The start of our yearly holiday in 2016 was Toronto. It would become a roundtrip via the Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Mintreal, Québec, Maine, New Hampshire, Boston, Washington, Virgina and Pennsylvania. In Toronto we paused for a couple of minutes under the CN tower to check out a couple of trains. Continue reading Under the tower
We ended the day along the water in Visé. First a couple of trains, then a beer on the waterfront with friends. Continue reading Life is good
After the short visit to the Liège – Luxemburg line, we headed towards line 24 for some freight trains from Germany. On Sundays, after 3pm, a whole bunch of trains that had been waiting in Germany head into Belgium. Continue reading The start of a busy week
This train’s colours do look good between the autumn leaves, looks like it was always foreseen to be this way. The view would be gone quickly, followed by another 2 hours of silence in the quiet Amblève valley. Continue reading Matching colours
On a beautiful sunny Sunday a passenger train heads south, linking Liège to Luxembourg via the magnificent valley of the Amblève river. The cows remain highly uninterested, the green grass must be way too good – and the last they will get for a couple of months. Continue reading Grass is green, trees are orange
And yes, I was lucky in Güterglück. Of the multiple freight trains that I saw, I’ll show 2. Very surprising to me to see so many freight trains on a Sunday. I wonder if this is normal in the east of Germany. Continue reading A busy Sunday
On Sunday, right before starting the long way home, I spent some time in Güterglück. I was hoping that the name of the town suggested something about the train traffic. I also wanted to make a photo of the old railway crossing. No freight train, but a modern Talent train fit well. Continue reading New trains on old crossings
The weather in Rathen was better going than coming. Saturday afternoon brought some more freight trains as well. Continue reading Fluorescent power
On my way back to the west, I was overtaken near Kurort Rathen by a Metrans train in the direction of Dresden. Continue reading Overtaken in style
The location at Usti nad Labem Strekov also looks good in the other direction, albeit not as spectacular Continue reading Turning around at the waterfront
