Two old semaphores stand useless on the desert floor, whereas most of the tracks that they used to protect have been removed a long time ago.
The BB 25200 series have been withdrawn from service on Dec 10, 2011. The 25236 had been kept in its original livery until the end. Apart from a few details, it looks like it was when delivered in... (more)
Death of a passenger line The train is almost empty. The Avallon-Autun passenger service will cease on Dec 10 2011. Not far from here, the Paris-Lyon high speed line sees hundred... (more)
One of the last passenger trains on the soon-to-be-closed Avallon-Autun passenger line
Death of a passenger line The sign announces a Christmas Market for Dec 11 in the small village of La Roche en Brenil. But Christmas will bring a sad gift to the inhabitants: the... (more)
Categories:Please check all that apply. Salt flats/Salares: This photo depicts an unusual landscape High altitude: This photo depicts operations above 3050m/... (more)
A tiny train and the beautiful Andes of North Chile This train hauls copper ore concentrate upward to the Potrerillos smelter. The smelter was built high in the mountain at a time when ... (more)
Leaving Bordeaux, bound for Toulouse and Marseille, this is a picture of the remaining "classic" locomotive + passenger car trains in France. The rolling stock and engine are around 30 years old.
A collection of ageing diesels at the Bordeaux turntable
At km 81.2, the "La Esperanza" Tunnel is the 3rd largest on the Central Andino Railway with a length of 777.1 m.
In the high desert at sunrise
