European Railroad Discussion > Germany 2018 part one

i had a few days in Germany this October mainly to see the Porsche Museum and Miniatur Wunderland

these scenes are from Hamburg,Hamburg Harburg and Stelle  with various trains

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What are they hauling in the enclosed freight cars?

MP107 Wrote:
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> What are they hauling in the enclosed freight
> cars?

The freight train hauled by two Class 151 Co-Co electric locomotives is a unit train of coal hoppers. They are UIC Type "Falns"  and are designedd to dump outside the rails rather than between the rails like North American cross hoppers. The have two large doors on each side  and carry the load like saddle bags across the center sill. It is a very common design in Western and Central Europe.

Very good footage covering the DB quite well.
Thanks for sharing these scenes.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Sure enjoy your photos.
 

I also commend your photography.  Always interesting to watch.  Never saw two ICE trains coupled together before.  Dave, did you see any double stacked containers or does the catenary present clearance issues?

Loading gauge more generally prevents double stack. Even without overhead wires the top container would hit over bridges and tunnels.