Sunset in the suburb of Cottbus. Industrial electric locomotive EL2-1241 hauling a coal train from brown coal loader in Welzow to power station Jänschwalde.

Electric industrial locomotive series EL2-1311 with freight train from brown coal loader in Welzow to power station "Schwarze Pumpe" in Spreetal.

In eastern Germany, close to the Polish border there are several open-pit brown coal mines. Coal from that is transported to the surrounding power stations by rail. The local industrial railway ne... (more)