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Date: 10/25/25 04:24
Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Helsinki, 5/30/04
1 & 2. The Repin [Ilya Repin (1844 – 1930) was a famous Russian painter] to Moscow was led by Sr1 #3036.  This short train almost always had two Sr1s leading.  They were replaced on the border at Vainikkala by Russian units.
Turku, 5/30/04
3. Dv15 #1973 coupled to an auto carrier on Track #1.

Gerry



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Date: 10/25/25 04:25
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Turku, 5/30/04
4 & 5. A Pendolino was tied down on Track #3, train #P831 to Tampere was led by Sr2 #3208 on Track #4, and train IC2 #152 to Helsinki was led by Sr2 #3244 on Track #5.
Turku, 5/31/04
6. Flytgas is aviation fuel.

Gerry



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Date: 10/25/25 04:27
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Turku, 5/31/04
7. Train IC2 #139 led by Sr2 #3239 arrived from Helsinki.
8. Train P148 led by Sr2 #3219 from Turku Harbor to Helsinki departed on Track #5.
9. Train #P822 led by Sr2 #3205 arrived from Tampere.
 
In these train symbols, “IC2” indicates Inter-City (Why English?) train with two-level coaches, and “P” means “Pikajuna,” literally “fast train.”

Gerry



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Date: 10/25/25 04:29
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Turku, 5/31/04
10 – 12. These are Russian cars and their couplers.

Gerry



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Date: 10/25/25 04:30
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Turku, 5/31/04
13 & 14. Dv16 #2022 was built at the VALMET airplane factory in 1962.

Gerry


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Date: 10/25/25 04:32
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: GPutz

Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, 5/11/18
15. This vehicle, that I think was used for picking up logs and hauling them out of the woods, was parked here.
16. It was also built by VALMET.
 
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Finnish_locomotives
 
Gerry


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Date: 10/25/25 09:53
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: NMlurker

Good stuff. I hope to get up there eventually.

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Date: 10/26/25 07:56
Re: Mostly Turku, Finland, 5/30 & 31/04
Author: 86235

Very nice Gerry

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