"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 of Erstfeld depot, built in 1919, is meeting a Re 460 with an Interregio train on the middle Meienreuss bridge in Wassen, with the famous church in the background.

In 1994 a experimental 6-car train was built for JR Central by different manufacturers to test technology to be incorporated in future shinkansen trains operating at speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph) o... (more)

This is not a roller coaster, but the Osaka monorail trainset 2616 near Banpaku-Kinen-Kôen Station, going to the Saito Line. In the middle the tracks of the Monorail main line direction Kadomashi.... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 with a short passenger train in the Wattinger curve near Wassen, viewed by about 40 photographers and videographers from several countries.

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 with a short passenger train moves past a typical Gotthardline small building where the telephon cables were connected. This picture could be taken decades before.

TRANS EUROP EXPRESS trainset RAe TEE II # 1053, built in 1961, is crossing the lower Wattinger bridge on the way from Bellinzona to Zürich.

The famous "crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 from Erstfeld depot with a passenger train on the middle Meienreuss bridge with the legendary church of Wassen, which can be seen three times from the diff... (more)

The impressive large exhibition hall of the "Railway Museum (Saitama)", were more then 30 full-size vehicles are exhibited. The museum opened in october 2007 and is the successor to the Transporta... (more)

Shinkansen E2 series of JR East leaving Omiya (Saitama) with ASAMA 534 from Nagano to Tokyo. The 14 8-car E2 series "N" trains were built from 1997 for the Nagano Shinkansen and operate with up t... (more)

381 series tilting electric multiple unit of JR West in "Yuttari Yakumo" livery is running the Limited Express "Yakumo 10" from Izumoshi to Okayama along the Shinji-ko lake near Tamatsukurionsen.

Two KiHa 189 series 3-car Diesel multiple units are entering Himeji station with the Limited Express "Hamakaze 3" from Osaka to Kasume (214 km). 7 KiHa 189 series 3-car DMUs were delivered by Niig... (more)

8-car shinkansen 500 series trainset V2 is leaving Aioi (Hyogo) with Kodama 753 to Okayama and Hakata in the evening sun.

"Pacific" steamlocomotive C 57 1 of Japan Railways (West) was built in 1937 by Kawasaki as first of a series of 201 engines. The very successful locomotives were built from 1937 to 1947 and run ti... (more)

Short service stop for the "SL Yamaguchi" steam train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tsuwano in Niho station, observed and photographed by many Japanese families and just a few "long noses" from Europe.

Two 115-1000 series electric multiple unit (built from 1978) in the "new Nagano livery" are running the Chuo line local from Kofu to Matsumoto (101 km) and are entering Minamimatsumoto station.