Today I will be traveling along the East Rhein Railway until Koblenz, and then back along West Rhein Railway until Cologne.
It is almost the middle of October, but today will be a day almost like during the summer
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station
Wehrhahn is actually located in central Dusseldorf, it is possible to get here by tram
New hotels overlooking the railway
Fast trains passing by as I'm waiting for my S-Bahn
Düsseldorf-Eller station is located at the Troisdord-Mülheim-Speldorf freight railway (located to the left here)
No freight trains were seen during my visit
Class 422 S-Bahn
Düsseldorf-Eller
Due to railworks, the high speed trains were rerouted here
Thalys PBKA
The fog is a typical weather phenomenon during the fall
Class 462, Desiro HC
At Köln-Messe/Deutz station I'm changing trains
Class 442, Bombardier Talent 2 - here operated by National Express
ICE 3M
ICE2
ICE-T
I'm on my way south on the east side of Rhine river
Bonn-Oberkassel station
Alstom Coradia Continental regional train
152 100, Eurosprinter
The train is disappearing in the fog
Class 425 from Siemens/Bombardier/DWA
485 011, BLS Cargo
482 010, SBB Cargo International
Class 101 and the Intercity train
189 994, MRCE Dispolok/SBB Cargo
Unkel station
145 064 and 145 050, both from RBH Logistics GmbH
193 308
185 419, Traxx F140 AC2 from Raildox GmbH & Co
185 131
Arriving at Linz (Rhein)
Here, there is a construction of a new platform
Class 423, from S-Bahn Stuttgart is a little bit lost here
Time to see the Rhein river
The line is very busy
187 167
There is a section of a single track ahead
193 283, Vectron MS from TX Logistik. Since 2021 it has a green livery
Approved for operations in D, A, CH, I, NL
There are basically no bridges between Bonn and Koblenz, so the only way to cross the river is by ferry
Shipspotting
Leubsdorf station
187 205, Traxx F140 AC3
187 186
Looks like a rail damper in order to make the rail more quiet
185 277
1293 185
193 526
Urmitzer Eisenbahnbrücke
Koblenz
Desiro ML at Koblenz Stadtmitte station
Now traveling at the west Rhine railway
Namedy station
Here there are more passenger trains than freight
Stadler Flirt from CFL is on the way to Luxembourg
151 168 and 151 049 from Railpool
Class 151 is from the 70's
185 419 is already back, this time on the other side of the Rhein
ICE1
193 757 from ELL/LTE
145 091 from WFL - Wedler Franz Logistik GmbH & Co
189 042 and 189 044 from DB Cargo
The locomotives are intended for operations in Germany and the Netherlands
475 401, BLS Cargo at Andernach station
On my way back to Cologne
Köln Süd
When in Köln, have to drink Kölsch
Köln West station
Freight route is passing through central Köln
Köln Messe/Deutz
Last train today is this ICE to Dusseldorf
Schloss Jägerhof
Time to go to bed
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