An MF67 set rolls across Bir Haikem viaduct with a late afternoon, La Defense-bound Metro Line 6 service, as seen from the second level of the Eifel Tower, Paris.

This was one of a hundred diesel-electric A1A-A1A locos built by Baldwin in the USA for the SNCF in 1946-47. It is seen with empty coaching stock that includes a typical French 'Fourgon' and a Nor... (more)

They look like Twins. 116051 and 116061 at Gare du Nord in Paris.

Special TGV for the post ( La Poste ) not for Passengers.

Close up of TGV noses at Gare de Lyon.

MĂ©tropiliain of Paris, build in 1930

A scene that is now history. The 12.05 St-Quentin to Paris express enters the Gare du Nord on what are now the Eurostar platforms.

Another Parisen Beauty. An ETAT 231D Pacific waits to leave Paris St.Lazare with the 13.20 express to Cherbourg. It was from a batch of 40 of these engines built by the North British Locomotive Co... (more)

Back in 1966 one of the old Sprague sets on the Paris Metro enters Barbes-Rochechourt station on Line 2. The red carraige portions indicate First Class accomdation.

Seeing the excellent shots by Jean-Marc Frybourg of the holiday rush at the Gare de Lyon Paris on Rail Pictures I thought viewers might like to see this shot taken at the same station 80 years ago... (more)

This train is not coming out of a tunnel but rather from a middle section of this subterranean and otherwise open to the light station that is covered by higher levels. The train will shortly lea... (more)

TGV-A with a new SNCF livery ready to depart with a Lille-Europe service. Here in a different angle into the Paris Est station.

TGV dĂşplex in service Paris-Marsella Saint Charles.

A brand new Electric Multiple Unit complete with bow decal sits silently adjacent to the platform at Gare De L'Est. This train entered revenue service later on that day.