British company Beyer Peacock built 10 4-4-0 tender engines for use on Tobu Railway, one of Japan's oldest operating railway companies. The trains arrived in Japan when Tobu Railway was established in 1899 and were classed as B1. Another batch of these locomotives were also ordered by the railway and was classed as B4s. These engines worked on the Tobu Railway until 1966. That year, a B4 pulled the last steam train service alongside a B3, after that most locomotives were scrapped with the exception of some engines.
Today, 2 B1s and 3 B4s are preserved. B1s No. 5 and 6 are on display at Tobu Museum in Sumida. Of these, No. 5 was restored to its original 1898 appearance in preservation and has become the mascot of the museum. The mus…
Introducing an all new innovation! (Part 3)
I have created an all-new idea for a list of categories and that is for the date on when a specific type of locomotive was retired. Afterall, if there's a list of categories on when a locomotive was built and when a locomotive was scrapped, then why not try a list of categories for the dates on when a particular locomotive was retired.
It sounds like a genius set up when you think about it.
Category title: [[:Category:Locomotives by retirement date|]]
it is designed for locomotive articles that have a confirmed date on when the locomotive was retired, and these range from one singular locomotive to an entire class of locomotives.
Virginian Railway Class XA's Second Image
I have realized that, this image here is not the only image on the Virginian Railway's XA:
After watching the triplex video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnTtA1K0MnY, I had looked at second image on the XA and that led me to creating this blog post.
Link is here: http://www.viewsofthepast.com/topics/fr-railroads.htm.
http://www.viewsofthepast.com/photos/transportation/railroad/rr-004.jpg (Full-Resolution).
It's unknown if that rare image is copyright or not.
Thanks.
It has been 36 years GTW 5629 was scrapped
It has been 36 years GTW 5629 was scrapped, and today, the story of GTW 5629 still remains a tragic tale of steam locomotive preservation.
Introducing an all new innovation! (Part 2)
I have created an all new idea for a list of categories and that is for the date on when a specific type of locomotive was scrapped. Afterall, if there's a list of categories on when a locomotive was built, then why not try a list of categories for the dates on when a particular locomotive was scrapped.
It sounds like a genius set up when you think about it.
it is designed for locomotive articles that have a confirmed date on when the locomotive was scrapped, and these range from one singular locomotive to an entire class of locomotives.
Locomotive Mysterious Image Origin Question 1
Image Here:
This image is showing what seems to be a Southern Pacific GS-4 (Either No. 4450 or any other GS-4) hauling (Either the Lark train or any other special passenger train that Southern Pacific had).
- Where does it come from? I have been trying to trace this image to where it comes from and apparently its a complete mystery.
- Is this image copyrighted? I have uploaded this image specifically for this post on where it comes from and If its copyright or not.
- What setting is it? the 1950s? or the 1960s?
- Where was this photo taken?
That's all the questions I could find from this.
Let me know down in the comments your answers to solve this mystery and I will reconsider closing this case when It has been solved.
Railroad Ranking Part 2
Welcome to Railroad Ranking! in this series, I rank railroad companies (e.x. Amtrak, SP), reminder this is all my personal opinions, you can agree or disagree with the rankings, other than that, let's begin!
REASONS:
- Big Boys are pretty overrated
- Union Pacific FEFs are just NYC Niagaras
- Gas Turbines are ugly
- ALCO Century 855s look ugly
That's all, cya! (also please don't go attack me for my opinions)
What If Southern Pacific's SD9 No. 4450 wasn't scrapped?
What If Southern Pacific's SD9 No. 4450 wasn't scrapped? No. 4450 was sadly scrapped in 2013. But...
What if it wasn't scrapped in the first place, and instead, it stayed in preservation with No. 4451?
Introducing an all new innovation! (Part One)
I have created an all new template that is going to be a very reliable innovation, and that is the template.
it is designed for articles that have no images on them, so if a specific article has no image added to it, this template must be added to that article.
Once the article has an image, the template can be removed from the article.
What if the sole surviving LBSCR E1 was scrapped?
I've had this question in my mind a lot.
If this did happen, the "Tired Terrier" class would be extinct, which is good since the Terriers look way better than the E1s.
What If a CNJ Class G-3 was rebuilt?
What If a Central Railroad of New Jersey Class G-3 was rebuilt?
A Discovery
Recently, a YouTuber named PennsyFan19 has found what COULD be the only colored photograph of the PRR 4663!"This is apparently from an autumn 2017 edition of a Pennsylvania Railroad magazine named the Keystone. This photo was part of a few that were previewed on a recent ebay listing." -PennsyFan19.
Post: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdFtSjVddg96yM7iHGf1LdA/community?lb=UgkxPqFn0klDTs-2RTZrw-Ai6yJZjTBxybNQ
Railroad Ranking Part 1
Welcome to Railroad Ranking! in this series, I rank railroad companies (e.x. Amtrak, SP), reminder this is all my personal opinions, you can agree or disagree with the rankings, other than that, let's begin!
- Daylight W
- Southern Pacific "Bloody Nose" livery slaps
- SD40-2Ts look cool
- Krauss Maffei ML-4000 W
That's all, cya! (also please don't go attack me for my opinions)
Hello, I'm WardTroy855
My name is WardTroy855, I really love trains very much, ever since I was a little boy, I always love to play with trains at an early age. And as I grew older I still play with trains whether if trains are from fiction or real and I started collecting Thomas trains and planning to build a train se of my own.
Note: never try to list any japanese locomotives that has over 30 preserved locomitive
i have edited every preserved and former preserved C57 and it took me maybe two hours.
if you are willing to go through that type of pain then be my guess.
What If a New York Central Niagara was preserved?
What If a New York Central Niagara was preserved?
Updates on making all locomotives from some European countries
Since I already started making articles about other Europe stuff, can somebody help to improve some of my Czech-related articles and make other ones like Poland, Belgium, and more?