A Duetsche Bundesbahn 4-6-0 hustles towards Hamburg HBF with a local train. There was plenty of steam here in 1963 but concrete bases had already been laid for electrification.

Turboliner in mid-life. Coupler shroud off, soot on white roof. Note dead ex-Amtrak RDC in background.

train de caisses mobiles en provenance de Calais-Fréthum

Due to heavy maintenance of way on the Toul to Dijon line, this Metz to Nice train has to use another itinerary: the line number 14. This is a small line that runs in rural areas like here in Bain... (more)

The undulating nature of the SNCF LGV lines is evident in this view of a pair of Paris Sud-Est TGV sets on a southbound service from Paris to Lyon near St.Ythaire north of Macon.

Until 2005, the line was not electrified. The platform has been redone to circulate among other TGV to reduce travel time between Paris and Geneva. TGV trains currently use another route. The line... (more)

ALCo went on to build 50 Pacifics for the Paris-Orleans Railway Nos 3591 to 3640 in 1921. They became SNCF Nos 231B601 to 650 and No 616 is seen leaving Brodeaux-St.Jean with a train for Lyon-Perr... (more)

essais d'endurance avant la mise en service