Faido was a very special place for railway enthusiasts who took photographs. The route runs in an elegant S-curve through the town. Run-down hotels are reminiscent of the time when the road was no... (more)
On April 26, 1992 the Re 4/4I 10046 with the regional train 6069 just runs over the Oenz bridge towards the near Herzogenbuchsee terminal station, where the locomotive will bypass the wagons for t... (more)
On 30 May 1992 passenger traffic on the Solothurn-Herzogenbuchsee line was discontinued. Nevertheless, the entry of "antique" passenger trains into Herzogenbuchsee station could still be... (more)
On 7 April 1992 the Re 4/4 I 10050 with the regional train 6069 Solothurn - Herzogenbuchsee is leaving the station Subingen. This locomotive, built in 1951, was the last of its class, the TEE pain... (more)
On 15 December 1990 the station chief in Derendingen gives the departure order for the regional train with the Re 4/4 I by hand with the trowel. In 1992 passenger the traffic on the Solothurn-Herz... (more)
SBB Ae 6/6 No 11489 'Airolo' has just passed Gurtnellen with a southbound gravel train on the Gotthard North ramp. Immediately above the loco can be seen a factory which was completely swept away ... (more)
SBB Re 6/6 11669 "Hagendorf" with EC 5 "Verdi" from Dortmund Hbf to Milano Centrale alongside the lake of Lugano. All the carriages still in old DB colour scheme.
Hupac ES 64 U2-100 and NordCargo E 189 989 FM with 40027 from Waalhaven Zuid (NL) to Brescia (I).
On August 11th, 2012, the Ae 6/6 11507 "Wildegg" leads a heavy freight train at Tecknau to the north. The side blazons are lacking already for years and their finally end is coming soon.
Back in the days.... In 1997, Sisikon at Lake Lucerne is still free of any noise protecting walls. In 1997, SBB is not spilt up between "Cargo" and "Personenverkehr". In 1997, ... (more)
The End is near! While most of the Ae 4/7 Series has been withdrawn already, the locomotives type "Sécheron" were still used in double traction for freight treins. At the end of May 199... (more)