Wednesday august 10th I went chasing trains along the Antwerp – Aachen freight corridor. Those days off, with nothing to worry about but the photos, are rare, so I wanted to stand along the tracks at sunrise. Which meant waking up really early, but which also meant fluid traffic. Still dozy from the long ride I had to prepare for action quickly as a first … Continue reading A busy summer day
Today I did something that I haven’t done in a long time: take a day off to make photos of passenger trains. Passenger. Trains. Really. The intercity trains between Schaarbeek and Kortrijk are still hauled by vintage 21 and 27 series locomotives. These machines are about my age and as such I’ve known them all my active railfanning life. They are being gradually withdrawn though, … Continue reading Chasing passengers
One quiet evening along the tracks, again typical for the current days: dark, dry, not too cold.Dry is relative though, as I got the car almost stuck in the mud getting here.I was treated with 5 trains in a row: 4 from Zeebrugge, 1 from Ghent. All towards Germany and beyond. Here we see Lineas hauling a train with destination Milan, Italy. It looks well … Continue reading Parade
A picture to always remember Belgian weather conditions in the first half of January. By dressing warm, wearing a water-tight vest and protecting the camera it was actually rather pleasant waiting for this cargo.We see Simon safely leading his car train to France. Train 46362 left Gent-Zeehaven 20 minutes earlier, and still has a long time to go before arriving in Busto Arsizio. Continue reading Need water?
Because respect will take you the furthest.An evening LKW Walter train from Crossrail is seen near Sint-Martens-Latem in the setting light of a Sunny day on Saturday 14th of May. Continue reading No plants were harmed during the making of this photo
A strategically planned family weekend led to Orgéo, along the beautiful Athus-Meuse line. We stayed at walking distance from the famous spot. After careful investigation of the hunting planning, I concluded it to be safe to go out shooting myself. Subject was the container shuttle connecting Antwerp and the TCA terminal in Athus. In very soft autumn light, 186 123 and 186 215 lead a … Continue reading Hunting season
A grey morning during a family holiday was used to make some pictures on the diesel stretch of line 24, between Montzen and Aachen-West. Continue reading Foggy diesel
Spreading like a virus in the rail photographer community, it seems, and after resisting for a long time it caught me as well: the use of a light stand for getting your camera higher up there. Light weight and capable of towering above the many bushes along the tracks, I must admit I’m sold. Below the first 2 shots using this new tool. Continue reading Up in the air
Last Sunday was worth getting outside. It was dark and cold, but dry, a recipe for a quiet evening photoshoot. The two freight trains that I could photograph happened to be both loaded with GTS containers. One coming from Switzerland and heading to the Belgian coastal port, the other one doing exactly the inverse. Continue reading To and from the mountains
The daily banana train from the port of Antwerp to Aachen and beyond is seen here in Remersdaal, crawling up line 24 toward Montzen. This train was a daily visitor to this line, and always a pleasure to see. Wishing everyone a fruitful 2022! Continue reading Bananski
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