Two low floor EMU of type Bhe 4/6 are descending from the Gornergrat.

Heavy and wet snowfall the day before led to a landscape like in a fairy tale. A tilting EMU of type RABDe 500 is heading south over the Gotthard line to Chiasso. But first it has to pass twice m... (more)

The iron trains in europe's far north between Kiruna and Narvik belong to the heaviest trains in Europe. Here the veteran Dm3 1208-1232-1207 "Sofia" is hauling an empty train back to Kiruna throug... (more)

The grade between Montandon and Potrerillos belongs to one of the most spectaculars lines of the Chilean Railways. 3.9% steep through the slopes of the mountains up to Potrerillos and this with fu... (more)

Always a nice catch is the view to the top of the Gornergrat. The two EMU have just left the 3135m high mountain (railway station on 3089m) and are driving down to the Zermatt. Meanwhile some ski... (more)

Heavy and wet snowfall the day before led to a landscape like in a fairy tale. Here the tilting EMU RABDe 500 013-3 is crossing the Upper Meienreuss Bridge on the famous Gotthard line.

Incredible to see a railway in these grounds. 3.9% steep the line to Potrerillos is somehow glued into the loose rock slopes of the Río Salado valley. Here GR12U #93 and a sister unit are hard wo... (more)

Open Horseshoe-curves are always spectacular photolocations. On Silverzone Pass on the former Western Pacific mainline such a thing exists - the so called Arnold Loop. Since 1982 the line belongs ... (more)

More or less sunny winter days are high peak days for the Wengernalpbahn. The trains are used as an additional ski lift and so every wheel is running. The modern trainsets (in background BDhe 4/8 ... (more)

A winter dream with postcard weather was the last day of the year 2014 around the famous village of Gstaad. Snowfall the days before led to a completely white landscape. The Be 4/4 5003 was on a... (more)

K-36 489 and 488 as mid train helper are hauling a heavy freight special up to the cumbres pass.

Even here in Switzerland cows are more interested in the photographer than in standing accurate in the field to complete the scene for the picture... Nevertheless it was worthy to shot the scene ... (more)

Some old ladies....
Only on several days the steam lady H 2/3 #5 - built 1894 - is used in passenger service. Here it brings up the freshly overhauled coach #21 (major 2 year overhaul ... (more)

Next stop: Pilatus. While the left EMU has just hit the first switch point of the Pilatus station, the right one (Bhe1/2 29 with [unfortunately] an advertisment paint scheme) has to do some more c... (more)

For long years foreign territory (the CPR line is on the opposite side of the Fraser River), nowadays daily business. A coal train hauled by CP #8628 is running on CN's main through the Fraser Riv... (more)