Rc6 1334 of SJ (SSRT) is pulling the night train 93 Narvik-Stockholm, leaving a tunnel near Søsterbekk on the ascent from sea level to Bjørnfjell.

Re 420 "LION" # 228 on test run, together with Re 6/6 # 11664 "Köniz", Re 4/4 II # 11339 and Re 4/4 II # 11321 as pusher are tackling the 2.6 % grade of the Gotthard north ramp near Wassen with t... (more)

Shortly after 7 PM the Interregio 1164 of the Rhaetian Railway from St.Moritz over the Albula line to Chur is crossing the iconic 65 meter high Landwasser viaduct near Filisur, under a nice starry... (more)

On Christmas Eve, SBB sent a legendary train on its journey: the Red Double Arrow "Churchill-Pfeil" RAe 4/8 # 1021 from 1939. In this way, the SBB was demonstrating its commitment to its... (more)

Brand new doubledeck Intercity train RABe 502 # 204 (IR200 version) from Bombardier Transportation for the SBB. The 200 meter long 8 car train was put together and commissioned in Villeneuve and i... (more)

The day before, Good Friday, brought about 20 inches of snow to the Valais. Regional Express (RE), also mocked as "Recycling Express" because of the very mixed compositions, with a hired Re 4/4 II... (more)

Ae 6/6 11406 "Obwalden" is leaving Wattinger tunnel below Wassen with a empty gravel train to Hüntwangen-Wil. This classic Gotthard locomotive was withdrawn from service in july 2006 and sold to ... (more)

The old little linesman hut at kilometer 66.4 of the Gotthard line is passed the very first time by a Railjet of the Austrian Railways, with cab car 80-90 509 "Spirit of Munich" in front and locom... (more)

With the train "Le Vapeur Swiss Express" the large mountain 241 P 17 is on the last leg from Basel to Mulhouse. The four cylinder 4-8-2 with about 4000 HP and 120 km p.h. max. speed was built by S... (more)

The "Blue Arrow" BCFe 4/6 # 736 of the BLS is on the return trip from Brig over the Lötschberg mountain line and just crossing the 50 meter high Luogelkin viaduct near Hohtenn.

Heavy 16 axles "Torpedo" cars with molten pig iron, which were brought from the blast furnace "Rogesa" in Dillingen to Völklingen with an electric locomotive, to the Saarstahl steelworks nearby, ... (more)

All 3 operational historic Gotthard locomotives of Erstfeld Depot were coupled together to pull a train up the Gotthard north ramp today, something that was never done in earlier days. Ae 8/14 118... (more)

One of the most interesting and least frequently used locomotive of SBB Historic is diesel locomotive Bm 4/4 II 18451 from 1939. With three Leichststahlwagen it is running on a branch from Salez-S... (more)

The strong north wind is blowing snow from the top of the mountains, when morning train 1613 is leaving Alp Grüm station for Tirano. In the background from left Palü glacier, Piz Palü (3900 m) ... (more)

Like fresh from the factory, locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11407 "Aargau" is standing in front of the assembly hall of the former Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik Winterthur (SLM), wh... (more)