This is an archive of article summaries that have appeared in the Selected picture section of Portal:Trains in 2020. For past archives, see the complete archive page.
- Week 1
A train of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway crosses the newly built bridge over the Gotha, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Dire Dawa, circa 1913.
Recently selected: decorated Portage Flyer - railway line at Reval - Eritrean Railway passenger train
- Week 2
Several JKOY Class Sm5 trains of the Helsinki commuter rail network are ready for departure at Helsinki Central Station, Finland, in December 2015.
Recently selected: Gotha river bridge - decorated Portage Flyer - railway line at Reval
- Week 3
SR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No. 34067 Tangmere wearing Golden Arrow livery and signage pulls an excursion train over the viaduct leading into Folkestone Harbour railway station in April 2008.
Recently selected: Helsinki commuter rail trains - Gotha river bridge - decorated Portage Flyer
- Week 4
A small turntable is ready for use at the end of Su'ao railway station, Taiwan, in 2016.
Recently selected: Tangmere and excursion train - Helsinki commuter rail trains - Gotha river bridge
- Week 5
The front portion of valve gear of a Prussian P 8 4-6-0 steam locomotive shines from fresh oil and use in Bamberg in 2014.
Recently selected: turntable at Su'ao railway station - Tangmere and excursion train - Helsinki commuter rail trains
- Week 6
FS Class E.464 electric locomotive number 193, used by the regional railway company Trenord, stands with a passenger train at Milano Centrale railway station in September 2011.
Recently selected: Prussian P 8 valve gear detail - turntable at Su'ao railway station - Tangmere and excursion train
- Week 7
SNCF Class 141R steam locomotive number 420 pulls an excursion train on the bridge over the cours de Vincennes in Paris in May 1989.
Recently selected: Trenord passenger train at Milano Centrale - Prussian P 8 valve gear detail - turntable at Su'ao railway station
- Week 8
An MÁV M43 diesel locomotive pulls a train of empty automobile carriers past a field of sunflowers on the Almásfüzitő-Esztergom railway line in July 2017.
Recently selected: SNCF excursion train above cours de Vincennes - Trenord passenger train at Milano Centrale - Prussian P 8 valve gear detail
- Week 9
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A section of continuous welded rail at Petzenkirchen station, in Austria, clearly shows the roll marks used to indicate details of the rail's manufacture.
Recently selected: MÁV freight train - SNCF excursion train above cours de Vincennes - Trenord passenger train at Milano Centrale
- Week 10
An SBB CFF FFS firefighting and rescue train based in Winterthur stands ready for action in October 2014.
Recently selected: roll marks on a rail - MÁV freight train - SNCF excursion train above cours de Vincennes
- Week 11
Jomo Electric Railway EMU car DeHa 101 is working a service between Egi and Ōgo stations in January 2010.
Recently selected: SBB firefighting train - roll marks on a rail - MÁV freight train
- Week 12
Locomotives formerly owned by Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Burlington Northern are transported on shop trucks through Pimenta station yard, Indaiatuba, Brazil, in April 2010.
Recently selected: Jōmō Line train - SBB firefighting train - roll marks on a rail
- Week 13
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A VL11 electric locomotive stands ready for service in a freight rail yard in Baku, Azerbaijan, in July 2019.
Recently selected: former U.S. locomotives in Brazil - Jōmō Line train - SBB firefighting train
- Week 14
TrainOSE's Adtranz locomotives 220 029 and 220 027 haul a HellasSprinter train between Athens and Thessaloniki over the Kifera viaduct, Greece, in January 2019.
Recently selected: VL11 locomotive in Azerbaijan - former U.S. locomotives in Brazil - Jōmō Line train
- Week 15
Steam and diesel locomotives stand in the roundhouse at Guatemala City station in 2007.
Recently selected: HellasSprinter - VL11 locomotive in Azerbaijan - former U.S. locomotives in Brazil
- Week 16
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One of several flatcars loaded with logs is ready for transport at Bahnhof Irnfritz, Irnfritz-Messern, Austria, in October 2018.
Recently selected: Guatemala City station roundhouse - HellasSprinter - VL11 locomotive in Azerbaijan
- Week 17
Indian Railways train number 22691, the Bangalore Rajdhani Express, pulled by WAP-7 class electric locomotive number 30395, is near Lingampalli railway station in April 2018.
Recently selected: flatcar loaded with logs - Guatemala City station roundhouse - HellasSprinter
- Week 18
An electric multiple unit train of the Staatsspoorwegen, the state railway company, stands for a formal train portrait in Tanjung Priok, Dutch East Indies, circa 1920.
