The daily banana train from the port of Antwerp to Aachen and beyond is seen here in Remersdaal, crawling up line 24 toward Montzen. This train was a daily visitor to this line, and always a pleasure to see. Wishing everyone a fruitful 2022! Continue reading Bananski
Taken during an afternoon spent in Brussels-South at the beginning of my photography journey. The afternoon may not have delivered the same kind of pictures I would make today, but is sure was a lot of fun. It is cool now to see which trains I saw back then. A lot of them have disappeared now. On this picture, the locomotive has been melted in … Continue reading Coal under Brussels
On with the vintage. On the way back to Ghent, we found 5111 waiting with a coal train at what is today the Ghent Coal Terminal. The light is november-ish, perfect for this beautiful locomotive. Continue reading Ghent coal
After almost 2 weeks of overcast weather and rain, I all of a sudden noticed the sun shining through the window. Finally. According to the satellite images, clouds would stay away for a few hours, meaning the opportunity was born. No freight on the way, but 2 interesting passenger trains would be worth the effort. Both connecting Schaarbeek and Oostende, both running with 80’s coaches … Continue reading 40 years, the spring of life
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
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
White versus green. A color difference. That was all the motivation I needed to get outside on a cold, but sunny, saturday afernoon. I was hoping to catch a Benelux service hauled by one of the white Railpool locomotives instead of a green Alpha Trains one. Variation is good. Green was the color for the train to Amsterdam… … but the train to Brussels was … Continue reading Some variation
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)
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