Between the station "Jaman" and the entry into the tunnel up to the Rochers-de-Naye mountain the line is winding through along the edge of the mountain. Due to heavy snow drifts in winter times th... (more)

On this day the night train Paris-Est - Moscow was detoured along the famous Ligne 4 in France. Pulled by a pair of BB 67400 (67569 and 67603) this russian neight train has just made a view hundre... (more)

Moving liquid iron.... SBB Cargo Re 421 395-5 is moving in front of the power plant Ensdorf (Saar) two loaded so called torpedo cars from the smelter plant in Dillingen to the mill in Völklinge... (more)

Moving liquid iron.... In front of the Unesco World Heritage "Ironworks Völklingen" SBB Cargo 203 652-3 and DB 294 954-3 are shunting different freight cars around the former steel mill. The SBB... (more)

At Louis Creek the remnants of the 2003 forest fire are still clearly visible. The local Sawmill was burnt down to the grounds. Unimpressed of hte damage to the landscape CN SD70M-2 #8868 and SD7... (more)

Waiting to the last sunrays and some spot-light in an oncoming thunderstorm was once successfull. AC4400CW #9832 and its sister #9558 pulling a grain train through the Thompson river valley near A... (more)

During the summer it's quite rare to see the alps without any clouds on a sunny eveneing. Often some harmless cumulonimbus are wafting over the mountains. Not on that day so I've had the chance to... (more)

Canadian Goods on the way to US Customers. UP SD9043MAC #8301 and #8284 crossing the Kootenai River in Bonners Ferry with a mixed and heading south to Spokane.

A complete monster: On the North Fork Branch I hit my first ever US coal train. UP AC4400CW-CTE #5879 and AC4460CW #7344 in front, SD9043MAC #8204 as end helper (just cornering and entering the sc... (more)

K-36 489 and 488 as mid train helper are hauling a heavy freight special up to the cumbres pass.

CN ES44DC #2275 and SD75I #5664 hauling a long mixed freight train over the Thompson River near Ashcroft. Left the line of the CP is visible.

The famous "Lavaux" region - know not only for its lovely landscape but also for it's delicious wine - is stage for this shot of the RegioExpress train Romont-Geneva with the new RABe 511 109 doub... (more)

The IC1848 with leading unit CC72145 is passing Coulevon in direction of Vesoul. The Line between Belfort and Paris - the so called "ligne4" - was once a major mainline. Nowadays the traffic has r... (more)

The "Ligne 4" was once the mainline between Paris and Mulhouse - a double track line with up to 160km/h speed, but never electrified. Nowadays it has lost many of its traffic to new TGV lines. Nev... (more)

With a grade of 48% the Eselswand (donkey-wall) is one of the steepest parts of the Pilatus Bahn. Here the Bhe 1/2 27 has just finished the traversing of the wall and is getting now on the last le... (more)