Steam locomotive with smoke passing signal gantries beside a rocky cliff – Historic Print
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This historic image of Steam locomotive with smoke passing signal gantries beside a rocky cliff brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Steam locomotive with smoke passing signal gantries beside a rocky cliff
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Steam locomotive smoke trailing past a row of signal gantries, with a rocky cliff rising beside the line, is the detail that sets this picture apart from the many engine portraits in the Trains group. The scene shows a railway working a cut through hard stone, where engineers often had to blast and excavate a narrow route for the track. Signal gantries like these, with their semaphore arms guiding drivers through the section, were a common sight on busy main lines of the steam era. Notice how the plume of smoke stretches across the frame, which conveys the power and motion of the train better than a static view of the engine would.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 3,301 px · prints to 10 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 31 |
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