After not seeing any freight trains the day before, we tried our luck again on the Thompson – Green River section. Landscape was looking too promising. First train that came through was the eastbound California Zephyr. Today it was hauled by a locomotive in phase I livery, commemorating Amtrak’s 40th anniversary in 2011. With this photo, I tried a new technique of developping the photos … Continue reading California Zephyr (II)
The forest in Plombières is a nice place on warm days. Abundant vegetation hid all trains from sight, unfortunately. I heard one train stop though. Strange, but that gave me an opportunity to go back to a place where the path runs next to the tracks. After a while the train continued, reason of the stop unknown. But I got my photo :). Continue reading Thanks for the break
Another classic viewpoint, but I hadn’t seen horses here before. There was some train traffic, but I must admit it was still a bit stressful to get the horses and the train right on the good spot. Whistling, throwing grass, … nothing could make the horses understand what I actually wanted. But it all turned out ok in the end. See, no stress 🙂 Continue reading Feed the horse
The international freight corridor to Germany had bitten me. 2 days after my previous visit, I visited the section between Montzen and Aachen. This is one of the spots I still wanted to get here. Saturday mornings can be busy, so I didn’t have to wait long for this train to pass. At a slow speed it passes the Moresnet viaduct, in the last uphill … Continue reading Up in the air
The end of SNCF ‘s 67400 diesel series is approaching. A good friend told me about some services that were still hauled by these machines, and that’s how I found myself in a car, early in the morning, driving towards northeastern France. First stop would be along the Laon – Amiens line, were I expected a train hauled by 2 engines. I found a spot … Continue reading 2 lonely engines
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