I have a large collection of Swiss train photos dating back to 1976. I am trying to put approximate dates on some of my oldest film shots that were scanned many years ago. I am now at the age where I

Is Holcim the new name for Holderbank or are they completely separate organizations?

I just came back from a Swiss rail photo trip two weeks ago. Bellinzona, Biasca, Olten and Arth-Goldau are also great places to watch freight trains go through and sometimes stop. There are a lot of l

I have never been there, but I have been told and seen pictures of the freight yard at Chiasso near the Italian border. It appears to be huge. One thing that is depressing about Erstfeld is that about

Will these Re 4/4 II locomotives look any different from the ends; ie, coupling hooks and hoses?

I should mention that two weeks ago when I was in Switzerland, I saw Ae 6/6 11421 "Graubunden" stadtelok in beautifully refurbished condition sitting in the depot area of Arth-Goldau. I went back to m

Thanks to everyone for their comments. Every piece of information helps. John

Thank you for the great detailed Ae 6/6 report. You mentioned 11413 "Schaffhausen" in your report below. Maybe this is a Roco "fantasy," but they are currently selling this locomotive in a Red/Blue Ca

I had the privilege to be able to visit the RhB Hauptwerkstatte on Oct 11. I had established an informal relationship with an RhB Designer/Engineer who was my guide and host. I have added an album to

At the south end of the main station building there are some stone/brick stairs that go down to the bus level. Go down these stairs and keep going straight. You will walk past the south end of the dep

Put these coordinates into Google Maps: 46.200315,9.033229. Go down the station steps (46.195859,9.029694 and walk down Via Ludovico il Moro. My picture of the wheels was taken on this street. Make a

A lot of the more unique photos I have seen were taken in locations that (to me anyway) are accessible by car or a very long hike. A good example is sitting above the southern portal of the circular l

Those pictures are beautiful but how do you get to the spot if you are traveling by train and bus?

These buses are covered with a SwissPass. There are two stops for Wassen; one way on the south end of town and the other right in town. The gravel ramp leading to the church in only about 10 meters no

I guess I'm referring to yours but I have seen quite a few from that location. Maybe it isn't as hard to reach is I think but it looks like it is quite far below the city level of Wassen. The Wassen c

They just don't have the hypnotic attraction of an Ae6/6 wappen!

I have posted two Ge4/4 II advertising locomotives I saw three weeks ago. The Siemens version was brand new on the day I saw it (Oct. 11) John Lovda

Does these mean that the SBB will be able to handle their entire 2011 budget by having an auction for all the Ae6/6 wappen, maker plates, road numbers, etc? John

I am in no way dispariging the Ae6/6. In fact it is my favorite of all SBB locomotives. However, when the SBB has to remove the two wappen, Swiss cross on the noses and the road numbers from EVERY Ae6

What started all of the thefts; was it the first hearsay rumors that the locomotives were going to be scrapped? Why isn't there an equivalent problem with Re6/6's? John