Between 1931 and 1938, the Swiss locomotive industry built a total of 3 large double locomotives especially for heavy trains on the Gotthard line. All were prototypes, i.e. very different in terms... (more)

A train of the Rolling Road ("Rollende Landstrasse", RoLa) on its way from Novara Boschetto (Italy) to Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) near Steinen in Switzerland. The train is hauled by ... (more)

Some Eurocity trains between Zurich and Milan are operated by the three-system tilting trains of type ETR 610. FS's ETR 610 # 001 was photographed on 10 May 2024 between Arth-Goldau and Steinen as... (more)

Two "Traverso" trains of the Südostbahn (SOB), running as TRENO GOTTARDO meet between Schwyz and Steinen. From the south is coming RABe 526 # 106/206 with the IR 2332 of the line IR26 f... (more)

Re 420 # 279 (Re 4/4 II # 11279) of the SBB, with fold-up automatic coupler, pulls the mail train 50136 from Cadenazzo via Bellinzona-Gotthard mountain line-Erstfeld-Arth Goldau-Lenzburg-Olten to ... (more)

Siemens "Vectron" 193 # 718 (X4E # 718) of the Beacon Rail, rented by TX Logistik, pulls the northbound intermodal train 40044 from Gallarate (Busto Arsizio Terminal)/Italy via Luino-Bellinzona-Go... (more)

Siemens "Vectron" 193 # 530 of the SüdLeasing and 193 # 653 (X4E # 653) of the Beacon Rail, both rented by SBB Cargo International, pull the northbound intermodal train 40226 from Melzo... (more)

Since August 2023, only one of the two tubes of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has been in operation following the derailment of a freight train, which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure. For... (more)

Articulated, partly lowfloor regional train RABe 520, built mainly for the line Lucerne-Hochdorf-Beinwil-Lenzburg with narrower carbody, is running the S3 service 21329 from Lucerne via Küsnacht ... (more)

Random meeting of two SBB trains on the Gotthard mainline between Steinen and Schwyz, with Rigi Kulm in the background. From right coming is "Giruno" highspeed train RABe 501 # 025 "... (more)

Self-propelled fire-fighting and rescue train "LRZ 14" of Erstfeld on a practise run 33822 to Rotkreuz and back between Schwyz and Steinen. From left to right: Tools vehicle Xtmas 9177 #... (more)

Siemens "Vectron" 193 # 492 of the Hupac, rented to SBB Cargo International, pulls the southbound "Winner" (large forwarder) intermodal train 42001 from Wuppertal-Langerfeld/Ge... (more)

Two Traverso trains RABe 526 of the Südostbahn (SOB) in multiple control are running the IR 2413 of the line IR46 TRENO GOTTARDO from Zürich via Zug-Arth Goldau-Erstfeld-Gotthard mountain line-G... (more)

IC 865 of the line IC2 from Zürich via Arth Goldau-Gotthard and Ceneri Base Tunnels to Lugano, is crossing the plain between Steinen and Schwyz, with Rigi Kulm (left) and the village of Steinerbe... (more)

Siemens "Vectron" 193 # 478 "Alppiercer" with name "Gottardo" and 193 # 657 "Shadowpiercer" with name of "Lago Maggiore" of the SBB Cargo Internat... (more)