Passing the Volcán San Pedro. Clyde GL26C-2 #2004 (former Queensland Rail) and EMD GT22CU-3 @2404 (former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia) are hauling a bolivian box car train with goods d... (more)

Two immigrants on the way through the emptiness of the Ascotán pass. Clyde GL26C-2 #2004 (former Queensland Rail) and EMD GT22CU-3 @2404 (former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Colombia) are hauling ... (more)

Up to the 1960ies this former station has an important role as water station for the steam engines of the FCAB. Nowadays the steam is gone and the diesel locos are running through the station with... (more)

Cumbre in the evening. EMD GR12U #1405, Clyde GL22C #1454 and EMD GR12U #1404 are hauling a fully loaded sulphuric acid train up western side of the Cumbre line. The acid is used in the big copper... (more)

Waiting for work.... Brand new wheelsets are waiting for their future use in the bogies of newly built freight cars at the "Josef Meyer, Rheinfelden" shops. The company, situated in Rhein... (more)

Long live the dead. Predicted to be out of service by the end of 2013 the RBDe 566 I trainsets are still in daily business and help transporting people on the former Emmentalbahn line from Thun to... (more)

During the winter times when the Furka line is closed, the DFB rolling stock is stored on different locations. These passenger cars were stocked in the MGB Glisergrund depot. As preparation of the... (more)

One of MRL's finest work is the Gas local between Missoula and Thompson Falls. Here three of MRL's SD40-2XR (units 251, 254 and 256) are hauling the evening westbound train to Thompson Falls up on... (more)

For long years foreign territory (the CPR line is on the opposite side of the Fraser River), nowadays daily business. A coal train hauled by CP #8628 is running on CN's main through the Fraser Riv... (more)

The Encanche station is still used as passing place, but only for diesel trains. So the remnants of the steam era are no longer used, but still there. Even if we are here in one of the earth's dri... (more)

Even if they are expected to be scrapped at the end of 2013 some trainsets of the RBDe 566 I type are still in service and will be also in the next months according to new informations. Here the u... (more)

The line from Granada to Bobadilla is going to be completely overhauled and partially rebuilt due the Spanish L.A.V (Linea Alta Velocidad -> High speed lines) program. Some parts are already in se... (more)

Always a nice catch is the view to the top of the Gornergrat. The two EMU have just left the 3135m high mountain (railway station on 3089m) and are driving down to the Zermatt. Meanwhile some ski... (more)

Spectacular is the upper Meienreuss-bridge on the Gotthard line. Out of the tunnel directly onto the bridge and then seconds later in the next tunnel. Here the historic RBe 4/4 1405 is shooting ou... (more)

Colorful like a canary bird is the low floor EMU RABe 525 015 painted. The train is used as rolling advertisement for the "Gurten"-mountain and cable car - a small hill near the swiss capital Bern... (more)