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Jay Epstein's Collection
 
12/25/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Jay Epstein
Dates:6/23/2003 - 7/3/2003
Album Info:Train pictures from a 2003 family vacation to Belgium, France and Switzerland.
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Intercity Train Arriving
Title:  Intercity Train Arriving
Description:  The locomotive in charge is a Class 13 Alstom built electric. 60 of these units were built from 1997–2001 for both freight and passenger trains.
Photo Date:  6/23/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:01 PM
Location:  Bruges, BE
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Busy scene in Bruges
Title:  Busy scene in Bruges
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Photo Date:  6/23/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:04 PM
Location:  Bruges, BE
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Inside Antwerp Station
Title:  Inside Antwerp Station
Description:  On the left is an intercity train and on the right is a double-deck commuter train.
Photo Date:  6/23/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:08 PM
Location:  Antwerp, BE
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Our train rests in Basel after the long journey from Brussels
Title:  Our train rests in Basel after the long journey from Brussels
Description:  The locomotive in charge is a an Alstom built Class BB 15000 electric. They were built from 1971–1978.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:11 PM
Location:  Basel, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
Basel Badischer Station
Title:  Basel Badischer Station
Description:  One of two main stations in Basel. Basel SBB is the other one and serves all Swiss services. Basel Badischer services German trains.
Photo Date:  6/26/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:13 PM
Location:  Basel, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station
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New Meets old in Basel
Title:  New Meets old in Basel
Description:  On the right is an Re 4/4 (built from 1964 to 1985) and on the left is state of the art ICE 3.
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:16 PM
Location:  Basel, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
ICE 1 at Basel SBB station
Title:  ICE 1 at Basel SBB station
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Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:19 PM
Location:  Basel, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  80   Comments: 0
Old Electric on Display at the French Railway Museum
Title:  Old Electric on Display at the French Railway Museum
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Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:22 PM
Location:  Mulhouse, FR
Author:  Jay Epstein
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Old and New Express Train Power
Title:  Old and New Express Train Power
Description:  In back of the French Railway Museum, an intercity cruises by on the main while a shiny steam locomotive looks on.
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:25 PM
Location:  Mulhouse, FR
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  78   Comments: 0
Semi-Streamlined Express Train engine
Title:  Semi-Streamlined Express Train engine
Description:  Quite a beautiful engine!
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:28 PM
Location:  Mulhouse, FR
Author:  Jay Epstein
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An overview of just part of the massive French Railway Museum
Title:  An overview of just part of the massive French Railway Museum
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/27/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:16:31 PM
Location:  Mulhouse, FR
Author:  Jay Epstein
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Two RE 460's push an intercity train towards Geneva
Title:  Two RE 460's push an intercity train towards Geneva
Description:  It is quite rare to to see two electrics on a passenger train in Europe.
Photo Date:  6/28/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:25 PM
Location:  Morges , CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Meet at Apples on the BAM Railway
Title:  Meet at Apples on the BAM Railway
Description:  The BAM (Bière–Apples–Morges RY) is a meter gauge that runs from Biere to the mainline connection in Morges. This railway has since been renamed Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay (MBC) to express its other activities, mainly in local and regional bus services.
Photo Date:  6/28/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:30 PM
Location:  Apples, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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An RE 4/4 pulls into Morges with a westbound passenger train
Title:  An RE 4/4 pulls into Morges with a westbound passenger train
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/28/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:32 PM
Location:  Morges , CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Approaching the summit of Rochers de Naye
Title:  Approaching the summit of Rochers de Naye
Description:  This meter gauge railway runs from the Montreux on Lake Geneva to the 6,457 ft hight Rochers de Naye.
Photo Date:  6/29/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:36 PM
Location:  Rochers de Naye, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  72   Comments: 0
Cisalpino train arriving in Lausanne
Title:  Cisalpino train arriving in Lausanne
Description:  Cisalpino was a railway company operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy. It was jointly owned by the Swiss Federal Railways and Trenitalia and in the fall of 2009, the project was abandoned because of mounting bad press over the quality of service and the fiasco surrounding orders placed for new trains.
Photo Date:  6/30/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:39 PM
Location:  Lausanne, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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A colorful Re 460 is seen bracketed between cars
Title:  A colorful Re 460 is seen bracketed between cars
Description:  This is common practice in Switzerland to add extra capacity to push-pull trains.
Photo Date:  6/30/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:42 PM
Location:  Lausanne, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
Swiss Express in Montreux
Title:  Swiss Express in Montreux
Description:  The "Swiss Express" dates from the 1970s when pull-push type of trains became popular in Europe, even in long range express trains. 2003 was the final year of operation for these cars and they have since been sold to the BLS Railway and repainted.
Photo Date:  7/1/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:45 PM
Location:  Montreux, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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SBB Securitas Train- one of my all-time great catches!
Title:  SBB Securitas Train- one of my all-time great catches!
Description:  This car is used to transport prisoners by rail all over Switzerland! As I recall they were hauling a screaming woman into the train!
Photo Date:  7/1/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:49 PM
Location:  Lausanne, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
Our train to Aigle Arrives
Title:  Our train to Aigle Arrives
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/3/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:54 PM
Location:  Les Diablerets, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
A specially painted RE 460 heads up an intercity train
Title:  A specially painted RE 460 heads up an intercity train
Description:  Not sure what it is meant to commemerate but it was painted by Marklin, the famed German model train company.
Photo Date:  7/3/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:51 PM
Location:  Aigle, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Engineer's View on the MOB (Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway)
Title:  Engineer's View on the MOB (Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway)
Description:  Seen from the front car of the Golden Pass Express which has the engineer's cabin perched on top of some select first class seats.
Photo Date:  7/3/2003  Upload Date: 4/17/2018 2:15:57 PM
Location:  Oeschseite, CH
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  80   Comments: 0


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