A pair of Dv12 diesel hydraulics working a loaded timber train from Alavus to Seinäjoki. In the upper right corner is the worksite of a new timber loading terminal where fresh raw wood will be tr... (more)

Sr1 3004, celebrating it's 51st year of service hard at work. Today's assignment: an empty timber train 55590 from Seinäjoki to Oulu

One of VR's Siemens Vectron locomotives trailing on a push pull Intercity train service IC 34 from Rovaniemi in the arctic circle to the Finnish capital Helsinki

Sm3 7017 running S 33 pendolino service from Helsinki to Oulu seen here just north of Seinäjoki. Instead of the normal 200kph running speed it was reduced to 120kph due to technical issues and by... (more)

IC 43 from Helsinki to Vaasa makes the snow fly as it rushes towards the west coast with Sr3 3318 pulling

A pair of VR Vectrons 3306 and 3347 working a steel coil train back to speed after a crew change at Seinäjoki. The train is T 5008 from Raahe steel mill to SSAB steel works at Hämeenlinna and is... (more)

VR class Sr1 electric number 3026 pulling a loaded timber train southbound on the finnish mainline

A pair of VR class Dr19 diesel electric locomotives nearing Seinäjoki on their way from Oulu to Tampere as VET 11598

The peace and quitness of a relatively warm spring evening gets broken by VR freight train 53057 making it's way towards Raahe steel mills with a load of empties

Pair of VR Vectrons departing Seinäjoki with a steel coil train T 5008 on a crispy cold winter morning

Breaking the silence

VR Sr2 3209 lifted up for a bogie change on the side of Seinäjoki yard. The tempature was nearly -20°C (-4°F), but that didn't stop the work. The locomotive suffered a bearing failure on 16th ... (more)

Haapamäki museum locomotive society, HMVY Dv16 2038 returning from Kokkola to Haapamäki with a recently acquired box car, type XG 031341. Here the train, V 12922 is seen waiting for a clear path... (more)

A windy, freezing day is starting to darken, when the sound of freezing wind gets broken by the sound of Dv12 2538 pulling a transformer transport at the very slow speed of 30km/h (18mph) from the... (more)

Five VR Dv12 class diesel hydraulic locomotives waiting for their assignments as snow slowly falls over them. Dv12 is the most common diesel locomotive found on Finnish railway network with 192 bu... (more)