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New meets old at Zweilutschinen |
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A circa-2017 low floor EMU meets the mid-sixties "motor-car" and coaches. The new trains are nice and all with their low-floors and sparkling interiors but they lack the charm of the older equipment. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/18/2018 2:31:12 PM |
| Location: |
Zweilutschinen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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ABDeh8/8 #325 pulls into Zweilütschinen from Interlaken |
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The train will actually split here with the front part going to Lauterbrunnen and the rear part going to Grindelwald. These EMU's are less than a year old. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/18/2018 2:31:18 PM |
| Location: |
Zweilutschinen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Trains at Grindelwald |
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On the right is the recently arrived Bernese Oberland Railway train from Interlaken (meter gauge) and on the left is the next Wengernalpbahn (800 mm gauge) departure for Kleine Scheidegg. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:03 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Bernese Oberland Railway ABDeh8/8 at Grindewald |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:10 AM |
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Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Wengernalpbahn BDeh4/8 at Grindelwald |
| Description: |
This EMU was built by Stadler in 2014. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:18 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Wengernalpbahn BDeh4/8 Cab |
| Description: |
As we were about to leave Grindelwald for Kleine Scheidegg my friend asked the driver if we could see the cab and he was nice enough to let us in. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:23 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Older Wengernalpbahn Motor-Car at Grindelwald Grund |
| Description: |
This unit was built in 1964 and by the looks of it was heading up a short freight. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:30 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Short Freight at Grindelwald Grund |
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The Wengernalpbahn serves several small towns that have no road access so their trains are the only way to get goods in and out. This train seemed to be filled with trash. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:36 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Rear view of Wengernalpbahn Motor-Car 118 |
| Description: |
Built in 1964 and was powering a small freight. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:42 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Wengernalpbahn Freight Equipment |
| Description: |
Note the flatcar with the cab in the middle. The locomotive never runs around the train so certain freight cars are equipped with cabs to control the train. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:49 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
More Wengernalpbahn Freight Equipment |
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Note how this boxcar like car has a cab on the end. The locomotive never runs around the train so certain freight cars are equipped with cabs to control the train. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:42:57 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Departing Grindewald Grund |
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The track to the left leads to the main Grindelwald station and in the middle some of the Wengernalpbahn's shop buildings can be seen. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:03 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
Wengernalpbahn Shops at Grindelwald Grund |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:09 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
Ascending from Grindelwald |
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A downbound train we had just past can be seen in the middle of the frame. The town of Grindelwald where we departed from can be seen in the background. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:15 AM |
| Location: |
Grindelwald, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Jungfraubahn Beh4/8 at Kleine Scheidegg |
| Description: |
This unit was built in 2016. Kleine Scheidegg is the connection point between the Wengernalpbahn from Wengen and Grindelwald and the Jungfraubahn which leads to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch at 11,332 ft. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:20 AM |
| Location: |
Kleine Scheidegg, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Jungfraubahn BDhe4/8 at Kleine Scheidegg |
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These EMU's were built in the early nineties. Kleine Scheidegg is the connection point between the Wengernalpbahn from Wengen and Grindelwald and the Jungfraubahn which leads to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch at 11,332 ft. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:26 AM |
| Location: |
Kleine Scheidegg, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Jungfraubahn Shops at Kleine Scheidegg |
| Description: |
This station is located at 6,762 ft. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:33 AM |
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Kleine Scheidegg, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Jungfraubahn Flatcar with Wires |
| Description: |
This station is at 6,762 ft high. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:39 AM |
| Location: |
Kleine Scheidegg, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
Various pieces of Jungfraubahn Equipment |
| Description: |
I believe the odd tank car with cab is used to haul sewage down from the highest railway station in Europe, Jungfraujoch, which 11,332 ft high. |
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9/7/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:45 AM |
| Location: |
Kleine Scheidegg, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
TGV Lyria at Zurich HBF |
| Description: |
TGV Lyria is the brand name used for TGV railway lines connecting France and Switzerland. Lyria is also a corporation that runs thY service using the staff of SNCF in France and Swiss Fedeqal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) in Switzerland – the staff consists of one French and one Swiss train manager on the whole journey. (info from Wikipedia) |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:41 AM |
| Location: |
Zurich, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Early Morning at Wengen |
| Description: |
This day were leaving Wengen for Zurich and of course it was a perfectly clear day! |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:51 AM |
| Location: |
Wengen, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Trains and Mountains |
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Early morning at Wengen Station. The peak on the right is the Jungfrau which is 13,642 ft high. (We are currently standing at 4,180 ft high) |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:43:58 AM |
| Location: |
Wengen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Quintessantial Switzerland |
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Mountains and Trains: this pretty much sums up Switzerland. The peak on the right, partially blocked by the signal, is the Jungfrau which is 13,642 ft high. (We are currently standing at 4,180 ft high) |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:04 AM |
| Location: |
Wengen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Scenic,Station,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Does is ever get old for them? |
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Railroaders go about their tasks, oblivious to the spectacular scenery all around them. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:11 AM |
| Location: |
Wengen, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Descending towards Lauterbrunnen |
| Description: |
The first of our four leg journey to Zurich. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:17 AM |
| Location: |
