Di 12 006 plows through a snow drift at about 100 km/h on a very windy day on the Saltfjellet. The train is on its way from Bodø towards Trondheim.

Railroad: Cargo Net
Locomotive: Di 12
Location: Lønsdal, Norway
Locomotive #: 312 006
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 17, 2011

Watch out for Google Rail View! Yes, it's a standard Street View bike strapped to a flatcar. It looks like the Rhaetian Railway is going to be the first railway to be featured.

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Two worlds, a dull one underneath the fog and a bright one above - that's pretty much standard in Switzerland during winter. Too bad I'm usually stuck in the dull one... not that day, however.

In 2010 there were two direct trains Landquart - St. Moritz in the morning, this is one of them. The Inn river makes sure that the trees are usually nicely frosted in the morning.

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Ferronor's only EMD G22CU, originally built for FCAB but directly sold to Codelco, is working hard to get the sulfuric acid tank cars up to the Potrerillos copper processing plant. Unfortunately t... (more)

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is a rare guest on the Lötschberg line. Today it was scheduled to run via the Gotthard route, but since that line is closed for several weeks due to a landslide, ... (more)

It was a hot and tiring day (the three mile hike back to the car after this picture was the worst part), but the pictures of the California Zephyr in this great lunar landscape were worth it.

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