Re: Interesting recreation
| December 09, 2012 01:07PM |
The Harz Narrow Gauge system is great fun to ride, and provides plenty of photographic possibilities even if you are not on a charter. Bernd Seiler's charters make it even more fun.
What may seem puzzling to Americans is there is a substantial amount of nostalgia for the old times in East Germany. Maybe not enought to actually want to go back to those days, but there were many things about life in the east that the "Ossies" remember fondly. This is referred to as "Ostalgie."- wikipedia link.
The station at Strasburg offers a number of possibilites for nostalgic type shots.
Train time at Strasburg with a Trabant, the infamous "cardboard car." Now a beloved classic, known as a Trabi!
Of course, in the areas closer to the border with West Germany, things were not quite so pleasant.
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The line to the Brocken is now the most popular section of the HSB, but after the Berlin Wall went up, passenger travel to the Brocken ended. The line had to cross over into West Germany for a portion of the climb. The only trains that operated were bringing heating coal and other supplies to the listening post at the summit.
Border guards on the Brocken.
My visits to the Harz in the winter have been about 70% cloudy, but you can get great weather as well. After May 1, the schedule increases and there are more trains to shoot and perhaps better weather as well.
This photo, taken in the forest near Eland, was on a charter, but could easily be taken of a regular service train. It's only a short walk down a forest road from the main highway.
Michael Allen
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/09/2012 01:09PM by trainrider47.
What may seem puzzling to Americans is there is a substantial amount of nostalgia for the old times in East Germany. Maybe not enought to actually want to go back to those days, but there were many things about life in the east that the "Ossies" remember fondly. This is referred to as "Ostalgie."- wikipedia link.
The station at Strasburg offers a number of possibilites for nostalgic type shots.
Train time at Strasburg with a Trabant, the infamous "cardboard car." Now a beloved classic, known as a Trabi!
Of course, in the areas closer to the border with West Germany, things were not quite so pleasant.
Papers Please!
The line to the Brocken is now the most popular section of the HSB, but after the Berlin Wall went up, passenger travel to the Brocken ended. The line had to cross over into West Germany for a portion of the climb. The only trains that operated were bringing heating coal and other supplies to the listening post at the summit.
Border guards on the Brocken.
My visits to the Harz in the winter have been about 70% cloudy, but you can get great weather as well. After May 1, the schedule increases and there are more trains to shoot and perhaps better weather as well.
This photo, taken in the forest near Eland, was on a charter, but could easily be taken of a regular service train. It's only a short walk down a forest road from the main highway.
Michael Allen
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/09/2012 01:09PM by trainrider47.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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