Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11407 "Aargau" of SBB Historic, on loan to association "Mikado 1244" in Brugg (AG), is crossing the dam/bridge over Lake Zürich between Pfäffikon S... (more)

Re 446 017 of the Südostbahn with a new paint scheme "Ein Hauch Sehnsucht" (a breeze of yearning) in Rapperswil. The locomotive was built in 1982 as Re 4/4 IV # 10103 for the SBB and cam... (more)

"Crocodile" Be 6/8 III # 13302, built in 1926 by SLM and MFO mainly for the Gotthard line and in service till 1976 on the lines in the Mittellland, reurning to her home base Rapperswil. ... (more)

"Crocodile" Be 6/8 III # 13302 with two "Railvetica" former SBB cars (B 8112 or 55 85 2003 301-7 and AB 4126 or 55 85 3903 201-8), is returning home from a short trip (wedding ... (more)

A special task for the photographer, to picture the locomotive of his "own" train! The train with 60 guests made a round trip through eastern part of Switzerland this evening, starting i... (more)

A S5 service to Pfäffikon SZ is crossing the Seedamm with Rapperswil Castle and St. John's Church in the background.

Voralpenexpress (VAE) from Luzern to St. Gallen between Rapperswil and Schmerikon near Bollingen in the afternoon sun. Thats the rear of the train thats why there is no engineer in the cab

The 3 operational electric locomotives of SBB Historic based in Rapperswil, from left Re 4/4 I # 10044 from 1951, "crocodile" Be 6/8 III # 13302 from 1926 and Ae 3/6 I # 10664 from 1926. In the ba... (more)

In contrast to its big brother, the "Churchill-Pfeil" RAe 4/8 (yes, named after Winston Churchill), the RAe 2/4 1001 of SBB Historic is a rare sight. The "Red Arrows" were built in the 1930s and o... (more)

A Voraplen service seen just outside Rapperswil.

A 'Voralpen' branded passenger service arrives into Rapperswil.

The suburban train S5 18538 from Pfäffikon SZ to Niederweningen just will aproach the famous city of Rapperswil with the castle of the 12th century.

Former French Railways (SNCF) steamlocomotive 241 A 65, built in 1931, is crossing the bridge and dam which is dividing lower and upper Lake Zürich near Rapperswil. The locomotive, based in Full/A... (more)

The line Pfäffikon (SZ)-Rapperswil crosses Lake Zürich by using a peninsula, a dam and partly a trestle. Crocodile Be 6/8 III is on the way to his hometown with a charter train.