Life is not fair. There will only be one train going in each direction in June 1. There will be a lottery (free to enter) for a pair of tickets. I don't know if there will be 1,000 winners (with two s

I was thinking about going to Switzerland for the opening of the new tunnel. However.....I just received a monthly SBB e-mail news letter and it stated they are expecting 50,000 to 100,000 people for

Thank you Martin. John

Can someone tell me where this Crocodile normally resided in Switzerland. Is it a Historic locomotive or privately owned?

Look for "jlovda" (me) on Flickr. Maybe they are a little older than you want, especially advertising locos but there is a lot there. John

Can someone tell me where these open days are publicized and how far in advance these announcements appear? This would include the RhB (Landquart), MGB (Visp), etc. I would like to return to Switzerla

What is the difference between an SBB Cargo 420 and 421? Thanks

Should I resend my original message? John

Sorry about the duplication of the same link!! I don't know what happened. John

I posted some pictures on Flickr of the Lausanne Depot and got a reply from a group moderator. He worked at the depot in the 1990 time frame. He informed me about the anticipated conversion of the dep

Thank you Martin. The article answered my question. I forgot how many zillions of KM these locomotives travel during their lifetimes. John

Can someone provide a list of the *major* items refurbished, repaired or replaced on a locomotive during an R1, R2 and R3 servicing? Thanks

I really appreciate all your comments and ideas but considering the condition of the image (blurry) and what is in the picture, I think we have beaten it as far as we can go. If I find another picture

I could tell it was 11463 because of the wappen; "Goschenen." As I mentioned to someone else, take a look at the uniform worn by the guy standing next to the Re4/4 II on the next track. John

Max: Here is something to squint at. Look at the Re4/4 II on the next track. There appears to be a man with a strange uniform. Military style hat but he seems to be wearing a coat with a white front a

Thank you Markus. When you mention general rebuild, was that the period when there was a temporary 2nd level built on stilts near the main, huge station timetable? I remember I found out the station o

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79976134@N07/16953738019/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/79976134@N07/16953738019/ I took this in the 70's but I don't know if may be 1970 or 1976 (my two earliest trips).

Thanks Mike: I saw 10997 sitting on an industrial siding behind a factory next to the mainline Gotthard tracks in Brunnen, I believe. It looked beautiful so I knew it was special. John

I have photographed several historic locomotives that travel around on weekends. These do not appeared to be owned by SBB Historic. Some I remember are the AE6/6 Graubunden, BLS Ae6/8 208 and Ae4/7 10

Thank you Martin. Maybe the crocodile move is a clue of some kind. I remember reading somewhere that it was possible the Erstfeld depot would become an "SBB Historic" museum after the Gotthard Tunnel