Last Sunday was worth getting outside. It was dark and cold, but dry, a recipe for a quiet evening photoshoot. The two freight trains that I could photograph happened to be both loaded with GTS containers. One coming from Switzerland and heading to the Belgian coastal port, the other one doing exactly the inverse. Continue reading To and from the mountains
Rurtalbahn’s Vectron is a nice-looking, and often seen, guest on Belgian tracks. Even on Easter it was adding mileage, with a car train towards Gent. After an on-time notification, I was able to make it to Argenteau. Freight traffic from Germany towards the Belgian ports is rerouted through the Meuse valley due to important infrastructure works between Hasselt and Aarschot. Continue reading Rerouted beauty
Railscapes 