The most spectacular part of the line from Tehran to Tabriz is the Gharanghu Canyon between Miyaneh and Khorasanak. Unfortunately most passenger traffic happens during the night, and freight train... (more)
A DH4-1 "Paradise" from Tehran to Qom passes a small settlement outside Qom at the edge of the desert. In the background you can see one of the many quarries that produce the stones used in constr... (more)
Different power, for a change: A pair of GE U30Cs hauls an ore train towards Bafq, Iran.
Three EMD GT26CW-2 (with 60-819 leading) haul an ore train from Bafq towards Yazd, Iran. The line goes around what appears to be a dry lake bed, as you can see in the background. This is where thi... (more)
A short passenger train from Isfahan to Tehran has just passed the horseshoe curves north of Sejzi, Iran. The train consists of former Korail "Seamaul" passenger cars.
A northbound freight train passes a tunnel in the spectacular Sezar river valley, only minutes before arriving at Dorud, Iran.
Two passenger trains have just passed each other in the desert north of Qom, Iran. A nearby quarry kicked up a lot of sand and dust, which was blown accross the plain, as you can see in the backgr... (more)
60-561 and an unidentified second unit haul a southbound freight train through the Sezar river valley.
Two IranRunners are waiting for the departure time at Tehran main station. The train is the night train from Tehran to Shiraz.
An EMD GT26CW-2 with a colorful passenger train passes "our" rock formation in the vast plain between Tehran and Qom.
Two EMD GT26CW-2 haul a coal train along the Sezar river through the Zagros mountains.
An EMD GT26CW-2 pulls an empty coal train along the Sezar river towards Dorud.
40-12 has just left the tunnel underneath the town of Sepid Dasht with the local train from Chamsangar to Dorud. Note the former DB Regio "Silberlinge" passenger cars.
An unknown class 60 pulls an empty coal train past the small village Khan Abad. In the background you can see the towering Zagros mountain range.
60-542 and an unidentified class 60 haul a mixed freight train from Tehran toward Qom.