Anina mine was opened in 1792, and it was one of the oldest mining exploitations in Romania. It was scheduled to be closed at October 2006, but after a methan gas explosion that took 7 lives, imme... (more)

Making one of the ugliest trainsets attractive could be a really tough job in other circumstances, but not on this day, when photographers got help from passengers to accomplish the task.

And the winner is: RAILROAD, AGAIN! Demonstration of an accident. Although only two engines hit the car at 20 kph, the brake distance was around 50 metres long.

Sometimes we climb, sometimes we crawl. Fellow RP contributor enjoys the endless hunt of new perspectives.

First lights of sun found 1054 back on track after a long night for the recovery crew. The damaged front element is being ripped off with Szolnoks 150 ton crane. Railroad: Hungarian State Railways (MÁV)
Locomotive: V43
Location: Kiskunlachaza, Hungary
Locomotive #: 1054
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 13, 2010

The afternoon passenger train leaves Shkumbin River Valley.

Derailment scene between Kiskunlachaza and Delegyhaza For more images click here.

Thanks to the 40 kph speedlimit on the entire network, travelling on the sides and ends of the engines is a common thing between crew members and railfans.

At first sight they're the same, but the left one runs on normal, the other on broad gauge. Both of them owned by the sawmill between Dornesti and Radauti near the border of Ukraine.

412 type EMU on its way to Virpazar

Saving the saveable. The two boogies became the most valuable parts of the engine after the accident. To remove them workers had to cut through the holding irons. The rest of 1054 will be history ... (more)

Passenger train crossing Lake Shkoder between Vranjina and Virpazar

While heavy snowfall caused traffic jams everywhere in the city, and a lot of bus lines were shortened due to road conditions, trams are still running and became the fastest way to travel in the c... (more)

Freshly painted V43-1001 displayed at the railway museum.

ER2 type multiple unit descends from the Uzsok pass around 880 metres over sea level.