Recently selected: Bangalore Rajdhani Express - flatcar loaded with logs - Guatemala City station roundhouse
- Week 19
Islamic Republic of Iran Railways' EMD GT26CW-2 number 60-878 pulls a passenger train across the Veresk Bridge on its way from Sari to Tehran, Iran, in October 2017.
Recently selected: Dutch East Indies Staatsspoorwegen EMU - Bangalore Rajdhani Express - flatcar loaded with logs
- Week 20
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Yugoslav Railways (JŽ) Class 18 4-6-2T number 18 001 stands at Maribor with a train for the Bleiburg line in 1971.
Recently selected: Veresk Bridge - Dutch East Indies Staatsspoorwegen EMU - Bangalore Rajdhani Express
- Week 21
A train makes a station stop at Karmiel railway station, Israel, in October 2019 as the sun rises above it in the morning.
Recently selected: train at Maribor station - Veresk Bridge - Dutch East Indies Staatsspoorwegen EMU
- Week 22
E 444 084 hauls a Thello EuroCity passenger train along the Ligurian Coast between Cervo and Andora, Italy, in October 2016. This section of the line was shut down shortly after this photo was taken.
Recently selected: Karmiel railway station - train at Maribor station - Veresk Bridge
- Week 23
Two freight trains meet at Dimbokro railway station, Ivory Coast, in November 2017.
Recently selected: Thello EuroCity - Karmiel railway station - train at Maribor station
- Week 24
A motorized railcar departs Buff Bay station, Jamaica, in 1960.
Recently selected: trains at Dimbokro station - Thello EuroCity - Karmiel railway station
- Week 25
A Meitetsu 2201F train wears wrap advertising featuring Pokémon characters in July 2008.
Recently selected: railcar departing Buff Bay, Jamaica - trains at Dimbokro station - Thello EuroCity
- Week 26
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A Jersey Railway train stands at St Aubin railway station as passengers look on.
Recently selected: Meitetsu train with Pokémon wrap - railcar departing Buff Bay, Jamaica - trains at Dimbokro station
- Week 27
Several tracks weave around the port of Uzun-Ada, one end of the Trans-Caspian railway, on the Caspian Sea in this postcard view from the 19th century.
Recently selected: a train at St Aubin railway station - Meitetsu train with Pokémon wrap - railcar departing Buff Bay, Jamaica
- Week 28
East African Railways Garratt locomotive number 5902 stands ready for service circa 1955. This locomotive would later receive the name Ruwenzori Mountains.
Recently selected: tracks and trains at Port Uzun-Ada - a train at St Aubin railway station - Meitetsu train with Pokémon wrap
- Week 29
71-931 class tram number 31093 of the Moscow tram network makes a stop at Tverskaya Zastava Square at dusk on September 2, 2018.
Recently selected: East African Railways Garratt locomotive - tracks and trains at Port Uzun-Ada - a train at St Aubin railway station
- Week 30
A Korail KTX-II train stops at Haengsin station in July 2009
Recently selected: Moscow tram at dusk - East African Railways Garratt locomotive - tracks and trains at Port Uzun-Ada
- Week 31
Former SJ Y1, now used by Kosovo Railways, makes a station stop at Bablak station in July 2009.
Recently selected: KTX-II train - Moscow tram at dusk - East African Railways Garratt locomotive
- Week 32
Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 diesel multiple unit number 175011 makes a station stop at Newport railway station in July 2009.
Recently selected: Kosovo Railways railcar - KTX-II train - Moscow tram at dusk
- Week 33
A Latvian Railways ChME3 locomotive performs shunting work at Liepāja Station's goods yard in August 2011.
Recently selected: Arriva Trains Wales train at Newport - Kosovo Railways railcar - KTX-II train
- Week 34
A tank locomotive and crew pose at the start of the rack railway leading to Beirut in 1896.
Recently selected: shunting at Liepāja Station - Arriva Trains Wales train at Newport - Kosovo Railways railcar
- Week 35
A train of gondola cars operated by LAMCO takes on an iron ore load from silos at Yekepa, Liberia in 1976.
Recently selected: start of rack railway line in Beirut - shunting at Liepāja Station - Arriva Trains Wales train at Newport
- Week 36
A tank locomotive crosses the Neman River bridge at Kaunas, in present-day Lithuania, in a drawing made circa 1864.
Recently selected: iron ore train in Liberia - start of rack railway line in Beirut - shunting at Liepāja Station
- Week 37
A level crossing on CFL Line 1, northwest of Troisvierges, Luxembourg. The crossing is located about 100 m (330 ft) south of Géisbréck, a bridge over the river Wiltz.
