Its 10:15 and the sun is just up as a loaded iron ore train hauled by venerable DM3 1248 departs the LKAB mine at Kiruna in Sweden's Arctic Circle. The iron ore is destined for the Swedish port of... (more)
Easter Saturday 1980 as CC6567 prepares to run to Paris with a second division of my train. These magnificent locomotives were 5900kw 1.5kv DC monsters. They were fitted with body mounted traction... (more)
Two brand new units of the IRM type. Units 9559 and 9553 as train 849 Alkmaar - Maastricht/Heerlen, near Best station.
Waiting for departure. 498 022 (The Albatros) and 486 007 (also an 4-8-2 engine, named The Green Anton) together in Usti nad Labem main station. It's really rare to have these machines together on... (more)
The new selfpropelled fire fighting and rescue train "LRZ 08" of Winterthur is returning from a driver training run to Frauenfeld, towing the old not selfpropelled "LRZ 76", which will be withdraw... (more)
The southbound 'Iberia Express' heads away from its stop at Miranda de Ebro where traction was changed from electric to this Alco diesel (later RENFE class 321) for the climb to Pancorbo shortly b... (more)
Taurus locomotive in the colors of the Swedish soccer team representing the 2008 European Soccer Championship is heading with InterCity train from Vienna to Bratislava
This is actually the fastest operational steam locomotive of the world. The engine can reach a maximum speed of 180 km/h. Sorry, I can`t say this in mph. This engine belongs to the privat owner Da... (more)
An Adtranz/Bombardier 15000hp IORE electric hauls an ore train through Swedish Lapland. We are 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, half way between Kiruna, Sweden and Narvik, Norway.
The 56-009 is getting prepared for a new day. This locomotive has been built in 1933 in Germany at Esslingen.
The line Between Erzincan and Divrigi is most certainly one of the most scenic routes in Turkey with plenty of tunnels and viaducts.
The old little linesman hut at kilometer 66.4 of the Gotthard line is passed the very first time by a Railjet of the Austrian Railways, with cab car 80-90 509 "Spirit of Munich" in front and locom... (more)
56-359 is shunting in the Yesilhisar station before leaving for Arapli with a freight train.
