Sunday 20 May 2012

RhB - Ge 4/4 II 611 with regional from Davos Platz.
Filisur, 15-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 643 with RE (regional express) to Chur, between Preda and the Zuondra spiral tunnel, off Naz.
Bergün, 15-05-2012.
On the right of the track we see the 'Bahnlehrpfad Preda-Bergün', the didactive hiking path that goes from Preda to Bergün. 
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 646 with RE to Chur, same place as above.
Bergün, 15-05-2012 
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 641 with RE to Chur, off Naz.
Bergün, 18-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 II 618 with goods train from Samedan to Landquart, off Naz. On tow in second position is diesel worktrain engine Gmf 4/4 242.
Bergün, 18-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 6/6 II 707 with goods train to Samedan, between the Zuondra spiral tunnel and Preda.
In third position is a shunter Tm 2/2 in tow.
Bergün, 18-05-2012.

RhB - Ge 4/4 III 649 with the RE to Chur, off Naz.
Bergün, 18-05-2012.

Saturday 19 May 2012

RhB - ABe 8/12 with Bernina Express, Filisur, 14-05-2012.
RhB - Tm 2/2 93 light work engine, with gravel cars.
Filisur, 14-05-2012. 
RhB (Bernina line) - ABe 8/12 3506 with regional to Tirano (Italy) in the 'Panorama  Kurve' and rolling down the 7 % grade to Poschiavo.
Alp Grüm, 14-05-2012.
RhB (Bernina line) - ABe 4/4 III 52 with regional to Tirano, arriving at Alp Grüm, 14-05-2012. 
RhB (Bernina line) - Ge 2/2 161 shunter, a veteran built in 1911. 
Poschiavo, 14-05-2012.
RhB (Bernina line) - De 2/2 151 shunter, another veteran (built 1909) at work at Poschiavo station.
Poschiavo, 14-05-2012.

Some Railfanning in Appenzell



BDe 4/4 44, between Steinegg and Weissbad, on the Gossau-Appenzell-Wasserauen line.
Weissbad 10-05-2012.
BDe 4/4 44 in the terminal station at Wasserauen, 10-05-2012
Same Push-Pull combination, consisting of pilot car ABt 143, a B intermediate car and BDe 4/4 44, on the return to Appenzell and further on to Gossau.
Weissbad, 10-05-2012.
Be 4/8 33 of the former Trogener Bahn has just left the terminal station of Trogen and is on its way to Speicher and Sankt Gallen.
Trogen, 10-05-2012.
RhB (Rhätische Bahn) - Ge 4/4 III 650, with the Regional Express from St. Moritz, is rolling downgrade to Bergün/Bravuogn, seen in the background. Bergün, 09-05-2012. 
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 646 with the RE to St. Moritz, is climbing the 3,5 % grade between the God- and Platz-tunnel, with Piz Ela (3339 m) in the background. Bergün, 09-05-2012. 
same train as above. 
RhB - Ge 6/6 II 702 with freight train from Samedan, rolling downgrade between the Platz- and God-tunnel, above Bergün. Bergün, 09-05-2012. 
RhB - Tm 2/2 96, a light engine of the track building and maintenance service, is returning to Davos Platz in the late afternoon.
Between Glaris and Frauenkirch, Davos, 09-05-2012. 
The panel on the left pole indicates a stretch of track with a gradient of 25 per mil (2,5%), over a distance of 200m.

RhB - Crossing of the RE's to Chur and St. Moritz at Filisur Station.
On track 1 (left) the RE to Chur is leaving, while on track 2 Ge 4/4 III 643 with the RE to St. Moritz is ready for departure. On track 3 Ge 4/4 III 651 will leave in a few minutes with the regional to Davos Platz.
Filisur, 09-05-2012.

Thursday 17 May 2012

RhB (Rhätische Bahn) - Ge 4/4 III 652 with the RE from St.Moritz to Chur is crossing the bridge over the 'Kantonstrasse' between Surava and Alvaneu-Bad, Alvaneu, 07-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 I 603 with freight train from Samedan is rolling through the station at Filisur, 07-05-2011. This veteran of the fifties is still performing valuable service and is one of three engines (together with 605 and 610)remaining active with the RhB. A fourth engine (nr. 602) is on display in the 'Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (traffic & transport museum) in Lucerne. The other 6 engines of this series were scrapped last year.
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 641 with the RE from St. Moritz, arriving at Filisur station, 07-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 650 with RE to St. Moritz, Filisur, 07-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 643 with RE from St. Moritz to Chur, Filisur, 07-05-2012.
RhB - Ge 4/4 III 646 with RE to St. Moritz is arriving at Filisur station, 07-05-2012