another batch of old coaches of Swedish national railways were refited by VR Fleetcare in Pieksämäki. These new Bistro coaches are wearing a new SJ livery and are wearing new interiors featuring... (more)

Pieksämäki Temu is know for its massive depot that forms a strong backbone in the maintenance of VR's. However, it is also known for its massive backyard that stores all the recently withdrawn l... (more)

Sr1 3002 nearing Pieksämäki with an empty train from Jyväskylä.

VR Dr19 diesel electric number 2853 has arrived as a light locomotive from Tampere to pickup a cut of loaded timber cars back to Tampere as train T 53304.

From the bird's eye view, the lakes are gradually getting rid of the frozen ice layers. Fields seem to be colourless, but luckily passing train bring always some colour, like the one we see here. ... (more)

A bright spring day shines over the small town Siilinjärvi, where the introduction of class Dr19 diesel locomotive has been evident recently. Here the number 2845 is just arriving to Siilinjärvi... (more)

After the tail of the train has cleared the slow switches at Haapamäki, the driver of freight train T 3384 can accelerate back to it's maximum speed. The train in question is a loaded timber trai... (more)

Snows have been cleared from streets all the way to fields, but corners synonymous with shadows still make cousy conditions for leftover snows for brief time. The cliffs if Pieni Neulamäki tunnel... (more)

A nice early spring morning has started at Haapamäki and the sunshine reveals the still frozen lake Tyrisevä rail bank of which has already being cleared from snow. Studently, two class Dv12s ap... (more)

VR freight train T 3381 from Jyväskylä to Alavus passes Haapamäki station with Dv12 2606 and 2605, both in the 2010s livery on point. In the background, Dv12 2747 in the original livery is wait... (more)

Dv12 2747 pulling a train of empties for loading at Haapamäki after arriving from Tampere as freight train T 3305. This time the plan is simple, the cars are left on the loading track and the loc... (more)

Green is the color of the evening! Sr3 3301 hauling a chemical train from Uusikaupunki to Talvivaara has stopped at Saakoski to let two oncoming trains clear the line. At the same time a show of n... (more)

Despite the freeze and the wind, it feels warm as the memories of this day are fading away as the sun sets in the distance, just as the class Sr1 number 3001 the class pioneer is passing the golde... (more)

Unexpected train from Oulu to Pieksämäki has just passed Siilinjärvi. With empty wagons, there were two withdrawn class Sr2 numbers 3208 and 3211 and one class Dv12 number 2630 which future is ... (more)

VR class Dv12 2555 leading a timber train through Haapamäki station