Monthly Archives: September 2018

Hollywood actress, Hedy Lamarr, steps off the train.

The sound of the distant freight-train passing in the night is a powerful and emotive element in US popular culture. There are some beautiful sound recordings, here Hancock Long-Bell 3-Chime Whistle Recordings I especially like the less-than-perfect recordings that are … Continue reading →

Here is a beautiful concertina illustrated book by Golden Cosmos for Nobrow Press (2016). Pictures from It’s Nice That. Lovely.

Funny, I don’t think this works as well as the photo I posted earlier. I like the silos though.

Lovelt cab-side sign writing. Holding its own against the machine…

Here is a terrific detail of the 844s enormous driving wheels…just like a Charles Sheeler. Lovely.

Here is a terrific photo of UP844 against a background of blue skies and gigantic trackside agri-engineering. Lovely.

The Union Pacific engine 844 was the last steam loco built in the USA. The engine has been preserved. I like this info-graphic about the loco; although it should be a little more Klutsis… The machine isn’t the biggest loco; … Continue reading →

I found this wonderful photo of the new style containerised freight train for British Rail, circa 1965. You get a great sense of modernity, against the grimy and broken background. Containerisation provides, literally, the building blocks of the global economy. … Continue reading →