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Trains

Liverpool, England

Mausoleum of William Huskisson

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

Union Station.

Washington, D.C.

Site of the Union Station Train Crash

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Saltburn Cliff Lift and Pier

Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England

Saltburn Cliff Lift

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

Mock Foggy Bottom station

Fake D.C. Metro Station

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

Inside the cat train.

What It's Like to Ride Japan's Cat Café Train

Transportation and rescue kittens—what could be better?

Cara Giaimo September 11, 2017

The Brick Train of Darlington.

Darlington, England

Brick Train

A locomotive made from 185,000 bricks celebrates the town's pioneering railway history.

A grizzly bear was spotted by a remote camera digging through a red squirrel midden.

Squirrels Are Unintentionally Luring Bears to Railroad Tracks

Train cars leak seeds, rodents collect them, and bears show up for easy meals.

Kelsey Kennedy August 30, 2017

The Lincoln Monument in Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Lincoln Monument of Council Bluffs

An obelisk commemorating Lincoln's role in connecting the coasts.

The model railroad.

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Central Model Railroad

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

Found: A Stolen Electric Train Ride for Children

It renewed one man's faith in Facebook.

Erik Shilling August 1, 2017

London's Mail Rail ran for 6.5 miles between sorting offices underneath the capital.

See London’s Underground ‘Mail Rail,’ Then and Now

It's like the Tube, but for post.

Anika Burgess July 27, 2017

Historically important diesel locomotive

Sacramento, California

Sacramento Locomotive Works

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

A Stray Wallaby Stopped Trains and Confused People in the Netherlands

If you're missing a marsupial, authorities want to hear from you.

Erik Shilling June 28, 2017

100-year-old tracks on Sunset Beach

Cape May, New Jersey

Sometimes Train Tracks of Sunset Beach

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

Advertisement for the Bennie Railplane, c. 1928

The 1929 Plane-Train Hybrid That Almost Was

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... railplane?

Michael Waters June 26, 2017

The Great Train Wreck of 1918

Nashville, Tennessee

Dutchman's Curve

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

The box tunnel flooded with light

Box Tunnel Entrance

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

Toy Train Barn, Argyle Wisconsin

Argyle, Wisconsin

Toy Train Barn

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.