note the "Pendolino - effect"
This is supposed to be the heaviest railroad in Europe ( > 30 tons axle-load ). Browncoal hauling from the mine to the power stations. Trains are working in Push-Pull mode. Engineer has a "super-w... (more)
a double-decker "Sunrise Express" waits in the yard for his next assignment
re-shaping of the profile of the weels without dis-assembling the axle. This is actually a lathe. It spins the axle while a cutting edge re-profiles the wheel.
just arrived ...
Turned by hand at San Bartolome.
at about 3000m above sea level, 1002 blasts up the 4%-grade on the historically highest railroad of the world. This bridge, back in the 1920ies, was the place of a head-on collision of two steam e... (more)
1001 and her train snaking alongside the valley and climbing towards Casapalca
have you ever seen a narrow gauge SD40-2 ? This is one - probably the first converted with brand new trucks from Hewitt, made in August 2007. Engine is now running on 1000mm-gauge ( standard for s... (more)
switching the Ipiranga loadout
One of the stylish designed EMU's with the Driver sitting atop in the small cabin leaves Amsterdam Centraal under a mess of heavy DC-wires.
running full throttle, 2062 104 hauls a cement train uphill with the Inar mountains in the background
a Yamanote line train approaches Hamamatsucho. This is the circular line around the city center of Tokyo
