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a trip to St.Moritz on Switzerland's Rhätische Bahn

These pictures are from a trip to St.Moritz starting in Scuol, and from a photo session at the Ardez station. In November 2009, the line between Scuol and Ardez was still served by bus as major maintenance was still being done on several tunnels and viaducts, and the station at Scuol was completely redone. Gorgeous late fall weather has contributed to a great train experience. The Rhätische Bahn is all-electric on meter-/narrow-gauge and more information can be found on www.rhb.ch
Scuol depot under reconstruction
Scuol depot under reconstruction		 looking west at the contruction site
looking west at the contruction site		 RhB banner at work container
RhB banner at work container		 shuttle bus to Ardez
shuttle bus to Ardez		 two trains waiting at the temporary terminal
two trains waiting at the temporary terminal
sunning
sunning		 cab control car with bike racks
cab control car with bike racks		 looking west from the train
looking west from the train		 station stop at Susch
station stop at Susch		 Susch depot
Susch depot
along our train
along our train		 six-axle freight electric
six-axle freight electric		 stop at Zernez
stop at Zernez		 freight yard
freight yard		 diesel switcher
diesel switcher
capricorn-strong train adventures
"capricorn-strong train adventures"		 string of tank cars
string of tank cars		 the shops at Samedan
the shops at Samedan		 freight yard
freight yard		 watching the inbound express from Chur
watching the inbound express from Chur
resting Glacier Express car
resting Glacier Express car		 leaving the shops
leaving the shops		 Rhätische Bahn system map
Rhätische Bahn system map		 grab shot at Pontresina
grab shot at Pontresina		 waiting for the connection from St.Moritz
waiting for the connection from St.Moritz
another diesel switcher
another diesel switcher		 train to Chur rolling in
train to Chur rolling in		 a Glacier Express loco leading
a Glacier Express loco leading		 leaving for Ardez/Scuol
leaving for Ardez/Scuol		 Glacier Express loco pulling the regional
Glacier Express loco pulling the regional
eastbound and down
eastbound and down		 trailing freight cars
trailing freight cars		 raw lumber arriving at the freight yard
raw lumber arriving at the freight yard		 electric switcher
electric switcher		 loco for our connection to St.Moritz
loco for our connection to St.Moritz
arrival at the mundaine place
arrival at the mundaine place		 station view
station view		 another stickered loco
another "stickered" loco		 readying the train to Tirano/Italy on the Bernina line
readying the train to Tirano/Italy on the Bernina line		 LCL freight is still out there!
LCL freight is still out there!
view from a hill
view from a hill		 a depot down by the lake
a depot down by the lake		 end of the line
end of the line		 red and white
red and white		 Russian ads! Gotta be St.Moritz...
Russian ads! Gotta be St.Moritz...
regional for Chur on the Glacier Express track
regional for Chur on the Glacier Express track		 switching
switching		 little trains and grand hotels
little trains and grand hotels		 lakeside view
lakeside view		 depot, hotel and mountains
depot, hotel and mountains
Where'ya goin'?
Where'ya goin'?		 Bernina line departure track
Bernina line departure track		 ready for the trip to Italy
ready for the trip to Italy		 nose portrait
nose portrait		 box car
box car
the Lanxess loco with a lady engineer
the Lanxess loco with a lady engineer		 rolling downhill
rolling downhill		 hoppers
hoppers		 waiting for opposing traffic stuck at the Vereina tunnel station
waiting for opposing traffic stuck at the Vereina tunnel station		 Susch depot, again
Susch depot, again
here he comes
here he comes		 m.o.w. cars
m.o.w. cars		 temp end of the line at Ardez
temp end of the line at Ardez		 Italian corporate name
Italian corporate name		 crisp air, train and mountains
crisp air, train and mountains
two trains: to Pontresina (left, push-pull), to Klosters and Chur (right)
two trains: to Pontresina (left, push-pull), to Klosters and Chur (right)		 basking in the sun
basking in the sun		 German corporate name
German corporate name		 red reflection
red reflection		 station portrait
station portrait
leaving for Pontresina on a glorious day
leaving for Pontresina on a glorious day		 tiny train and big mountain
tiny train and big mountain		 going to Chur
going to Chur		 depot in the sun
depot in the sun

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Bob Miller 11-Nov-2009 14:29
Great photos, great locations. I need to get my old bones over that way before I die.
Bob Miller
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