Fire spitting jurassic dinosaur heading uptown... Everybody gets himself on the side into safety. The german-built, portuguese Mallet steam loco has its home now in Canton Jura. Here on its way ba... (more)

While being prepared for longer trains this 90 year old beauty known as "Swiss Crocodile" came around. Its was in service from 1924 to 1976 at the SBB. Now a group of railroad fans keep ... (more)

The powerful 01.10 with oil heater is beeing prepared right next to the platforms, transforming the large journey of the day to a spectacle for everybody. In the meantime Sunrise behind the Maggi ... (more)

The 52 of EFZ ist pulling the train to the Konstanz Christmas market. All power is needed uphill in the Prim valley.

German Pacific 01 202 does a great job in Switzerland. Here on the ride back from a journey to Lake Constance.

P8 2455 descends the Wutachtalbahn or so called Sauschwänzlesbahn (Pig Tail Railroad) with a long passenger train.

During the 150 year festivities of the lake shore line (Seelinie) at lake Constance one of the new Twindexx Suisse trains passes the historic steam boat Hohentwiel. Just one glance of the sun spen... (more)

44 546 unfortunately had a defect at the transmisson of the middle cylinder, so its journey ended already in Kempten. However the engine was placed quite fine at Kempten station in order to get a ... (more)

This locomotive is a landmark in high perfomance electric locomotive construction. AC is converted to three-phase electric power before being used for the motors - today the standard for electric ... (more)

A handful of those oldest engines of Deutsche Bahn are still in service having their last resort in long distance service. The international destination Zürich - Stuttgart is one of the few place... (more)

The 52 of EFZ on one of the tunnel rides in Black Forest. Four sequential horseshoe curve to gain height, a principle that was first applied in this place, furtheron copied in many railroad lines.

Thurbo GTW at Lake Constance during a cold and rainy summer day. In the background the Hegau volcanos.

Christmas market excursion from Böblingen to Constance.

A Lisbon tramways runs around one of the corners that probit replacement by bus or modern cars.

Once a year La Traction operates both Portugiese narrow gauge Mallet steam engines G 2x2/2 E 164 and G 2/3 + 3/3 E 206 for a great nostalgy trip on the remote tracks of CJ in the Swiss Jurassic Mo... (more)