Northbound intermodal Freight Train on the viaduct over the roofs of the town Ludwigstatdt

an ICE bound for Berlin descends the 3% ramp down the Frankonia Forest at just 70kmh

an ICE bound for Berlin passes the - now private - former Station of Lauenstein descending the 3% ramp down the Frankonia Forest at just 70kmh

ICE Berlin - Vienna via Nürnberg winds ist way up the 3% ramp to cross the Frankenwald. Max Speed here is 70kph due to the tight curves. By 2016 this shall be replaced by a high Speed line with a... (more)