This sommer 6 powerful 3178 kW "Euro 4000" locomotives from Vossloh (built in Valencia/Spain, prime mover 16-710 from EMD) took over the freight traffic on the Nordlands line replacing the former ... (more)

Re 420 # 109 (Re 4/4 II # 11109) of the SBB in the Swiss Express paint scheme (the only still operational), rented to the Chemins de fer du Jura/Jura railways (CJ) for about 2 weeks, is crossing t... (more)

Testrun of the new double deck Intercity train RABe 502 # 203 of Bombardier for the SBB, on the Thurtal line from Frauenfeld to Romanshorn, running along the pond at Riet near Erlen.

Parts of three american/canadian built 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotives of the french railway SNCF, stabled in Winterthur, from left 141 R # 1207 (Montreal Locomotive Works 1946), # 73 (Lima 1945) ... (more)

A closer look on the hump, the 10 track receiving yard in the background and part of the 48 tracks of the classification yard in the foreground. You can see the special rail brakes (retarders) whi... (more)

The 10th december 2016 is the end of a very interesting and dense operation with freight and passenger trains over the Gotthard mountain route! From today the 11th of December, most trains will dr... (more)

GaiaMother Tree is a monumental work of art of the brasilian artist Ernesto Neto. This colorful, hand-knotted sculpture made of colorful cotton ribbons extends up to the 20-meter-high ceiling of t... (more)

View into the assembly hall of the Swiss Locomotive and Machine works (SLM) with Gotthard locomotives for freight and passenger trains. In the foreground "crocodile" Be 6/8 III # 13302 from 1926, ... (more)

Denver's Union Station in Christmas lighting including a large Xmas tree in front.

In little more then one year, the 57 kilometer long Gotthard base tunnel will officially inaugurated. So the Re 460 098 of the SBB got a white publicity paint scheme "Gottardo 2016", with small si... (more)

Snow fighting equipment of the Rhaetian Railway, from left snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 from 2011 (Zaugg/Eggiswil), snow blower Xrot mt # 9217 from 1981 (Beilhack/Germany), self propelled steam rot... (more)

Further test runs of the new doubledeck 6 car trainset from StadlerRail for the SBB took place under very harsh winter conditions today. RABe 511 001 is just leaving the new Train Commissioning Ce... (more)

Brand new doubledeck Intercity train RABe 502 # 204 (IR200 version) from Bombardier Transportation for the SBB. The 200 meter long 8 car train was put together and commissioned in Villeneuve and i... (more)

For the celebration of 125 years Railway in Graubünden, the RhB organized a double traction steam train with her two "Consolidations" G 4/5 # 107 "Albula" and # 108 "Enga... (more)

On 1st june, the world's longest railway tunnel was officially inaugurated, the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel through the Alps from Erstfeld to Bodio. This is the first train for politici... (more)