The situation on the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel north portal at Rynächt near Erstfeld, viewed from about 400 meter above the valley floor. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) pul... (more)
View down from the mountain on the 4 tracks at Rynächt going to the Gotthard. The outer tracks are coming from/going to the Gotthard mountain line (Erstfeld), the two tracks in the middle to the ... (more)
"Like a rocket" the german test train ICE S 410 # 101/102 is leaving the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel at Rynächt near Erstfeld, with about 275 km p.h. (170 miles per hour). Th... (more)
Massive power of about 33840 HP pulling a northbound freight at Rynächt near Erstfeld. Re 420 # 329 (Re 4/4 II 11329), Re 620 # 065 "Ziegelbrücke", an unknown Re 4/4 II and Re 6/6 # 11672 "Baler... (more)
The articulated lowfloor trainset "Flirt" RABe 523 # 002 was one of the first of the large series, built for the "Stadbahn Zug" from 2004 and is in service now for about 12 yea... (more)