Steam Train - Blog Posts

Merry Christmas

I'm coming now, behave well. Your effort for the year shall be paid off. Ho Ho Ho.

メリークリスマス

いま行っとるから、いい子にしとるんじゃぞ。一年間頑張った分だけのご褒美持ってくからな。ほーほーほー。

Feliz Navidad

Ya voy, pórtate bien. Su esfuerzo durante el año se verá recompensado. Ho Ho

Colorado Railroad Museum

taken 2/26/25

Union Pacific Bigboy 4014 at Linwood Kansas on its way to Topeka KS

taken 10/17/24

Union Pacific Bigboy 4014 leaving Kansas City Union Station

taken 10/17/24

Nickle Plate Road 765 at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. Angola Indiana June 17th 2023.

Camera info: Nikon d5500, 70mm, f/5.6, iso 350

people who like trains “because they’re good for the environment” or “because they’re more efficient” are lame and cringe.

trains are cool because they’re cool and if you don’t love them at their massive steam train belching hundreds of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere then you don’t deserve them at their electric high speed rail.

rule 32

You don't declare war on Augustus Ceaser. 

The CFTR's steam train

In a serious rain shower, the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin's train stops at Volgelsheim station, where the association that maintains the line has its museum. The train itself is made up of former Austrian carriages built in the 1920s with what I suspect were 2nd and 3rd class seating.

The locomotive is a T3 tender built around 1900 at Graffenstaden, just South of Strasbourg, for the Alsace-Lorraine Railways. At the time, the region was under Imperial German control, hence the Eagle logo and German inscription "Elsaß-Lothringen" above the number. The association has two of these, nicknamed Berthold and Theodor. These are supported by small Diesel engines; on our trip, one of these hauled the train to the depot, where the extent of the association's work is on display. The active engines are maintained here, while others are being restored.

Peut-être un jour? - To run again one day?

The town of Breisach, on the other side of the Rhine and therefore in Germany, is visible, and a boat carries passengers across the river from near the depot.

I can't remember riding a steam train before, though deep inside, I feel I probably had. Anyway, now I'm sure! This is the Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin, a short line near Colmar which runs steam engines and a set of old Austrian carriages, of which I'll say more in another post. Meanwhile, it's been a busy time for me recently, so this is just a few photos from the ride while I wind down.

Rizó nyomatok frissen a gyárból!

Gyár 1 - városi látképe és Gyár 2 - ültetvényvasútja

Mindig ki akartam próbálni a rizográfiát és végre sikerült! Az illusztrációkhoz a kedvenc témámat, az ipari látképet választottam, tele vonatokkal, gőzzel, füsttel és téglaépületekkel. Ha az egyiket vagy másikat, esetleg mindkettőt hazavinnéd a faladra, üzenetben érdeklődj. A nyomatok 4-színből állnak, méretük 17×17cm és a csodás Hurrikan Press-ben készültek.

Risoprints hot off the press!

I always wanted to try risography, and finally I've decided to give it a go and here is the result. I started with my favourite theme, industrial scenes. Full of tains, brick buildings, chimneys, one set in town one in jungle.

The prints are looking for a new cozy home, so message me for details if you would like to own one or both. Print size is 17×17cm.

Thank you for @hurrikanpress for these beautiful 4 colors riso prints.