Helper service on the Semmeringbahn mountain line in Austria: ÖBB 1144 245 and 062 (notice the sub-series difference in roof corner cooler height) passed me an hour earlier as the lead and second... (more)

A very clean Railjet push-pull express train from Villach to Vienna mirrors the other track on its descent of the Semmeringbahn line in Austria. The forest above the Klamm Tunnel was cleared last ... (more)

In the last rays of the mountain Sun, ÖBB 1216 025, with its special livery indicating its historical achievement (prior to delivery, Siemens used it for test runs to attain the current world spe... (more)

ÖBB 1144 245 and 062 help a class 1116 to haul a freight train up the Semmeringbahn line in Austria, here crossing a freshly renewed viaduct. An hour later, the two class 1144s returned on a solo... (more)