An empty freight train with doubleheader electric locos pass along the Saar river with the trees in autumn colors.

An empty unit coal train returns from the blast furnaces, passing through a quiet Saar valley after one of its first snow falls in autumn 2010.

Railion doubleheader with two 185 series electric locos and loaded unit coal train towards the Dillingen blast furnaces.

Engines 6426, 6464 and 6439 in triple tracktion at the front of a coal train to Germany.

155.117-5 + 140.450-8

151 082 heads a westbound container train on a very hot and sunny afternoon.

Crisis in Europe...

Oops, that was close! Railion 6455+6426+6515 hauling an iron-oretrain from Rotterdam Maasvlakte to Dillingen (D). At Venlo, they will be replaced by 2x151 from Railion Germany.

Unit Cargo-freighttrain from Köln Gremberg to Rotterdam Kijfhoek.

A yard locomotive pulls a lengthy cut of cars out to the departure tracks. Included are several open auto carriers, which are unheard of today in the United States. The activity at Nürnberg Rai... (more)

A heavy duty shunting locomotive heads through an impressive array of double and single-slip switches after setting off cars for an outbound freight train.

A mixed freight between Nürnberg and Würzburg. The first engine doesn't have any logo's.

A freighttrain with now the most common locomotive underway in direction south.