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 425 183 - BLS Cargo AG / Switzerland
Title:  425 183 - BLS Cargo AG / Switzerland
Description:  The Re 425 is a universal locomotive of BLS, mainly used in freight operation and local passenger trains. First units came into operation 1964, the last unit was delivered 1983. Here the 183, named Kandersteg (a railway station on the Loetschberg alp transit line), leads an empty towards Basle, to pic up a freight train.
Photo Date:  6/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 11:02:07 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  BLS RE425(UNKNOWN)
Views:  319   Comments: 1
rail4chem BR 185 operations
Title:  rail4chem BR 185 operations
Description:  The rail4chem-business was acquired by Veolia Cargo in 2008, which was acquired by SNCF in 2009. In 2010 the company was grouped under SNCF's new freight train brand Captrain, and absorbed into the Captrain Deutschland subdivision, and became a provider to the division of long distance freight trains.
Photo Date:  6/9/2010  Upload Date: 12/21/2012 3:56:40 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TRAXX F140AC1(UNKNOWN)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
11109 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11109 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  One of the two remaining Re 4/4 with the special Swiss Express livery comes along with a mixed passenger train towards Basle SBB mainstation. After the development of the Swiss Express trains with automatic couplings failed, the engines were put back to standard coupling devices.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:36 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  547   Comments: 2
11134 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11134 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  The Re 4/4 pulls a Interregio train from Zurich with stops in Baden, Brugg, Frick, Stein-Sckingen and Rheinfelden to Basle.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:37 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  538   Comments: 2
11136 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11136 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  The Re 4/4 pulls the Eurocity train from Bruxelles to Zurich. The last coach is by Belgian origin.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:37 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  559   Comments: 2
11251 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Title:  11251 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:  Two pairs of Re 4/4 - Re 6/6 brings a freight train towards Basle, where another engine, usually a Re 482, proceeds to Germany with it.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:39 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  532   Comments: 2
Re 4/4 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  Re 4/4 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  A container train waits at the sideline until a Intercity passes by before entering the Boetzberg tunnel.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:40 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  499   Comments: 0
11473 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Title:  11473 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:  The good old Ae 6/6 (built 1958-1966) are with their power of 4400 kW (6000 hp) still in use. Here it pulls a long freight train out of Boetzberg tunnel towards Basle yard.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:45 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Ae6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:  351   Comments: 2
11602 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Title:  11602 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:  1969 SBB ordered four pre production models of a new Bo'Bo'Bo'-engin generation. Two of them were built with a hull divided in two parts, but with a hinge for vertical movements only. The others had a one piece casing only as the serie production too. The leading Re 6/6 111602 is the second of the "hinge"-version and still doing its daily service.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:48 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:  349   Comments: 2
11621 - SBB Cargo Switzerland
Title:  11621 - SBB Cargo Switzerland
Description:  The 11621 is named after the region Taverne-Torricella and shows its emblem. With 7'900 kW / 10'600 HP it is still the classic Gotthard engine and is in use on heavy national freight trains too.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:49 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:  315   Comments: 2
11640 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11640 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  A tank train comes out of Boezbergtunnel, which went into rail service in 1875. The 2526 m long tunnel shortened the rail connection between Zurich and Basle by 8 km.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:50 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:  267   Comments: 2
11680 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11680 - SBB Cargo / Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  Waiting at the sideline until the passing Re 460, 416 014-4, with Intercity Zurich - Basle passes by.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:28 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
420 347 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Title:  420 347 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:  An empty pair of Re 420 / Re 620 (old designation Re 4/4 and Re 6/6) on the way from Bellinzona towards Basle yard, to pick up another freight train for the alp transit to the south.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 3:57:55 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB 420(UNKNOWN)
Views:  358   Comments: 3
 486 502 - BLS Cargo AG / Switzerland
Title:  486 502 - BLS Cargo AG / Switzerland
Description:  The BLS Cargo Re 486 is licenced to operate in CH, D, I, A with ETCS II. Therefore BLS can operate freight trains from Germany to Italy through Switzerland without any change of engine at the border twice.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 11:02:16 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  BLS RE486(UNKNOWN)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
BLS Cargo Re 486 operations
Title:  BLS Cargo Re 486 operations
Description:  For the first time, 2009 the BLS Cargo Re 486 - TRAXX F140 MS operated into Italian rail network. BLS Cargo gave its 10 units of class 486 a special "the mountain climber" livery, as shown here on 486 502.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 12/20/2012 8:15:54 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TRAXX F140MS(UNKNOWN)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
 486 503 - BLS AG / Switzerland
Title:  486 503 - BLS AG / Switzerland
Description:  BLS operates 10 of those multi systems TRAXX engines. Here it hauls a freight towards Basle.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 11:02:12 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  BLS RE486(UNKNOWN)
Views:  206   Comments: 1
11108 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Title:  11108 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:  For Swiss Express trains with automatich UIC-coupling the body shape of the Re 4/4 was adjusted. Altogether 8 units operated for Swiss Express trains.
Photo Date:  6/27/2010  Upload Date: 3/11/2011 2:56:01 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
11360 - SBB Cargo , Switzerland
Title:  11360 - SBB Cargo , Switzerland
Description:  20 units of Re 4/4 II became a different gear box which reduzed speed by 10% but got therefore a higher power output. It is as Re 4/4 III (new designation Re 430) mainly in use for freight trains.
Photo Date:  10/4/2010  Upload Date: 3/11/2011 2:56:16 PM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  SBB Re4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:  453   Comments: 3
Vectron in Swiss freight transit Italy-Germany
Title:  Vectron in Swiss freight transit Italy-Germany
Description:  TX Logistik (Italy) 193 596, leased from Siemens Mobility GmbH, Germany
Photo Date:  3/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/30/2022 11:31:06 AM
Location:  Effingen, CH
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TXL 193(UNKNOWN)
Views:  133   Comments: 1


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