Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
Good Afternoon! After a couple of hours of sunshine this morning, it has started to rain again. There is no end in sight, so this will be one of our usual wet summers. Not a pretty perspective. Petra and I have withdrawn completely from outside life. The only time we leave the apartment is to restack the food supply. The only people calling us are my MIL and our son, once a week. No other social contacts. Needless to say this does not lift me up. If you are interested in some odd railroad line, then let me present the Austrian narrow gauge line from St. Poelten to the pilgrimagr of Mariazell. It´s a 55 mile 2 1/2 ft. gauge, electrified line built in 1907 to haul the hords of pilgrims to the Mariazell monastery. Traffic increased so drastic in the years follwing, that only 4 years later, the line was electrified. Up until recently, the original set of electric locos, though modernized in the late 1960´s, were in service. In 2013, they were replaced by ultra-modern EMU´s and the line lost a lot of its imperial Austrian charme. The following video shows the line prior to the completion of the modernization: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q80YztRdVPc" width="425" height="350"></iframe> ... and thois one shows the line as it is today: <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MoBeZLAtTmc" width="425" height="350"></iframe> The new electric railcars are named "Himmelstreppe", which translates into "stairway to heaven". Enjoy!
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community