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Month: October 2017

End of season steam event
at Strasshof Railway Museum

End of season steam event
at Strasshof Railway Museum

Not far to the North of Vienna resides the railway museum “Das Heizhaus”which is the railroader’s term for engine house in Austria. It is one of the two big railway museums in Austria (the other one is ÖGEG Lokpark in Ampfelwang in Upper Austria). Since 1984 the enthusiasts of 1.öSEK take care of the widespread area that once resembled the last engine terminal to handle mainline steam engines for ÖBB (till 1978)- Between April and October of each year the…

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Colorful Fall at Semmering Pass

Colorful Fall at Semmering Pass

It was a pretty busy summer for me this year. I relocated to Vienna and moving took quite some efforts with merging all the belongings into one place. Luckily I finally settled in and now it is time for watching some trains this fall. One of my favorite lines in Austria is Semmering pass. Not only is this stretch of track famous for being the oldest train line crossing the Alps but it also features gorgeous scenery! Add fall colors…

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