Wengen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Approaching a tunnel on the way down to Lauterbrunnen |
| Description: |
Yes it really is that steep! |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:24 AM |
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Wengen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Scenic,Tunnel |
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| Title: |
Wengernalpbahn Shops at Lauterbrunnen |
| Description: |
Note the fog still lingering over the valley in the early morning. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:30 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Trains await their next duties at Lauterbrunnen |
| Description: |
On the left one of the Wengernalpbahn's ancient, but still active locomotives can be seen. They date from the before 1930 and the equipment on the right dates from the mid-sixties. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:37 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Ancient locomotive at work |
| Description: |
Wengernalpbahn #52, built in 1909, goes about its daily duties shuffling freight cars in Lauterbrunnen. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:47 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Morning at Lauterbrunnen Station |
| Description: |
It will be clear day but fog still lingers in the valley while the sun starts to clear over the mountain peaks. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:44:54 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Scenic,Station |
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| Title: |
Looking towards the freight depot at Lauterbrunnen |
| Description: |
In the middle, the ancient green locomotive #52 can been seen shuffling freight cars. She was built in 1909 and still sees daily service. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:41:41 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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Yard,Station |
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| Title: |
The Bernese Oberland Railway train from Interlaken comes around the curve |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:41:48 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
| Author: |
Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Our train to Interlaken Arrives |
| Description: |
This will be the second of four legs to reach Zurich. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 9:41:56 AM |
| Location: |
Lauterbrunnen, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Zentralbahn Train to Luzern |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:42:55 AM |
| Location: |
Interlaken, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Trains at Interlaken |
| Description: |
On the left is our Bernese Oberland Railway train from Lauterbrunnen and on the left is a Zentralbahn train to Luzern. Both are meter gauge EMU's built by Stadler. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:02 AM |
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Interlaken, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Berin Station |
| Description: |
Bern is the capital of Switzerland and has a large, modern, semi-underground station. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:10 AM |
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Bern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Undergound Platforms at Zurich HBF |
| Description: |
Zurich HBF has over 40 tracks, of which over half are located undergound. The underground tracks used to be only for commuter train but now new construction has long-distance trains stopping there two which allows them to run straight through Zurich without switching direction. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:16 AM |
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Zurich, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Older Zurich Tram on Weinbergstrasse |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:23 AM |
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Zurich, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Transit,Action |
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| Title: |
Comparison of French and Swiss Trains |
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On the left is ab Re 460 on an unknown long-distance train and on the right is a TGV that recently arrived from Paris. We had taken a TGV like this one from Paris to Basel a couple days earlier. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:36 AM |
| Location: |
Zurich, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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A rather,dirty RE 460 rests at Zurich HBF |
| Description: |
These units were built between 1991 and 1996 and are something like the P42 of Switzerland. The bodies were designed by Pininfarina, the legendary Itali n design firm responsible for Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and other automobile brands. These are my favorite type of European Electric locomotive. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:48 AM |
| Location: |
Zurich, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Two RE 460's rest at!Luzern HBF |
| Description: |
Luzern will always hold a special place in my heart since it was the first city I visited in Switzerland when I was about 10 years old in 2000. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:43:55 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Line-up of trains at Luzern HBF |
| Description: |
A couple RE 460's on long distance trains can be seen on the right while on thg left are some EMU's for local trains. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:01 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Our train to the Swiss Transport Museum |
| Description: |
An RBDe 560.2. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:15 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Two different Stadler EMU's#at Luzern HBF |
| Description: |
An RABe 520 is on the left and a RABe 523 is on the right. Both date from the early 2000s. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:21 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Our train Luzern HBF departs |
| Description: |
We are at the Luzern Verkehrshaus to visit the Swiss Transport Museum. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:27 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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Heading towards Brunnen |
| Description: |
This train brought us from Luzern H_F to visit the Swiss Transport Museum. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:35 AM |
| Location: |
Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
"Giruno" Mock-Up |
| Description: |
The#Stadler EC250, also known as SMILE, short for Schneller Mehrsystemfähiger Innovativer Leichter Expresszug (English: “speedy, multi-system, innovative, lightweight gxpress train”), is a high-speed electric multiple unit train under development by Stadler Rail of Switzerland for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). According to Stadler Rail, it is to be the world%s first single-decker low-floor high-speed train. (info from Wikipedia) Seen on display at the Swiss Transport Museum. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:42 AM |
| Location: |
Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
School Train |
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I believe this train was used as a school bus in the mountains. Seen on display at the Swiss Transport Museum. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:49 AM |
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Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
Ae 6/6 |
| Description: |
A powerful Swiss clectric from the early fifties. Seen on display at the Swiss Transport Museul. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:44:56 AM |
| Location: |
Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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| Title: |
MOW Equipment |
| Description: |
One dogs not expect to see MOW Equipment at a museum but the Swiss Museum of Transport had an interesting exhibit on the subject. |
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9/8/2018 Upload Date: 9/25/2018 10:45:03 AM |
| Location: |
Luzern, CH |
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Jay Epstein |
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