The passenger train coming from Kayseri makes a short stop at the Hacikiri station to pick up some passegers.

Special train for 40 railway-enthusiasts coming from Middle Europe to Turkey. TCDD steam-loco 56 548 climbs from Alaşehir (altitude 189 m above sea level) to Uşak (908 m).

The red color of the ground is not due to an incorrect scanner setting ! This corresponds exactely to the reality. This part in the South East of Turkey is really very scenic

TCDD Decapod 56-140 is hauling a mixed train with final destination Kayseri.

TCDD Decapod 56-140 is hauling a mixed train with final destination Kayseri.

TCDD Decapod 56-140 is shunting in the Ulukisla yard before leaving for Kayseri with a freight train.

The snowy Taurus mountains make a nice backdrop for this mixed train hauled by the TCDD 56-009 Decapod.

TCDD steam locomotive 56-140 is ready to leave Ulukisla station with a mixed train to Kayseri. This engine has been built by CKD in Czechoslovakia in 1949.

TCDD locomotive 56-009 has started the climb between Yenice and Ulukisla on the south ramp of the Taurus line with a mixed train. The Varda viaduct is certainly one of the largest on this line.

TCDD Decapod 56-009 is hauling a mixed train on the scenic Taurus line between Yenice and Ulukisla

I'm working in Ankara for a few days and I managed to get to the TCDD Open Air Loco Museum just before it closed. This beauty was built in 1948 by The Vulcan Iron Work Wilkes-Barre USA. One of 73... (more)

Anywhere in the world (and especially in Turkey) it is always quite dangerous to take pictures of military people. However, here the presence of the steam locomotive has made this picture possible... (more)

The 56-009 is getting prepared for a new day. This locomotive has been built in 1933 in Germany at Esslingen.

The line Between Erzincan and Divrigi is most certainly one of the most scenic routes in Turkey with plenty of tunnels and viaducts.