In the cab of the heavy fuel oil fired 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244, built in 1946 by the Montreal Locomotive Works for the french railways SNCF, now in Switzerland and maintained and ope... (more)

Legendary engineer Sigi Liechti on the throttle of the 3000 horsepower 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 on the light trip from Rothrist to Aarburg-Oftingen, to pull the IGE charter train over... (more)

2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 of the association "Mikado 1244" is on the way back home from Basel to Brugg AG, entering Effingen on the Bözberg line. In tow are two former SBB p... (more)

Baldwin built coal fired 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 568 (ex French Railways SNCF, now William Cook Rail and based in Schaffhausen) is accelerating the long "Swiss Classic Train" af... (more)

First journey of the coal fired Baldwin built "Mikado" 141 R # 568 (2-8-2, ex French Railways SNCF) with the Swiss Classic Train (SCT), both belonging to William Cook Rail, with full ste... (more)

Canadian built, former french railway SNCF 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotive 141 R # 1244 of the association Mikado 1244 reached Brugg AG with train 31141 from Zurzach via Eglisau-Bülach-... (more)

Canadian built, former french railway SNCF 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotive 141 R # 1244 of the association "Mikado 1244" is entering Brugg AG with train 31141 from Zurzach via Eglisau-Bülach-Züri... (more)

2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244, built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1945 for the french SNCF, now owned and operated in Switzerland by association "Mikado 1244" in Brugg AG, during the stop in ... (more)

The steamtrain with the 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244, organized by the Eurovapor, stopped in Gossau SG for taking water of the locomotive. The train started in Basel in the early morning ... (more)

Black and white study of the 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R 1244 (ex french SNCF, built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1946) at about 100 km/h pulling the Eurovapor "Bodensee Special&quo... (more)

Canadian built "Mikado" 141 R 1244, former french SNCF, now owned and operated by association Mikado 1244 in Brugg AG, with the Eurovapor journey back from the Bodensee, on the Thurtal mainline be... (more)

10 years ago, Baldwin built 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 568 (former French Railways SNCF) with the "Swiss Classic Train" made two round trips from Winterthur through eastern part of Switzerland on may ... (more)

On this day, the partially refurbished 2-8-2 steam locomotive 141 R # 73, which had been stored here in the shed for many years, was loaded onto flat cars at the Winterthur depot for rail transpor... (more)

Frame, cylinder block and driving wheels of 2-8-2 steamlocomotive 141 R # 73, built in 1945 by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima/Ohio/USA, for the french SNCF. Privately owned and stabled for about 20... (more)

This large boiler with a weight of approx. 25 tons was built in Lima/Ohio/USA in 1945. It belongs to the 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotve 141 R # 73, which was delivered to the french SNCF and nearly... (more)