This incline was so steep that the locomotives of the day could not climb it, and until the early 1900s, they were hauled up it using a rope attached to a stationary steam engine at Cowlairs. So, why did they go to all this trouble and expense when there were undoubtly easier options available? Well, this goes back to the railway line's major competitor, the Forth and Clyde Canal.
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It was part of Scotland's first intercity railway line connecting its two largest cities (Glasgow and Edinburgh), and the line is almost completely level until it reaches Cowlairs in the north of Glasgow. Here, the track starts to descend sharply before disappearing underground only to re-emerge at the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Station (as Queen Street Station was originally known).
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The entrance and exit to the Cowlairs Tunnel on the approach to Queen Street Station in Glasgow. While Glasgow's subway was built in 1896, and its first low level train line in the 1880s, this tunnel, almost one kilometre long, was opened in 1842, making it the oldest section of underground railway in the city (and some twenty years older than the first London Underground line).
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Glacier: Taming the Pass
The Canadian Pacific Railway's struggle to cross the Selkirks defined this park. Rogers Pass, at its heart, was notorious for deadly avalanches. This led to the construction of massive snow sheds and the Connaught Tunnel to protect the railway line. The park's history is as dramatic as its landscape. #Canada #GlacierNP #RogersPass #RailwayHistory 🇨🇦
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_(Canada)
1905 National Lines of Mexico: Iconic Vintage Drop
This advertisement beckons travelers to explore Mexico City, hailed as "The Paris of America," via the unrivaled National Lines of Mexico railway. Offering the shortest and quickest "Laredo Route" with luxurious Pullman service 🚂🌆
#nationallinesofmexico #mexicosgreatestrailwaysystem #laredoroute #mexicocity #parisofamerica #pullmanservice #travelmexico #1900s #edwardianera #retrotravel #vintagead #historicaltravel #antiqueprint #railwayhistory
New long‑form article on Funimag.
The Brooklyn Bridge Cable Railway (1883–1896) — a remarkable and largely forgotten cable‑hauled line that once carried thousands of passengers across the East River.
This article brings together historical research, archival documents, rare images, and a Lumière film showing the line in motion.
Full article here: ⬇️
https://www.funimag.com/photoblog/us-brooklyn-bridge-cable-railway/
#BrooklynBridge #CableRailway #cablecar #Funicular #RailwayHistory #Heritage
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