Loco 554 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) departs from the loading
facility at the opencast mine Hambach (west of Cologne) on 10 February 2013. Due
to the advancement of the mine the railway line towards the power stations is
currently being relocated. In the future the coal trains will depart via the new
tracks on the left. The rightmost new track will be connected to the entrance of
the terminal loop which is barely visible in the background on the right (look
out for the catenary poles).
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Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)