Recently selected: locomotive on the Neman River bridge - iron ore train in Liberia - start of rack railway line in Beirut
- Week 38
The ceremonial first trains on the Changalume Railway in present-day Malawi stop for photos on September 2, 1959. Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of Rhodesia and Nyasaland drove engine No 9.
Recently selected: level crossing on CFL Line 1 - locomotive on the Neman River bridge - iron ore train in Liberia
- Week 39
A rusty control handle made by Taylor Bros, Sandiacre, England, in 1912, controls a switch on the former railway triangle at Beaufort Station, Sabah, Malaysia, in 2016.
Recently selected: first trains on Changalume Railway - level crossing on CFL Line 1 - locomotive on the Neman River bridge
- Week 40
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Passengers ride atop covered freight loads on flatcars from Dakar to Niger in 1908.
Recently selected: switch control in Malaysia - first trains on Changalume Railway - level crossing on CFL Line 1
- Week 41
An Urbos 100-3 makes a station stop at Rose Hill Central station on the Metro Express light rail system in Mauritius, in January 2020.
Recently selected: freight train with passengers in Senegal - switch control in Malaysia - first trains on Changalume Railway
- Week 42
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CEMEX 415, still lettered for previous owner South West Portland Cement, pulls a train from the mine southeast of Victorville, California, heading for the in-town plant on May 13, 2012. The locomotive is a "kitbashed" EMD SD40 built from the remains of damaged locomotives.
Recently selected: Mauritius Metro Express - freight train with passengers in Senegal - switch control in Malaysia
- Week 43
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ChME3 locomotive number 5534 is being used in shunting operations in the goods yard at Bălți-Slobozia station, Moldova, in April 2013.
Recently selected: CEMEX ore train - Mauritius Metro Express - freight train with passengers in Senegal
- Week 44
Two SNCF Transport express régional 2NNG trains meet at Mouans-Sartoux station in May 2014.
Recently selected: ChME3 shunting in Moldova - CEMEX ore train - Mauritius Metro Express
- Week 45
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A passenger train, led by a ТЭМ2 МТЗ diesel-electric locomotive, arrives at Ulaanbaatar railway station, Mongolia, in November 2016.
Recently selected: trains at Mouans-Sartoux station - ChME3 shunting in Moldova - CEMEX ore train
- Week 46
An ONCF passenger train arrives at Gare Nador Ville, Morocco, in April 2015.
Recently selected: passenger train in Mongolia - trains at Mouans-Sartoux station - ChME3 shunting in Moldova
- Week 47
A 2600 series car of the Chicago 'L' rapid transit system Red Line is temporarily rerouted to elevated tracks at Randolph station in November 2007. The rolling stock of the 'L' consists of 1,190 rail cars (all permanently coupled into 595 married pairs) dating from 1969 to 2011. With 594 active cars out of a total of 600 built, the 2600 series is by far the most abundant in the 'L' rolling stock.
Recently selected: train at Gare Nador Ville, Morocco - passenger train in Mongolia - trains at Mouans-Sartoux station
- Week 48
A Mozambique Railways passenger train from Cuamba to Nampula pauses near Rente in August 2018.
Recently selected: Chicago 'L' train at Randolph station - train at Gare Nador Ville, Morocco - passenger train in Mongolia
- Week 49
A KiHa 11 diesel multiple unit, formerly owned by Central Japan Railway, now serving the Yangon Circular Railway, takes on passengers at Yangon Central railway station, Myanmar, in 2016.
Recently selected: Mozambique Railways passenger train - Chicago 'L' train at Randolph station - train at Gare Nador Ville, Morocco
- Week 50
A TransNamib goods train passes near Kolmanskop, Namibia, in August 2019.
Recently selected: KiHa 11 on Yangon Circular Railway - Mozambique Railways passenger train - Chicago 'L' train at Randolph station
- Week 51
A Nepal Railways 0-6-2T tank steam locomotive is hard at work in 1927.
Recently selected: TransNamib goods train - KiHa 11 on Yangon Circular Railway - Mozambique Railways passenger train
- Week 52
A local train on the Bernina railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, traveling between Lagalb and Ospizio Bernina stations is pulled by two ABe 4/4 multiple units (an ABe 4/4 II leading an ABe 4/4 III). The two multiple units have excess power with only two additional passenger cars, so some freight is carried along in goods wagons behind them.
Recently selected: Nepal Railways steam locomotive - TransNamib goods train - KiHa 11 on Yangon Circular Railway
- Week 53
A Nederlandse Spoorwegen Sprinter train passes under a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Houten in September 2012.
Recently selected: Bernina Railway - Nepal Railways steam locomotive - TransNamib goods train