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Down from the Mountains
IC 536 from Villach has almost reached the end of Semmering railway at Gloggnitz and allows a last sunny glimpse in front of the spectacular Rax mountain range, in midwinter already at 2 p.m.- ronik24
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- Category: Scenic Views
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The Golden Age of Ballooning
A warm midsummer evening lures several ballooners out into Wiener Neustadt skies, just in time to watch EuroCity 156 from Croatia and Slovenia approach Vienna through the vineyards punctually.- ronik24
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- Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
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Leaving the Yard
Short freight with 1042.045 in charge is leaving Danube shore yard on one of the most prominent level crossings in Vienna. In the background you can see the Millenium Tower.- ronik24
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- Category: International Freight Trains
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Even less time...
...to contemplate have the passengers as InterCity 543 speeds past this church near Kirchstetten towards Vienna.- ronik24
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- Category: International Passenger Trains
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St. Andrew's Cross at Sunrise
Very nice spring morning in Burgenland.- ronik24
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- Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
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Danube Sunset
The sun sets as a regional train from Marchegg crosses the bridge at Lobau.- ronik24
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Hercules at Sunset
BB 2016 "Hercules" waits to shunt at the border station to Slovakia, Marchegg.- ronik24
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- Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
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Fire in the hole!
Firing up GEG 93.1455 2-8-2 tank engine on the Salzburg Local Railway! The outside background isn't real, it just had too much clutter so I smoothed it. If the loco would have been running, I would have had to run along to take this pic! ;) December 2004 Photo Assignment Winner The topic...- ronik24
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- Category: Eastern United States
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Snow Storm!
A classic, one of my last photos without DSLR (apart from secondary photography). BB Taurus pushes a CityShuttle double decker out of Vienna Liesing station in a heavy snow storm. Even during this short commuter stop so much snow has fallen on the rake that you can see it being blown away...- ronik24
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Working the Black Beauties
Just wonderful to see such scenes nowdays, shoveling coal for the narrow gauge (760 mm) UV1 loco on the Ybbstal railway at Kienberg-Gaming. :) October 2004 Photo Assignment Winner The Topic was "B&W"- ronik24
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Coming and Going
We already had this one on the forum, but I like it! :) BB 2016 "Hercules" with nostalgic coaches of "Erlebniszug Zauberberge" in the narrow Piesting Valley.- ronik24
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- Category: Railroad Art
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Old 1042 engine on highspeed track
Special train on the highspeed track between Vienna and Salzburg.- Media item
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- Category: International Locomotives and Rolling Stock
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Securing the Short Line
This line (Vienna Liesing - to Kaltenleutgeben "Holcim" facility) is very near to my home, only 10 minutes away by bike. Transporting just cement nowadays, it was once also in passenger use. On its 5.2 kilometer ride (25 kph V/max) it even crosses the state border between Vienna and...- ronik24
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- Category: Human Interest Photos
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Not just heat...
... is emitted as a regional train with BB 2143 in charge leaves Lobau across the river Danube towards its final destination in Vienna. It's always good to have some heat around in a still quite cold spring morning!- ronik24
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Diamond into the Darkness
EuroCity train leaving Vienna Western Station headed for a dark thunderstrom.- ronik24
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Pallas Athene is Watching
Along with a lot of other spectators on the 100 years Viennese public transports anniversary in front of the Austrian parliament and Vienna town hall.- ronik24
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- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
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Railway Map of Austria
Topographical map of Austria with railway lines of the Austrian Federal Railways (BB) and private ones.- ronik24
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- Category: International Passenger Trains
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Intercity train on old steel bridge
Intercity 517 from Salzburg Hbf to Graz Hbf (both in Austria)passing Bruck/Mur just in time. The steel bridge was built in the second world war and is in service since 1940. It's 100 m / 328 ft long and has a weight of about 540 t. The train was designed in 1964 and is now the oldest passenger...- Media item
- 4010 6010 austria bb brcke bridge bruck/mur schleife
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- Category: Bridges and Trestles
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