Empty coal train 849 heads west through the native forest alongside the picturesque Arnold River. DXs 5172+5304
DXs 5039 and 5402 cross Big Kowhai Viaduct to reach relatively high speed Canterbury Plains trackage after a long slog through the Southern Alps. The willows in the creek are brandishing their spr... (more)
After being holed up for a week at my mother's house due to a "50 year snowstorm" which dumped snow right down to sea level, I took a chance on the first fine day to go train chasing. Here DXs... (more)
Might not seem like much of a train but its better than nothing - and that's what there will be when F83/84 get canned and the line is mothballed in 5 weeks time. RIP one of the best lines in the ... (more)
DC4790 awaits departure from Auckland's Britomart Terminal with the Wellington-bound 'Overlander', while sister unit DC4732 stands alongside with a local MAXX suburban service.
542 cruises into whareroa with another load of white gold.
5068 & 5137 head into the arvo sun with another whareroa bound milkie
Train 849 rounds the S curves near Mt White Bridge, between Cass and Arthurs Pass.
DFT7117 heads up southbound 925 freight in Middleton Yard (Christchurch), awaiting departure for Dunedin.
An interior view of the cab of DCP4628 at Christchurch, before departure of the TranzAlpine to Greymouth.
DCP4628 and DCP4513 lead the westbound TranzAlpine through snow drifts near Avoca on New Zealand's spectacular Midland Line.
En route from Stillwater to Greymouth, DSC2366 leads a short freight shuttle through Dobson at sunset, and past the memorial to the man for whom the village is named.
A rather large 687 (compared to usual) crosses the Estuary at Pandora on a calm Sunday afternoon.
DXB5460 DCP4513 on 803 TranzAlpine crossing the Taramakau River West of Jacksons
