A southbound freight train leaves the Loreley Tunnel on the east bank of the River Rhine hauled by a class 140 electric loco still in the orginal green livery.
A northbound IC train hauled by a class 103 Co-Co electric paces a tourist bus just after passing Oberwesel. Note the typical German turnstyle guarding a foot crossing.
The highlight of the jear 2010 was the great steam Nightshow at the roundhouse in Gerolstein. Celebrating 175 Aniversery of Railway in Germany.
103 235-8 is passing the station Cologne/Trade Fair Deutz with its IC1806 "Hanseat" to Hamburg Altona. Now thet train drives with a complete historic waggon set.
232 283 passes over the river Ruhr on the Kaiserberg bridge with an empty scrap train .
This was the best weather I probably ever saw in Germany and DB obliged with a locomotive which was ubiquitous except that this one at least had the nice blue & cream paint scheme. The drivers on... (more)
My good friend of 42 years, Carl Lehman and our guide, a great DB employee, pose by the shops with the magnificent 103 express locomotive in one of the classiest paint jobs ever devised. Thanks D... (more)
1042 520-8 is entering the Cologne Centralstation with its Party-Express on a sunny afternoon
155.117-5 + 140.450-8
Leaving the Cologne Centralstation with the EuroNight coming from Vienna and is now heading to the depot Cologne Deutzerfeld for dayrest.
Entering the Cologne Centralstation together with 218 825-8 (ICE-Recovery locomotives) for heading to Cologne Bbf (Depot) on a sunny afternoon.
After arrviing at Cologne Centralstation during the blue hour !
On the way to the station "Linz(Rhein)" for taking over a special train to Trier, which was was brought from another steam locomotive (41 360) from Cologne .
