Highspeed tilting train ETR 470 003 of the SBB is crossing the Polmengo viaduct over the Ticino river near Faido, on the way as Eurocity 12 from Milan to Zürich. The SBB will withdraw the ETR 470... (more)

Steam locomotive 50 3673 (Associazione Verbano Express in Luino/Italy) is crossing the Polmengo viaduct over the Ticino river on the southern ramp to the St Gotthard. Few minutes later, double tr... (more)

A double header with german 4-6-2 steam locomotives 01 202 and 012 066 (01 1066) crossing the Polmengo viaduct over the Ticino river on the southern ramp to the St Gotthard.

Two former Deutsche Bahn "Pacific" express train steamlocomotives on the southern ramp to the Gotthard tunnel on a grade of 2.6 %, crossing the 103 meter long Polmengo viaduct (concrete,... (more)

Train 40050 of Crossrail Company from Piacenza/Italy to Zeebrugge Ramskapelle/Belgium is crossing the 103 meter long Polmengo viaduct above Faido on the southern Gotthard ramp. Locomotives of Bomb... (more)

Former German express train steamlocomotives 01 202 from Lyss/Switzerland (association Pacific 01 202) and 01 1066 (lettered as 012 066) of the Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde (UEF) pulling a long passenge... (more)

Former German freight train steamlocomotive 50 3673, privately owned and now based in Luino/Italy at Associazione Verbano Express, with a train from Luino to Erstfeld and Flüelen, crossing the Po... (more)

Re 474 003 and 474 002 on the rear end (both leased from SBB Cargo) haul a test train on the Gotthard line south of Faido. SBB wanted to use loco hauled trains between Zurich and Milan, but due to... (more)

Two Re 482 pulling a mixed container train on the gotthard sout-side in direction Gallerate (It). The blue conveyor belt over the railroad is part of the construction site of the Gotthard base tun... (more)

Intercity tilting train (ICN) RABDe 500 043 "Harald Szeemann" as ICN 665 from Zürich to Lugano on the Gotthard line near Faido. The train was baptized in 2008 to the artist and exhibition designe... (more)

Re 460 012 with publicity paint scheme for THALES is leading Eurocity Cisalpino CINQUE TERRE Zürich-Milan-Livorno on the Gotthard line between Faido and Lavorgo. Winter began on the mountains.

For celebrating 125 years operation on the Gotthard line, a steam train run from Bellinzona to Erstfeld. A 3/5 705, which is leading the consist, was not a mountain locomotive, but for fast passen... (more)

Two 4-cylinder compounds are just crossing the Polmengo viaduct and will enter Prato spiral tunnel, which will lift the train about 50 m higher, in a few seconds. Looking out from the cab is firem... (more)