The principality of Monaco has its own railway station. It is hidden well beneath the glamourous outside world, but of course features a healthy dose of bling-bling. Monaco even owns a few trains, easliy distinguished from their SNCF-sisters by their red livery. We used public transport to visit Monaco – not a fancy car. This gave me a good opportunity though to shoot a few … Continue reading Bling-bling
It always happens when you have decided to leave. It wasn’t any different when we had decided to leave the Price River Canyon behind us and ride off towards Salt Lake City. Only 5 minutes far on the highway we saw another train coming. Fortunately we had a location in mind, so some quick action resulted in the photo below. Continue reading The last one
The low density traffic of the Utah Railway line impressed us so much that we decided to stay just a little bit longer. A good decision, so it seems, because only 10 minutes after we got a Union Pacific train going downhill we got this oil train towards Helper. Notice the bridge behind the train: it consists of an old flat car. This was the … Continue reading Goodbye, Utah Railway
Train traffic in Price River Canyon is impressive. I’m speaking quality wise. This loaded coal train is hauled by 5 engines, and has 6 helpers in the middle of the train. The curvy rails and steep grade assured the audiovisual spectacle. It has a been a very long time since I experienced such a power showdown. Continue reading The road to the top is curvy and steep
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…
Strolling over the beach in the last sun of the day and eating some sea-born food on a small terrace. That’s what jumped into my mind when thinking of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Unfortunately, Boulogne turned out to be a rather big city, thus popping the daydream. It is the endpoint of the Paris – Boulogne trains though, so I decided to check out the station instead. The SNCF … Continue reading Colorful corails
For the last train of the day, I chose this viewpoint from on top of a bridge in Noyelles-sur-Mer. The plains in the back lead to the famous natural reserve Baie de Somme. SNCF 67455, Noyelles-Sur-Mer 13.6.2015 The Amiens – Boulogne line looks promising. I’ve seen some interesting spots that I’ll definitely try when I have some time to go out there again. I’m thinking … Continue reading Thinking of next time
The cloudy day had now definitely turned into a nice sunny day. I found this spot north of Noyelles-sur-Mer. This town is the starting point of the Baie de Somme railway. I could hear their train running closeby… but definitely wanted to wait for the train to Paris. While waiting, I also met a friendly couple. The husband used to watch trains at this exact … Continue reading Opportunities
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