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Postcard from Austria - St Jodok and a horseshoe curve
While looking for somewhere scenic to take any passing steam trains (none running on this day, I'm not sure if there are ever any that run through here), I took one of the many freights that traverse the Brenner Pass.
The railway forms a horseshoe through St Jodok, built like this to make the very steep gradient manageable as it continues towards Brenner. The train here is just emerging from the tunnel that is on the apex of the horseshoe.
At this time of year, as I found, the sun appears between the mountains for a short time in the morning to throw some light on this section of railway.
Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!
Postcard from Austria - St Jodok and a horseshoe curve
While looking for somewhere scenic to take any passing steam trains (none running on this day, I'm not sure if there are ever any that run through here), I took one of the many freights that traverse the Brenner Pass.
The railway forms a horseshoe through St Jodok, built like this to make the very steep gradient manageable as it continues towards Brenner. The train here is just emerging from the tunnel that is on the apex of the horseshoe.
At this time of year, as I found, the sun appears between the mountains for a short time in the morning to throw some light on this section of railway.
Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!