On my way to the Ruhr area, I stopped in Sint-Martens-Voeren again. There was another photo I wanted to make of the viaduct, and weather conditions where such that it could become an interesting image. This photo is the result. While some people are standing outside, waiting a train, most of the people in the village try to stay warm, judging by the smoke plumes … Continue reading Looking cold
One more location to cross off the list. Although I may one day return for a freight train, and some sunshine. Continue reading A lonely tree
In the meanwhile, the date for me moving out of Antwerp was coming closer. With only a few months left, I wanted to make photos at some locations I’d had in mind for a while but never got to. One of these locations was the station of Antwerpen Luchtbal. TUC RAIL recently replaced the bridges over the canal, south of the station, and in doing … Continue reading New bridges
It took me 3 times to get this photo right. 3 days in a row, and on the first day of 2016, after sleeping off new year’s eve and before heading to more booze at family visits, everything fell into place. Probably not because of my night before, but rather thanks to trains being perfectly on schedule: around the same time as the benelux train … Continue reading Crawling up the hill
This is a rare image: little traffic on Antwerp’s beltway, on a weekend. It was the second to last day of the year, that may explain… Since an agreement was reached about the Oosterweel project, this photo may not be possible anymore in a couple of years. Part of the project includes covering of this road and I’m curious what this site will look like … Continue reading Empty beltway
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 sun was finally out and shining from a non-optimal angle, so looking for another viewpoint in the same area was the least preferable option. I decided to head to the viaduct in Visé. When arriving at the car, I heard a rumble that couldn’t possibly be a passenger train. And that’s how I got a photo just past the curve of Alt-Hoeselt. B-Logistics’ 2829 is pulling an empty … Continue reading And when you decide to leave…
In 2015, the new bicycle parking at Antwerp’s Berchem station opened to the public. Apart from providing a short run to the tracks during the morning commute (less sweat – woohoow), it also allows a new viewpoint on the tracks coming from Antwerp’s Central station. You can see the trains creep out of the tunnel from the lower levels of the Central station. I had a … Continue reading How hard can it be?
Railscapes 