Tilting train ICN RABDe 500 # 008 "Vicenzo Vela" is leaving the 304 meter long Polmengo tunnel near Faido, on the way from Zürich to Lugano as ICN 865.

Re 6/6 # 11676 "Zurzach" and Re 4/4 II # 11338 are leaving the 1568 meter long Freggio helicoidal tunnel in the Monte Piottino gorge (or Dazio Grande) with a northbound intermodal freigh... (more)

Highspeed tilting train ETR 610 # 003 of Trenitalia is running as Eurocity 153 Lucerne - Milan through Faido.

ICN RABDe 500 # 003 "Germaine de Staël" running as ICN 676 from Lugano to Basel via Lucerne, on the Gotthard south ramp between Faido and Rodi Fiesso. The train is just leaving the 1568... (more)

Highspeed tilting train ETR 610 # 011 of Trenitalia running as Eurocity 14 from Milan to Zürich on the Gotthard south ramp between Faido and Rodi Fiesso. The train is just leaving the 1568 meter ... (more)

The classic Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11411 "Zug" of SBB Historic, based in Erstfeld, is on a charter "cab ride" from Bodio to Erstfeld, running through the Monte Piottino gorge between Faido a... (more)

The classic Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11411 "Zug" of SBB Historic, based in Erstfeld, is on a charter "cab ride" from Erstfeld to Bodio, leaving the 304 meter long Polmengo ... (more)

ETR 610 # 004 of Trenitalia, running as Eurocity 153 from Lucerne to Milan, is passing one of the shortest tunnel on the Gotthard line, the 43 meter long Boscerina tunnel (for one track only).

ETR 610 # 011 of Trenitalia as Eurocity 14 from Milan to Zürich is crossing the 103 meter long Polmengo viaduct over the Ticino river on the Gotthard south ramp above Faido. This concrete arch br... (more)

More then enough power (more then 20000 kW) for a short northbound freight, crossing the 103 meter long Polmengo viaduct near Faido. The original truss bridge from 1882 was replaced about 1960 wit... (more)

Re 4/4 II # 11191 with the Interregio 2311 from Basel to Locarno on the Gotthard south ramp below Faido. The wall from granite stones in the foreground is typical for the Ticino.

The steamtrain up the south ramp of the Gotthard line with "Mikado" 141 R 1244 made a short stop for water in Faido.

Running up the Gotthard line on a grade of about 2.6 % below Faido, the "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is meeting two Re 4/4 II with the beautiful Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE), which is on ... (more)

The steamtrain with "Mikado" 141 R 1244 made a short stop for water in Faido, while Re 460 046 is entering the station with the Interregio 2315 from Basel to Locarno.

Since many ETR 470 made a lot of trouble, SBB hat to find solutions for the international trains to Italy. Therefore they rented an Re 484 from SBB Cargo and used it for EC Trains from Zürich to ... (more)