About My Trains

Every post card in my collection has its own story. Every Wednesday I post one of the 3,000 plus stories.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

The One that Started It All

Although I did not know it at the time, this post card was to become the first card in my Train Post Card collection. I was ordained as a R...

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Today in Railroad and Post Office History

This post card is a very modern one from my collection. However, it is a reproduction of a post card that was originally published in 1934 ...

Thursday, July 26, 2018

International Crossing

Built in 1887 by the Dominion Bridge Company out of Montreal, Quebec and designed and engineered by Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss...

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Mabel is going to the top of Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak rises to 14,115 feet above sea level in the state of Colorado. Mountains with elevations this high have a very slow melting rate...

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Raphael Tuck & Sons

This picture shows a train crossing the Delaware River - something George Washington did back on Christmas Day in 1776. It sure was a lot e...

Sunday, July 1, 2018

American Falls, Idaho

This post card can certainly be dated as being 109 years old today. The post mark tells us that it was mailed on July 1, 1909. But, it is ...

Thursday, June 28, 2018

66 Years Today

The title at the bottom of this post card drives me crazy. I have several that say something like "entrance to the Spiral Tunnel"...

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About Me

David: That is me in the vest on the railcar on our wedding day. We were married on the steam train in Fort Edmonton Park. I have over 3,000 post cards to share with you. This may take a long time, but I think it will be worth it!!

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