I'm working in Ankara for a few days and I managed to get to the TCDD Open Air Loco Museum just before it closed. This beauty was built in 1948 by The Vulcan Iron Work Wilkes-Barre USA. One of 73... (more)

DE24326 sits at Ankara station awaiting departure with the 20:15 Ankara to Adana service.

The October early evening sun lights up this S type 2-8-0, built by ALCO in 1943, on display at the Railway Museum at Ankara.

The October early evening sun lights up this 2-8-0, built by Nohab of Sweden in 1932, on display at the Railway Museum at Ankara.

DE22075 sits at Ankara station awaiting departure with the 19:55 Ankara to Malatya service, a journey of 853.6 km

A view of the works plate of Turkish Railways no. 46224. This is a USATC S.200 "Middle East" Class built by ALCO in the USA in 1942. It is now on display at the Railway Museum at Ankara.

The driver of mighty E43 036 invites some Japanese tourists into the cab before departure with a sleeper train to Istanbul.

Built by ALCO in the USA in 1942, Turkish Railways no 46224 is a USATC S.200 "Middle East" Class now on display at the Railway Museum at Ankara.

Pre departure discussions under way