A steam hauled freight train is crossing an imposing bridge between Alasehir and Güneyköy

I was quite exhausted when I reached the top of the hill, but when looking at this picture, I believe that it was well worth the effort.

Naci was the engineer of the DE24 203 that was used to push our steam charter freight train during the whole trip. The purpose of using the diesel locomotive was to save the water of the steamer t... (more)

During our one week tour through Western Turkey organized by Dietmar Kramer, we have travelled more than 1400 km in the caboose of a freight train that was hauled by the TCDD steam locomotive 56 5... (more)