A brilliant sunset over Cajon Pass as Southern Pacific "snoot" 8381 waits in the helper spur at Dike for the next westbound train to push over the Cajon summit.
At 6 AM the snow fighting crew from Pontresina is clearing track 2 on Ospizio Bernina with snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03 "Albula".
It is 7.05 PM and minus 8 Celsius (17,6 F) , the full moon has risen and illuminates the mountains in the background, the Piz Arlas (left), the Munt Pers and the Diavolezza area. Along the banks o... (more)
The class LV locomotive was designed as a successor to the class L 2-10-0, which had been a successful design developed during World War II. However, by the late 1940s some drawbacks to the design... (more)