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Under The Radar
During the Cold War the summit of the Brocken was home to Soviet and East German listening posts and surrounded by a massive concrete wall. Since then the wall and many of the buildings have been demolished with the remainder being converted to cater for visitors. One of the observation posts, now part of the hotel, can be seen top left of this picture of 99.7240 approaching the summit with the first train of the day on 12 October 2015.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 15-D-3681
camera : Nikon D610
lens : 70-200mm f/2.8
focal length : 70.0 mm
shutter : 1/640 sec
aperture : f/11.0
ISO : 400 ISO
original : Digital: 24MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 99.7240
Train : HSB 8931, 08:55 Wernigerode - Brocken passenger
Location : appr, Brocken
Line : 325-326 Harzquerbahn
Country : Germany
Date & Time : 12/10/2015 10:37