Operation of the Kansas Pacific Railway in 1873 Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteBegan in 1855 as the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad, and was later reorganized in 1863 as the […]
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Victorian Ladies With a Battlesden Car, circa 1897
This post was originally published on this siteA rather comical photograph of four Victorian ladies and a Battlesden Car. Two ladies sit in the carriage […]
Meet Jack the Baboon, Who Worked as a Railroad Signalman in the 1880s for Money and Beer, and Never Made a Mistake!
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the latter part of the 1800s, travelers to Cape Town, along the Port Elizabeth mainline railroad, frequently […]
August 22, 1902: President Theodore Roosevelt Rode an Electric Automobile in Hartford, He Was the First to Do So Publicly
This post was originally published on this siteTheodore Roosevelt was no stranger to Connecticut; his mother and second wife were Connecticans and his sister lived […]
An 2000-Year-Old Thracian Chariot With Horse Skeletons Found in the Village of Karanovo, Bulgaria
This post was originally published on this siteA 4-wheel chariot with horses in a tomb of a Thracian Aristocrat from the 1st Century A.D. The […]
The Earliest Known Image Depicting a Train Wreck on the Providence Worcester Railroad, Rhode Island, 1853
This post was originally published on this siteOn August 12, 1853, a head-on collision occurred on a single track between Providence, Rhode Island and Worcester, […]
Scene Inside a New Zealand Railway Carriage, ca. 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteInterior of a railway carriage, showing several items of New Zealand Railways picnic equipment. A woman is seated […]
Canadian Police Officer Guarding the Pharmacy in Waist-High Flood Waters in Galt, Ontario, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteEven as the flood waters rose, the sun shone bright on May 17, 1974. Earlier rains and a […]
When Checker Went Long: 24 Amazing Photos of Checker Aerobus 8-Door Station Wagon
This post was originally published on this siteThe Checker Aerobus, both 6- and 8-door models, is an automobile manufactured on two different wheelbases by the […]
The Goatmobile, ca. 1900s
This post was originally published on this siteA man and his goat mobile, early 1900s: The caption reads: “A progressive citizen of Columbus, Ohio, anxious […]
Melbourne’s First Cable Tram Service, 1885
This post was originally published on this siteThe Melbourne tram network began in 1884 with the construction of the Fairfield Horse Tramway. However, the purpose […]
18 Rare and Amazing Vintage Photographs of the Construction of the Metropolitan Railway in London, circa 1861
This post was originally published on this siteThe Metropolitan Railway (also known as the Met) was a passenger and goods railway that served London from […]
Giant Hippo Harnessed and Hitched to Circus Cart, About to Give Trainer a Ride, 1924
This post was originally published on this siteAfter considerable coaching at the hands of an animal trainer, “Lotus,” a circus hippopotamus enjoying winter quarters in […]
20 Amazing Vintage Photos of Daddy Long-Legs, a Weird and Wonderful Seaside Railway in Brighton
This post was originally published on this siteThe 19th century was an age of science and industry, and one where individual inventors could transform the […]
50 Fascinating Photos Show the Bus System of San Diego in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is the transit bus and rail service provider for southern San […]
1940’s Los Angeles in Color
This post was originally published on this siteShot from an automobile driving through Bunker Hill and downtown Los Angeles, ca. 1940s. (Colorized by Neural Networks […]
16 Vintage Photographs That Show People Riding Zebras From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteZebras are beautiful, wild animals native to Africa. However, as many European colonizers learned in the early 20th […]
The Glamour of Train Travel: 40 Vintage Photos Show How Glamorous Train Travel Used to Be From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteTraveling by train was pretty swanky from the early 20th century, and it hasn’t gone out of style. […]
Vintage Photos Capture Inside the ‘Jolly Tar’ Tavern Car, a Real Pub That Ran on Rails in London From the Late 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe ‘Jolly Tar’ Tavern cars were a novel concept putting the characteristic elements of a country pub into […]
May 24, 1991: During Operation Solomon, the World Record for the Most Passengers on a Commercial Airplane is 1,122
This post was originally published on this siteOperation Solomon was a covert Israeli military operation to airlift Ethiopian Jews to Israel from May 24 to […]
20 Amazing Photos of “Luxurious” Lada Stretched Limousines
This post was originally published on this siteLada is a brand of cars manufactured by Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ (originally VAZ). The Lada brand appeared […]
Titanic Interior: 20 Amazing Vintage Photos That Show Suites and Staterooms of the First Class the RMS Titanic
This post was originally published on this siteReflecting the White Star Line’s reputation for superior comfort and luxury, the RMS Titanic had extensive facilities for […]
Will We Move Around the Town Like This?
This post was originally published on this site (Illustration by Walter Molino, 1962) Translation from Italian: “Will we move around the town like this? Here’s […]
Rocket Express Ride: Vintage Photos of Department Store Monorail for Kids in the U.S From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThese monorails sized for kids, called the Rocket Express, that travel around and above the entire toy department […]
Long Before Inline Skates Were a Thing, There Were Ritter’s Aptly Named Road Skates, ca. 1898
This post was originally published on this siteLike inline skates, they were meant to free skating enthusiasts of those pesky iceless roads. As an advertisement […]