The direct railway route from A to B is not always the best. If the gradient is too steep, an additional loop (or a cogwheel section) is an advantage. Around 1906, for example, the engineers used ... (more)

Railcars ABe 4/4 # 51 and # 53 of the Rhaetian Railway in multiple control are pulling PE 971 BERNINA EXPRESS from St.Moritz to Tirano along the Lago Bianco (White Lake) between Bernina Lagalb and... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 24 and # 28 of the Pilatus Bahn are running up on the 48.0 % grade through the donkey wall as trains CC 17a and 17b, on sight distance. The Pilatus Bahn was op... (more)

This day, there was organized a large "parade" of 11 vintage trains between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm, to celebrate the 150 years anniversary of the Rigi Bahnen, or more precisely the first cogwh... (more)

"Capricorn" ABe 4/16 # 3119 of the Rhaetian Railway is crossing the highest bridge of the RhB network, the 89 meter high and 210 meter long Wiesener viaduct between Davos Wiesen and Fili... (more)

"Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3514 left Ospizio Bernina station shortly with regional train 4621 from St.Moritz to Tirano and is now running along the Lago Bianco (White Lake reservoir) t... (more)

Cogwheel double railcars Bhe 4/8 # 3044 and # 3041 of the Gornergratbahn in multiple control are running up the mountain between Riffelalp and Riffelberg, with the mighty Matterhorn as background.... (more)

For my 10'000th contribution on Railpictures.net I choosed this moonlight picture: The full moon above the 2622 metre high Muchetta mountain (Rhaeto-Romanic for fire extinguisher or candle... (more)

A herd of sheeps on the level crossing of Brynglas with 0-4-2 ST # 3 "SIR HAYDN" of the Talyllyn Railway.

Shortly after sunrise the "HST 125" train of Scotrail with diesel power cars of class 43 # 158 in front and another in the rear, is crossing the 2523 meter long Forth Bridge between Quee... (more)

For the 9000th contribution at Railpictures, I choosed this nightly scene form the beginning of this year. On the first day of the new year, the photographer has been waiting for several hours at ... (more)

At 7.15 AM, about 5 minutes before departure for the trip back home from Dresden towards Lyss/Switzerland. The former Deutsche Bundesbahn 4-6-2 express train steamlocomotive 01 # 202 of associatio... (more)

It's time to say goodbye. Nightly 1950' scene at Loughborough Central station on the Great Central Railway (GCR). The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on 15 March 1899, built to the... (more)

Long-term study of a good 3 1/2 minutes (218 seconds exposure) with the light traces on the cantonal road, the train 4645 on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway from St. Moritz to Tirano and ... (more)

Night is falling at 5.20 PM in the Albula valley, when "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3502 is pulling the six panorama cars of the BERNINA EXPRESS (BEX 950) from Tirano to Chur over the 65 metre hig... (more)