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ZCochrane — More 55s in Snow
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Published: 2008-11-24 22:18:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 1637; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 25
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Today it snowed a lot in Aachen, so I took the opportunity to take some more pictures of heavy freight diesels in snow, this time at the Gemmenicher Tunnel (which is, by the way, the border between Germany and Belgium), which I had last taken pictures of in summer . Sadly, it wasn't anything very interesting, just a usual pair of SNCB/NMBS class 55s (although once electric operations start, they'll probably cease being usual pretty quickly), which pulled a mixed freight train including some Audis which now get their first winter test. They sure took their time as they made their way along the line.Related content
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Featured in my journal [link] , if you don't mind!
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I admit, you made me curious there: Did anyone ever actually mind being featured?
Thank you, Eric!
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Thankfully, so far not. 
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Hm... Well, I guess that's the downside of the diversity that makes DA so cool.
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Small downside, large diversity.
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Normalerweise nicht, daher habe ich mich auch sehr darüber gefreut als diese Ausnahme war.
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Es gibt nur Regen und Eis bei uns... 
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Schick! War das womöglich der erste Zug an dem Tag? Es scheint sogar noch Schnee auf den Kö
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Es würde mich wundern, wenn es der erste Zug am Tag war, das war schon fast am Nachmittag, aber ausschließen kann ich das nicht ganz. Natürlich hat es auch sehr geschneit, daher kann man von den Schienenkö
Danke für die beiden 
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Na ja, ich denke immer, wenn ein Zug drübergerollt ist, bleibt der Kopf nass zurück, und die nachfolgenden Flocken schmelzen sofort, und heiße Abgasströme sind für den labil an der Oberleitung haftenden Schnee ja auch nicht grade optimal
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Ist natürlich auch eine gute Argumentation... Ich hatte auf jeden Fall den Eindruck, dass weitaus weniger Züge vorbeikamen, als laut Fahrplan (man kann tatsächlich einen Fahrplan für die Strecke im Internet finden) hätten kommen sollen, namentlich nur dieser.
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Excellent photo. The winter scenery is striking and contrasts well with the locomotive. Good work!
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Thank you, it's very encouraging to hear this. Thank you for the other additions to your favorites as well!
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I like it a lot, Torsten. Perhaps it's the contrast between the power of the train and the fragility of the snow on the branches and the wires. Good composition too. Worth your time, I'd say.
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Thank you! I actually wasn't too certain of this shot to begin with, as I don't like the many overhead wires in the way.
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That's the good thing of snow. It creates harmony where there wouldn't be any otherwise - I think the overhead wires aren't a problem at all here, they blend in with the texture of the snow-covered tree branches.
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Damn, that's no snow, that's an arctic blizzard!
It snowed here too, at about 4am, then it rained and the snow melted, so no snowy pictures from me, yet...
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It was a lot of snow, but not actually that cold, only about 0 °C. Anyway, I'm certainly looking forward to your snow pictures if you make any!
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If we get any snow of course, in Britain at the best of times snow appears to be rare as rocking horse crap...
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