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TRANSPORTATION
Railcars
Oldest Trains
This list features the oldest railcars ever built still in operation.
RANK | RAILCAR | LOCATION | YEAR |
1 | The Fairy Queen | India | 1855 |
2 | GKB 671 | Austria | 1860 |
3 | Schynige Platte Locomotives | Switzerland | 1894 |
4 | Norfolk and Western 475 | United States | 1906 |
5 | Canadian National 7312 | Canada | 1908 |
6 | Canadian National 89 | Canada | 1910 |
7 | Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 | United States | 1917 |
8 | IATR 50 | United States | 1920 |
9 | IATR 54 | United States | 1923 |
10 | Great Western 90 | United States | 1924 |
11 | Union Pacific 4014 | United States | 1941 |
12 | Amtrak 737 | United States | 1942 |
References
SlashGear, 2023. Oldest locomotives: trains still in service today. [online] Available at: https://www.slashgear.com/1361079/oldest-locomotives-trains-still-in-service-today/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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