A union Pacific eastbound manifest with SD70ACe # 8336 in the rear in the Ruby Canyon of the Colorado River, seen from Knowles Canyon Overlook near Utaline.

First journey of the Baldwin built "Mikado" 141 R 568 (2-8-2, ex French Railways SNCF) with the Swiss Classic Train (SCT), both belonging to William Cook Rail, with full steam on the grade of abou... (more)

After two days with about one meter of fresh snow, a wonderful day breaks. Shortly after seven in the morning the first train from Poschiavo just has reached Alp Grüm on 2091 meter above sea leve... (more)

On Norwegians Nordland line Bodø-Fauske-Trondheim, six new "Euro 4000" dieselelectric locomotives from Vossloh took over freight traffic from CD66 (JT42GTW) shortly. CD 312 001, the first of the ... (more)

Double traction steamtrain with the two former Deutsche Bahn "Pacific" 01 202 (Association Pacific 01 202 in Lyss, Switzerland) and 01 1066 (lettered as 012 066) of the Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde. The... (more)

For rock blasting operations in the Kräbelwand the catenary of the Rigibahn had to be dismantled. The work trains for transportation of the material were carried out with the steam locomotive H 2... (more)

Derailment of a Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn train near Mörel, on the journey towards Brig and Visp, due to a grade crossing accident. A delivery truck had traveled on the private road, which was sig... (more)

The long train 1615 from Tirano to St.Moritz is rounding the more then 180 degree panorama curve in Alp Grüm, pulling is "Allegra" ABe 8/12 # 3515. In front of the railcar, flanger Xk #... (more)

The classic Gotthard locomotive like new in 1958! A private group (association) has revived again Ae 6/6 11421 "Graubünden/Grischun" so that it looks like fresh from the factory in April 1958. ... (more)

First test run of a new "HVZ-D" train (doubledeck push pull train for peak hours), formed with Re 420 202 (Re 4/4 II 11202) and Re 420 230 (Re 4/4 II 11230) not visible in the rear, and 6 used dou... (more)

As a big surprise the 42 years old Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 11492 "Emmen" was painted in the new red/blue Cargo paint scheme, got the new name "Erstfeld" and was placed on a highway rest stop, a... (more)

Practise run with steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978, called "Elephant", a heavy 2-10-0 built by SLM in 1917 for the Gotthard line, leaving the short Muhren tunnel above Gurtnellen.

Software test of the future (from this winter) snow fighting equipment on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway. Snowblower Xrot mt # 95404 with shoving diesel locomotive Gmf 23403 (D3) "A... (more)

Today, the newly painted and renovated Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11411 "ZUG" was presented officially in Erstfeld. It was built in 1956 by SLM, MFO and BBC and was in use for the SBB until 2009... (more)

Train 1617 from St.Moritz to Tirano with ABe 8/12 # 3505 is winding its way through the snow, shoving the flanger (spur plow) Xk # 9143. The yellow sign in the background marks the divide between ... (more)