This picture wasn’t meant to be made originally. I had made a photo of it at 16:45 in Grammene. With no more cargo trains expected and a family waiting at home, I decided to call it a day. 8 bicycle-kilometers later I found the same train standing still at Deinze station. There might still be a possibility. Thanks to the new bicycle highway between Deinze … Continue reading For the fun of it
I temporarily ended my journey along the Elbe river at Dolni Berkovice. The railway line runs along the river here, as does a bike lane on the other bank. This makes for comfortable waiting. Add to this that freight trains were numerous, and I could call the evening a success. Continue reading End of the day on the river bank
At the end of our vitamin-D cure at the French riviera, we took the train back home: night train from Nice to Paris, a TGV from Paris to Lille and a car ride for the final leg home. Right before departure out of Nice, I took these photos of our train ready to drive off into the setting sun. The night was not as refreshing … Continue reading Snorring to Paris
I was feeling like ending this beautiful day in a good way, enjoying the last rays of sunshine, before driving back home. Not a lot beats sitting at a quiet place with sun heating up your body. The place I found did not really qualify for the quiet criterium, right next to the road, but considering it was only april there wasn’t all that much … Continue reading Setting at a steady pace
It was a beautiful spring evening that I wanted to enjoy until the end, before the 2 hour drive back home. So I watched the sun set, the occasional passing train covering it. A quiet, enjoyable moment to finish an intensive day full of discoveries. Continue reading Solar eclipse
Thoughts of the last moment are sometimes the better ones, I must admit. While packing our stuff to go home, it appeared to us that we could still make it for the TER Service to Sarreguemines. This service was one of the last ones hauled a BB67400 series diesel. We won the race against the clock; in what were really the last rays of sunshine … Continue reading Last minute
Further waiting for trains on different spots only resulted in a higher number on the odometer. That’s one of this hobby’s greatest frustrations. When the sun was setting, we took a pause from driving and decided to try our luck at Battle Mountain. We were fortunate to get this freight in some beautiful light, followed by the eastbound California Zephyr. And that’s the opposite feeling … Continue reading The excitement of lights in the distance
Sunset over the Salt Lake was magnificent. Menacing, maybe? When the sun had set, while walking back to the car, my friend stepped on something soft, which turned out to be a snake. Needless to say that all of a sudden we felt the urge to increase our pace 🙂 Continue reading Salty sunset
The flatness of the Great Salt Lake was as spectacular as the roughness of the landscape we visited only hours before. Between Lakeside and Little Mountain, the railroad runs through the Great Salt Lake. We needed patience to see a train here: we didn’t get a train coming from Salt Lake City, so the picture shows 2 engines that help push a container train over … Continue reading Water everywhere
An evening out with a friend brought me along the Athus-Meuse line. In the last light of a warm summer evening, we were able to make a photo of this train descending towards Virton. I think this must be the sand train connecting Lommel and Pétange. Continue reading Sand to Luxemburg
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