The previous night was cold! Frost is still lying on the ground as the P8 storms by with its passenger train. A David Rodgers charter.

From the first production batch of class E10 (later class 110) electric locos, No 110 107-0 has been rebuilt with a 'bugel' front in place of the orginal flat front probably as a result of acciden... (more)

A Frankfurt to Koblenz train leaves St.Goar on the west bank of the River Rhine behind a class 110 electric still in the original blue livery. Burg Katz can be seen high above the river on the lef... (more)

A southbound IC train passes through the small town of Bacharach on the west bank of the River Rhine. Anyone wanting to join for a glass of Rhine wine on the terrace?

A southbound freight train leaves the Loreley Tunnel on the east bank of the River Rhine hauled by a class 140 electric loco still in the orginal green livery.

A northbound IC train hauled by a class 103 Co-Co electric paces a tourist bus just after passing Oberwesel. Note the typical German turnstyle guarding a foot crossing.

The P8 38 3156 is arriving at Hörpolding with a David Rodgers charter.

The highlight of the jear 2010 was the great steam Nightshow at the roundhouse in Gerolstein. Celebrating 175 Aniversery of Railway in Germany.

Just another run of the mill commuter with a run of the mill locomotive but check out the weather and the moon in the wires. I wasn't there for trains but to visit the city. This was about the o... (more)

These B-B units seems to be on every one of the intermediate distance push-pull commuters and this was the predominant scheme. This one is pushing, note the red lights.

The 141 is merely the most prominent of many classes of electric which populate the locomotive yard this day. We were on an impromptu tour provided just for asking for permission to take some pic... (more)

This was the best weather I probably ever saw in Germany and DB obliged with a locomotive which was ubiquitous except that this one at least had the nice blue & cream paint scheme. The drivers on... (more)

My good friend of 42 years, Carl Lehman and our guide, a great DB employee, pose by the shops with the magnificent 103 express locomotive in one of the classiest paint jobs ever devised. Thanks D... (more)

The German P8 38 3156 is taking a sun bath in the Trostberg station.

38 3156 makes a volcanic departure from Garching with a David Rodgers charter.