As two trains meet a tail end crew member of the eastbound is on the platform of the caboose to inspect the passing train. It was not uncommon for the EL to run short freights on the Southern Tie... (more)
Switchlist in hand the ground crew watches carefully as the engineer shoves a cut of cars in the yard. There are still footboards on the locomotive, no portable radios or reflective vests, and at... (more)
Re 430 364, still in the green paint scheme, leads a train Etzwilen - Samstagern with cars owned by "SEHR", in operation on the heritage railway Etzwilen – Singen.
No rush at all, Elveția is pulling the CFF winter special at 10mph. They organize some one-day services off-season to cope with the high demand: 4 trains with 30min intervals departed Viș... (more)