Sudden action
A short stop on the way back to Toronto was almost unsuccessfull, until all of a sudden 2 trains came from opposite directions. Lucky enough, the westbound was empty and as such not hiding the eastbound. Continue reading Sudden action
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Galloping to New York
After a night at a hotel in Strasburg, I got up early to catch a morning train to New York. It was all silent: no sound of cars, only of hoofs of the Amish’ horses. Very relaxing in the warm morning light. Continue reading Galloping to New York
Resting orange
Some bright orange between trees and barns was all I needed to steer the car to a side road. GP40-2 number 2007, in Genesse & Wyoming scheme but running for Québec Gatineau Railway is waiting for its next duty. Continue reading Resting orange
Under the tower
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
Life is good
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
The start of a busy week
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
Matching colours
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
Grass is green, trees are orange
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
Fluorescent power
The weather in Rathen was better going than coming. Saturday afternoon brought some more freight trains as well. Continue reading Fluorescent power
Overtaken in style
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
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