554 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) runs towards the opencast mine Hambach
(west of Cologne) with an empty coal train on 2 November 2008. The single cab
has extensions on both sides which protrude the loading gauge of the cars,
allowing the driver to look along the train when the loco is pushing the train
(what is not necessary on this line due to terminal loops, but on other branches
of the network).
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph
Schmitz</a>
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)