The situation on the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel north portal at Rynächt near Erstfeld, viewed from about 400 meter above the valley floor. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) pul... (more)

Testrun with the "MEWA 12" radio maesurement car X # 60 85 99-73 109-8 and locomotives Re 4/4 II # 11172 and # 11198 in the Biaschina, with middle and upper level of the "staircase... (more)

Re 4/4 II # 11316, 11174 and 11303 with a military train from the Limmattal shunting yard to Weesen, crossing the Linth channel on the 72 meter long bridge which was built in 1968. The load are 6 ... (more)

The luxurious Venice Simplon-Orient-Express with 17 cars is pulled by two Re 4/4 II of the SBB, running on the middle level of the loops at Wassen (on the left the middle Meienreuss bridge). Below... (more)

Radio measuring train with locomotives Re 4/4 II # 11172 and 11198 with "MEWA12" radio measurement car X 60 85 99-73 109-8 is returning from the Gotthard south side, where it was in service betwee... (more)

The only green Re 4/4 II of the passenger division running light on the uppermost level of the loops at Wassen in the first morning light. The locomotive served as "ETCS L2 leader" for t... (more)

This Re 4/4 II was built 1969 for the MThB Mittel-Thurgau-Bahn with the number 21 and came to the SBB in 2003 with the number 11172. The "SBB CFF" on the side walls and the numbers are a... (more)

The last green painted Re 4/4 II of the SBB passenger department is pulling the IR 2332 from Locarno to Basel SBB.

IR 2425 on the way from Zürich HB to Locarno on the highest level of the Gotthard north ramp.

SBB Cargo southbound intermodal train with the leading locomotives Re 4/4 II 11333 and Re 6/6 11676.

Re 4/4 II # 11247 is pulling Interregio 2418 from Locarno to Zürich down the Gotthard north ramp below Gurtnellen. Second is an Apm panorama car. Beside the car is the typical Gotthard line cable... (more)

IC 187 from Stuttgart (Germany) to Zürich (Switzerland) with the leading locomotive Re 4/4 II 11143.

420 281 leads a typical RE 10/10 formation with 620 079 up the south ramp of the Gotthard pass.

Re 4/4 II # 11244 and 11157 are pulling the heavy 17 cars of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) Calais-Paris-Basel-Chiasso-Venice over the 120 meter long Secken viaduct on the Gotthard north... (more)

Usually no long-distance and freight trains are running on the line Winterthur - Schaffhausen. An interruption near Zurich was the reason, that Intercity 280 Zürich – Stuttgart was diverted and... (more)