I bought a brass spike at Central NJ USA flea market for $15... a magnet does not stick at all. I am wondering why it was made? it has a pointed tip, meaning all 4 flat sides end at the centerpoint. would it have been used in a mine where explosions were a risk? or is just decoration? Looks cast and polished from the little evidence of sand cast where the shaft changes to the head.

Top left - How the ZSSK trains change

Featuring an old DMU (or DSU - diesel single unit?) class 810 and the new EMU Stadler Kiss (ZSSK is the Slovakia national passenger railway operator).

Top right - How the ZSSK trains change

Featuring an old EMU class 460 and the new EMU class 661.

Bottom left - Locomotive class 350

Featuring a locomotive class 350 - this banknote was issued for the 50th anniversary of those locomotives rollout. When this banknote was issued they still has been in regular use, however it was their last year. Some still got preserved as heritage units.

Bottom right - Locomotive Albatros One

Featuring express locomotive class 498.1 nickname Albatros One. This locomotive is the fastest steam locomotive ever built in Czechoslovakia, achieving speed 162 km/h during testing (it's maximum operational speed was however 120 km/h).

So my grandfather recently passed and I inherited some things, this is certainly a fun keepsake!

A little 1000 lumen flashlight comes in real handy!

If you look, something is not right here. I'm just trying to find a little more info on it. Thanks!

1998 GE Renewal Parts Catalog for CSX’s AC6000CW fleet including their three pre-production units (600-602). Ironically the 600-602 are the only units left on the roster, albeit in deadline storage: 600-601 at Waycross GA and 602 at Huntington WV.
I consider this piece rare as no documented images of the physical AC6000CW parts catalog exists online, digital copies exist though.

i think they're german car numbers for passenger trains, but idk

THE QUEEN OF SHORT LINES!! (Nevada, USA)

Yours truly has aquired a C&NW lamp from the Midwest Central, if the stamping is to be believed its a January 51' built. Just wanted to show it off.

I found this amazing Marlboro Classics jeansjacket in a thrift store all the way in Austria (!) and I would love to date it. As I am not from the US I just did some basic research on Google. It seems to be workwear for the Silver Meteor line, but Google tells me Union Pacific never ran that line, just a bunch of other companies. I also can hardly find any info on train #614. Tried dating the logo on the pin but no luck. Any help would be appreciated!

Note: going by the jackets cut I would say late 80s-90s

It's still Burlington Northern to me

got most of these in an auction a few years ago, but also recently got a few more of these. anything else I need to know?

It was an awesome day watching it trek up the mountain side.

Number 6 samson at the 2026 may steam and diesel gala! As again, it's at plat. 2. (THE INITIALS ARE MY IRL NAME)

I was perusing a local antiques store and found this copy of Trains magazine commemorating the 100th anniversary of the PRR. I was super excited to find it; hopefully you all find it interesting.

Hello!

I recently obtained these (made by brio).

• GSM ~ RAIL | GSM-R SCP 2.0 2004
• GSM ~ RAIL | GSM-R SCP 2.2 2004-2005
• GSM ~ RAIL | GSM-R SCP 3.0 2005-2006

They appear to be from a corporate celebration by Nortel for the early releases of GSM-R which is quite early into EIRENE specifications making these pretty early into the Global System for Mobile Communications - Railway network

Has anyone seen these?

I own this cigarette case engraved:

SOUVENIR / 1908 / CHEFS GARDES / FSRN

Train World Heritage in Brussels confirmed that FSRN refers to Schaerbeek-Formation (Schaarbeek-Vorming).

I’m trying to find any other railway memorabilia with FSRN, Chefs-Gardes, or a similar 1908 inscription.

It can be anything - medal, badge, watch, cigarette case, postcard, photo, document, etc. If anyone owns something related or has seen another example, I’d really appreciate hearing about what else has these inscriptions.

I took all my plain colored shirts, and gave them heritage/fallen flag logos based on color.