Hello everbody, just recently a major rail corridor in Germany was closed for some track work. Deutsche Bahn, DB, has been in the process of upgrading the corridor Mannheim - Bale for a number of years now. To the best of my knowledge they have missed the completion da

More innofreight open-top containers on flat cars, this time lettered for Deutsche Bahn (DB) and steel mill Arcelor Mittal. These happen to be empty, in iron ore service, heading back towards Hamburg.

2025年1月24日 · of the same model, as such, they are the predecessors of the Siemens Vectron locomotives. DB Class 185 and 186 are the AC and MS versions of the Bombardier (now Alstom) TRAXX locomotives. Retroactively the DB Class 145 is considered a early version of a TRAXX locomotive. The similar bodystyles were dictated by Deutsche Bahn the first purchaser ...

In the fall of 1985, I made my first-ever trip to then-Deutsche Demokratische Republic (East Germany) to photograph steam locomotives in regular service. On that visit, I met two young brothers, Olaf and Steffen Buhler, both railway enthusiasts, with whom I have since kept in touch.

2025年1月28日 · Discussion of railroads in all regions of Europe