The sun has just set when the peace and quiet at Hillosensalmi station gets broken by a passing timber train from Pieksämäki to Kouvola.

VR freight train T 2210 transporting paper from Varkaus to Mussalo port in Kotka crossing lake Vuohijärvi, some 25 kilometers or 15 miles north of Kouvola.

another batch of old coaches of Swedish national railways were refited by VR Fleetcare in Pieksämäki. These new Bistro coaches are wearing a new SJ livery and are wearing new interiors featuring... (more)

Sr1 3002 nearing Pieksämäki with an empty train from Jyväskylä.

Snows have been cleared from streets all the way to fields, but corners synonymous with shadows still make cousy conditions for leftover snows for brief time. The cliffs if Pieni Neulamäki tunnel... (more)

Despite the freeze and the wind, it feels warm as the memories of this day are fading away as the sun sets in the distance, just as the class Sr1 number 3001 the class pioneer is passing the golde... (more)

Unexpected train from Oulu to Pieksämäki has just passed Siilinjärvi. With empty wagons, there were two withdrawn class Sr2 numbers 3208 and 3211 and one class Dv12 number 2630 which future is ... (more)

A spectacular looking winter day has arrived in the frozen scenes of Finland that are highlighted by the bright sunshine. On the fields near Siilinjärvi, a very rare looking train is passing the ... (more)

Gradually darkness starts to take over the skies, hence the beautiful sun set. A class Sr1 electric locomotive number 3093 has received a task to deliver empty timber wagons to Iisalmi. The train ... (more)

Snow has fallen rapidly and every corner and tips of the trees are covered by snow. Suddenly, a class Sr1 or the "Siberian Wolf" as we Finns call them appear and curves towards the nearb... (more)

Through the wet cliffs and glossy looking spruce trees passes the red class Sr1 which itself has a task to deliver timber to Pieksämäki freight yard.

Rainy November scene is not that rare, but it is very rare to see Swedish rolingstock on the Finnish rail network. A class Sr1 electric locomotive number 3070 has received a task to deliver old pa... (more)

The timetable change of december 15th brought many changes to Finnish train services. Propably the biggest of them was the removal of Dm12 diesel railcars from the recently electrified Ylivieska-I... (more)

Sr1 3070 has just coupled to a loaded rake of timber cars. Next up is brake check and then freight train 32201 is ready for departure to Kouvola!

It's a quiet night in the port town of Rauma where Sr1 class electric locomotive is preparing to take a train consisting of hoppers and empty box cars used to transport paper for export. The tra... (more)