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Eastern Belgium

Pictures taken over the years in eastern Belgium, my usual hunting grounds. If you are interested in the area, check out Stefan Vonderruhren's web site. Click the info button underneath each picture for more details including a map with the location it was taken.
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    This is the original 1841 alignment of the first international railway line linking Germany and Belgium, and one of the first major railways built in Europe. Speaking of Europe, shown is a Dutch Hispeed-owned, German-built ICE3M, on its way from France to Germany, photographed in Belgium. The train is eastbound en route from Paris/F Gare du Nord to Frankfurt/D and the location is near Goffontaine in the Vesdre Valley. The ICEs started using the parallel new LGV3 highspeed route between Aachen/D and Liege a few months later, in June 2009.
    2830 has sister 2832 in tow ahead of the empty limestone train 48566 (Oberhausen/D - Hermalle) at Hindel. In the first half of 2009 these trains were the last scheduled assignments for class 77 diesels on the L24.
    Fall in eastern Belgium. The first of the "production" class 28s - 2804 - emerges from the deep shadows as she brings the 40216 (Desio - Zeebrugge-Vorhaven) underneath the new bridge at Nouvelaar en route to Zeebrugge.