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Railway Poster • CH • 1950s
Here is a Swiss railway poster from the 1950s…The poster combines several of my interests: posters, railways and modernist engineering and architecture. The poster shows an elegant and beautiful concrete bridge in the style of the pioneer concrete engineer, Robert … Continue reading
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Antique Tin-Plate Toy Train • Germany • c1900
Not the slightest bit realistic; but completely lovely. The idea and spirit if the train is entirely comprehensible. Beautiful!
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I Live on Trains • Guardian • 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/07/experience-i-live-on-trains
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Railway + Cinema • Yasujirō Ozu • Japan • 20C
The Japanese film director, Yasujirō Ozu had a long and distinguished career in cinema. Many of his films play-out against a background of railway action. That doesn’t mean that things happen on the train, but the action takes place in … Continue reading
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Railway Factory • Building a Locomotive • Southern Railway • 1930s
I found this image in an old book about the History of the Southern Railway (1936).
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Film Showcards • The Overland Limited • 1925
The greatest railroad photo-play ever made…. The Union Pacific route between Chicago and San Francisco
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