In today's post, there will be a lot of pictures
I'm on my way to Slovenia, with a stopover in Frankfurt
A350 from Air China is at Arlanda, but it's not the one I'm flying with
The new SAS lounge at F gates offer my favourite french beer
I'm on a plane to Frankfurt
Frankfurt Flughafen station
Paris-Berlin train is parked at Frankfurt main station
It has become popular with long distance trains all of a sudden
I think the only stretch this train can make 320 is between Strasbourg and Paris in France
I have a long stopover, so I have to spend a night in Frankfurt
The area around the station is not the nicest in Frankfurt, but it has its charm anyway
Frankfurt is home to the majority of Germany's skyscrapers, including its 15 tallest. Its skyline is one of the largest in the European Union, and by far the largest in Germany. As of 2025, Frankfurt has 43 high-rises that reach a height of 100 metres, 20 of which are taller than 150 m. The tallest building in Frankfurt is the 56-storey Commerzbank Tower, which rises to a height of 259 m and was built in 1997. (Wikipedia)
Frankfurt's red-light district is in the Bahnhofsviertel. The district was more and more dominated by prostitution, especially after 1945. The reason is that during World War II, the area was only slightly damaged by bombs, and many of the hotels located there were used by the US occupation forces for the accommodation of military personnel. The great poverty of the German population and the comparatively wealthy US soldiers formed the sociocultural backdrop for the emergence of the red light district at this point. (Wikipedia)
I'm back at the main station in the morning
Today I'm taking the ICE train to Wurzburg, then I will be taking Regional trains back
There are so much people on the train, that I have to stand next to door
I've arrived at Wurzburg, and a nearby town of Rottendorf
187 510, Akiem/Metrans
6193 157, Railpool/SETG
Thüngersheim
471 002
185 374
V150.02
Voith Maxima
Heavy freight traffic on this route
193 212, TXL
From Sweden
185 220
185 387
6193 185
193 584, ČD Cargo
Countries supported for this locomotive: D, A, NL, SK, PL, CZ, H
1142 635 is a former ÖBB Class 1142, now operated by Pro Lok
192 005, EVB
It is a Smartron locomotive, so there is only one country supported
The price for a Smartron is €2.5 million, which is cheaper than the price for a Vectron, which ranges between €3.5 and € 4.0 million depending on the configuration.
This train has only MSC containers
Himmelstadt
The station is still the same since my last visit here, but there is a new gigantic noise protection fence
And there is a need for this fence, since the number of freight trains here is huge
185 572, NeS - Netzwerkbahn Sachsen GmbH
Between 2006 and 2013, this locomotive belonged to MRCE; from 2013, it has been owned by Akiem
185 547, BRLL/TXL
152 047
193 237, ELL/WLC
Wernfeld
Main river
482 014
152 026
6193 619
192 083 at Gemünden am Main
There is a reconstruction of the platforms here at Gemünden
Not as many Euroduals in this part of Germany or in Spain, but here is one
159 209, ELP/BSAS
185 587
152 040
6193 124, Railpool/TXL
7193 105, Alpha Trains/Rhein Cargo
The freight train has to stop here, to let the Regional train to the right pass on the way to Frankfurt
Could be on the way to Benelux
This is a brand new locomotive from 2025
7193 600, ELL/LTE - also brand new from 2025
Some trains are taking the other route, making it impossible to view very closely
185 616, Alpha Trains/Crossrail
6193 252, ELL/TXL
193 217, ELL/FRACHTbahn
193 211
185 587 is returning with a load
185 305 and 185 391
187 160
383 204
ICE 407 at Lohr
On this line, ICE trains operate between Munich and Dortmund
1264 001, Voith Maxima 40 CC
192 102
193 811
193 994, Railpool/RTB
ICE 403
I'm on my way back to FRA, stopping by at central station in Frankfurt.
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