🚂 See No. 72 Fenchurch in steam! Enjoy FREE brake van rides at Sheffield Park (station limits only), available first come, first served with an All Day Rover Ticket from August 1st- 14th/ 10am-3pm. Plus, travel all day behind our heritage diesels.
Flashback Friday
A stunning photo of 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' at Horsted Keynes from Dave Bowles is this week's Flashback post during the Giants Of Steam weekend.
Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 returned to its Steam Shop in Cheyenne, Wyoming, following a historic 93-day coast-to-coast tour celebrating #America250. The tour included Big Boy’s first return trip to eastern rail lines since 1941, made possible through a partnership with @nscorp.
#UP4014 visited communities from Sacramento to Philadelphia, making more than 75 whistle-stops and 16 display day appearances, bringing railroad history to life for thousands across the nation.
To every person who waved, photographed, cheered and shared in the experience: thank you for helping make this tour one to remember.
Honestly what’s really cool about Toy Story 2 opening is they start off with a video game with Buzz Lightyear showcasing Toy Story 2 is going to be big. It’s nice Toy Story 3 game incorporate this part for their level.
In honor of America's 250th, here's a handful of iconic locomotives that helped to build the nation. Baltimore & Ohio “Tom Thumb” , Central Pacific No. 60, New York Central Hudson, Santa Fe EMD (GP), and Union Pacific “Big Boy”
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#America250#trains#digitalart#illustration
Collett 0-6-0 2294 shunts a down pick-up goods at the west end of Porthmadoc. The goods & carriage sidings can be seen in the background.
📆 1959
📷 Photo by Kenneth Field.
#steamlocomotive#1950s#Wales#BritishRailways
Rest in peace to the voice behind every walker in the Walking Dead series 🙏
The Walking Dead: Dead City dedicated its Season 3 premiere to veteran actor and voice performer Rif Hutton. The episode ended with the message, “In Loving Memory of Rif Hutton,” three months after he passed away at 73 following a battle with glioblastoma.
Hutton had contributed to The Walking Dead universe since 2010, providing the growls, groans, and chilling vocalizations of its walkers. According to franchise chief content officer Scott M. Gimple, he was the only actor to work across all seven series: The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, Dead City, Daryl Dixon, and The Ones Who Live.
Beyond the franchise, Hutton was known as Dr. Ron Welch in Doogie Howser, M.D., Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni in JAG, and Lenny Caulfield in General Hospital. His extensive voice work also included Shark Tale, Rio, Hotel Transylvania, ParaNorman, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Rif Hutton may have remained unseen as the walkers, but his voice helped make their world feel more frightening and real. He helped bring the dead to life, and his work will remain part of The Walking Dead forever. ❤️
Waiting for a Clear Route 🚦🚆
In Jales, Brazil, one freight train waits while another passes, allowing traffic control to coordinate both movements safely through the same section of the network.
🎥 No Trilho
#RailFreight#Railways
Black Five 45372 (8F Wigan Springs Branch) is near Farnley, West Yorkshire with the 12.35pm Leeds-Manchester Exchange working on 30 June 1961. Farnley Junction shed (55C) is just behind the bridge in the background (G Morrison)