Summer is, yet again, over. Short days of fall and winter make us long for those long days again.On Saturday June 14, after a short and arm night, I got up early to enjoy the first light of the day. First train of the day was Rurtalbahn Cargo with one of their Euro 9000 locomotives. At 6:44, the sun was already lighting the town for … Continue reading Reminiscent of the long days (VI)
From the Ijsland section, locomotive 7807 continued north, towards the Petrol section. Interesting, maybe the crew was going to pick up a train. I caught them back at the outer end of the Petrol shunting yard in a setting that makes it easy to see where the shunting yard got its name. Continue reading Petrol
A loose engine is entering the Ijsland section of the port of Antwerp’s rail network. It has just dropped off some cars at the Amerika-Zuid section.When visiting the port, I always make sure to check what’s happening at this section. Very often there is some activity, and at the time it still lokked very authentic. Now concrete blocks have been installed to separate rail from … Continue reading After dropping off some cars
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