Two passenger trains have just passed each other in the desert north of Qom, Iran. A nearby quarry kicked up a lot of sand and dust, which was blown accross the plain, as you can see in the backgr... (more)

60-561 and an unidentified second unit haul a southbound freight train through the Sezar river valley.

Two IranRunners are waiting for the departure time at Tehran main station. The train is the night train from Tehran to Shiraz.

An EMD GT26CW-2 with a colorful passenger train passes "our" rock formation in the vast plain between Tehran and Qom.

Two EMD GT26CW-2 haul a coal train along the Sezar river through the Zagros mountains.

An EMD GT26CW-2 pulls an empty coal train along the Sezar river towards Dorud.

40-12 has just left the tunnel underneath the town of Sepid Dasht with the local train from Chamsangar to Dorud. Note the former DB Regio "Silberlinge" passenger cars.

An unknown class 60 pulls an empty coal train past the small village Khan Abad. In the background you can see the towering Zagros mountain range.

60-542 and an unidentified class 60 haul a mixed freight train from Tehran toward Qom.

60-524 hauls a local train from Dorud to Chamsangar, following the Sezar river.

Three EMD GT26CW-2 haul a freight train through the desert between Bafq and Yazd. The attractive red-white-blue livery is very close to the one used by the South Korean classes 7100-7400.

Two Iran Runners coupled back-to-back (often they're only used as a single unit, so this is a bit special) haul the night train from Shiraz to Tehran, pictured a few minutes after leaving Shiraz. ... (more)

A freight train has just left Sepid Dasht station and coasts downhill towards Chamsangar. Behind the train you can see the tunnel entrance of the loop around and underneath the town.

What a combo! A US built shunter in front of German "Silberlinge" passenger cars, a baggage car of unknown origin and a US style boxcar fitted with a generator haul pupils through the Iranian moun... (more)

A freight train is coasting downhill from Dorud towards Sepid Dasht along the Sezar river. The guard at the near end of the bridge was surpised by the train and actually had to run to clear the br... (more)