For some years now, a considerable proportion of organically grown sugar beet from Germany has been processed at the Frauenfeld sugar factory. However, a considerable proportion of the conventionally grown beet also comes from Germany. HSL, or rather its Swiss subsidiary HSL Schweiz Gmbh, is responsible for this import. Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC2 locomotives 185 # 569 of the Beacon Rail, and 185 # 578 of the Akiem in multiple control, rented by the HSL, pull the 2472 gross ton conventionally grown sugar beet train 45643 from Wismar/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/Germany via Basel-Koblenz-Bülach-Winterthur to Islikon (Frauenfeld sugar works), between Winterthur and Oberwinterthur. Train length including the locomotives is 590 meter.
