The train does look really small under the giant dome. The plaforms are deserted at this time. Evenings like this are precious, in their own way. I appreciate the peace and quiet, only concentrating on making the photos. Continue reading Short train under a huge dome (3)
Antwerp’s Central Station was completely renovated at the beginning of the century. The historic dome and building were kept, underneath 3 new levels open to passengers were created: 1 with shops, 2 with platforms. Daylight can even reach the bottom level. On the top level, under the historic dome, the train from Mol has just arrived at its final stop. The driver will switch sides and prepare for the return … Continue reading Short train under a huge dome (2)
Antwerp’s Central Station still appears on lists as one of the world’s most beautiful stations. I’ve been using this station on a daily basis, but it has been a long time since I’ve made some photo’s there. The electrification of the line between Antwerp and Mol was a good reason: some diesel hauled services would be replaced by electric trains. So my plan was to shoot some diesel trains under the magnificent metal-and-glass dome. … Continue reading Short train under a huge dome (1)
In the beginning of september 2015, we spent a couple of days in the beautiful Provence region. No trains this time, but a good portion of sports, among which riding up the Mont Ventoux by bicycle! A great experience. The highway back home led us over the famous ligne 4 connecting Paris and Belfort. Right around the time we passed there, 2 trains were supposed … Continue reading Coincidence
Dutch Railways recently announced that all their trains run on sustainable energy. That means, they buy their energy from a supplier that produces green energy “somewhere”. The physical energy the trains run on, still comes from the nearest production site, be it a green one, a nuclear one, coal fired or other. I’m sure this Eurocity train is using energy produced in a nuclear power … Continue reading Green or nuclear energy?
After the previous shot of the Eurocity to Basel, we had some time before the next Eurocity would come. We had a place in mind, but no idea how to quickly get there… nevertheless, we decided to stay a bit longer at the previous location, in case a freight train would come. Alas, no luck, just a bit less time to find our next spot. … Continue reading No need to run
Still last summer… one of very few sybic engines carrying the En Voyage livery hauls Eurocity n° 97 from Brussels to Basel. The train left Luxembourg a few minutes after the TGV service to Paris… which would now be the fastest train if you would want to travel to Switzerland from Luxembourg. Continue reading En voyage
For our final shots, we crossed the Truckee River and climbed up a slope on the other side of the valley. The slope was close to a golf terrain: we found balls all over the place. So, hoping not to be hit by a lost golf ball, we set up our gear, hoping to see one more train before heading back home. We were lucky: … Continue reading Lost golf balls
The last full day of the trip. Before heading back towards San Francisco, we wanted to give the Donner Pass railway another try. The day before, we didn’t get to make a photo of a freight train, hopefully we would be able to make up for it. We had seen some possible photo locations close to were we had been waiting the day before, east … Continue reading Last chance
On Donner Pass, the afternoon is a perfect time for taking a nap. Very few freight trains seem to be using this route, part of Union Pacific’s transcontinental Overland Route: we saw only one eastbound grain train. Fortunately, the California Zephyr heading to San Francisco was running on time. Right behind the locomotives, a dome car is part of the train. Unfortunately, I have no … Continue reading Time for a nap
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