Some sun at last, in between cloudy periods. I spent the morning at Silenen, a few km south of Erstfeld, until the light got too harsh.

Silenen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11358 11650 banked by 11677		SB Intermodal	09:22
460.005	IR2163	07:03 Basel SBB - Locarno	09:28
11156 11143	IR2170	07:11 Chiasso - Basel SBB	09:32
500.038	IR2263	08:31 Zürich HB - Chiasso	09:41
11623 11316		NB Intermodal	09:41
420.346 11667		SB Containers	09:44
470.053 (FS) 470.007 (FS)	EC12	07:10 Milano Cen. - Zürich HB	09:48
182.597 (MRCE) 189.996 (MRCE)		SB Intermodal	09:50
11653 11271		NB Intermodal	10:07
500.000	ICN10015	09:01 Zürich HB - Lugano	10:12
470.004 (FS) 470.054 (FS)	EC15	09:09 Zürich HB - Milano Cen.	10:19
185.106 (DB) 486.507 (BLS)		SB Intermodal	10:23
11666		NB Light Engine	10:25
460.026	IR2165	08:03 Basel SBB - Locarno	10:29
11129	IR2276	08:45 Locarno - Zürich HB	10:31
11296 11628 banked by 11289		SB Intermodal	10:34
500.035	ICN662	09:12 Lugano - Basel SBB	10:45
11670 11264		SB Hoppers	10:54
500.013	ICN671	09:03 Zürich HB - Lugano	11:14
185.123 (DB) 185.126 (DB) banked by 185.108 (DB)		SB RoLa	11:23
11228	IR2267	10:09 Zürich HB - Locarno	11:27
11121	IR2174	09:45 Locarno - Basel SBB	11:31
11233 11636		NB Intermodal	11:37

Then checked out a spot between Intschi and Gurtnellen before retiring to the vast car park beside the line at Intschi for a leisurely lunch. Despite its great size, there were no other cars there, just me and a family of wagtails, without a car, obviously.

N of Gurtnellen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
470.007 (FS) 470.053 (FS)	EC17	11:09 Zürich HB - Milano Cen.	12:18

Intschi

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11677		NB Light Engine	12:29
11300	IR2169	10:03 Basel SBB - Locarno	12:31
11251 11637 banked by 11269		SB Freight	12:36
470.xxx (FS) 470.002 (FS)	EC14	09:10 Milano Cen. - Zürich HB	12:43 (60 late)
500.010	ICN666	11:12 Lugano - Basel SBB	12:46
185.103 (DB) 486.504 (BLS)		SB Intermodal	13:11
185.130 (DB) 185.116 (DB)		NB Intermodal	13:11
11269		NB Light Engine	13:18
500.037	ICN675	11:03 Basel SBB - Lugano	13:18
420.160 620.086		SB Empty Flats	13:24
11202	IR2178	11:45 Locarno - Basel SBB	13:28
11213	IR2271	12:09 Zürich HB - Locarno	13:31
11683		SB Postal	13:37
11606 11317		SB Hoppers	13:47
11666		SB Light Engine	13:50
470.051 (FS) 470.001 (FS)	EC16	11:10 Milano Cen. - Zürich HB	13:59 (15 late)
470.009 (FS) 470.059 (FS)	EC19	13:09 Zürich HB - Milano Cen.	14:18
620.060 11252		NB Intermodal	14:20
460.xxx	IR2282	12:45 Locarno - Zürich HB	14:23
185.130 (DB) 185.115 (DB)		SB Freight	14:23
11143	IR2173	12:03 Basel SBB - Locarno	14:32
500.030	ICN670	13:12 Lugano - Basel SBB	14:44

During the midday period the sky had filled in completely and the cloud ceiling had dropped well below the tops of the mountains. I went to Wassen to check out the big curve. It was raining very gently when I arrived and soon got a lot heavier, prompting a rapid return to the car.

Wassen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
460.026	IR2182	13:45 Locarno - Basel SBB	15:17
185.108		NB Light Engine	15:20
186.907 (Crossrail) 186.902 (Crossrail) banked by 185.591 (Crossrail)		SB Intermodal	15:22
500.039	ICN679	13:03 Basel SBB - Lugano	15:26
500.020	ICN10018	14:10 Lugano - Zürich HB	15:37
11129	IR2275	14:09 Zürich HB - Locarno	15:39
470.xxx (FS) 470.xxx (FS)	EC18	13:10 Milano Cen. - Zürich HB	15:39
11615 620.088 11610		NB Postal	15:43
11316 11623 11625 11257 banked by 11677		SB Intermodal	15:50

After being rained off at Wassen, I parked up near Gurtnellen to see if the weather would improve. Instead, it got steadily worse and I soon gave up for the day.

N of Gurtnellen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
470.002 (FS) 470.052 (FS)	EC21	15:09 Zürich HB - Milano Cen.	16:18
11351 11671 banked by 11269		SB Freight	16:25
Re4/4	IR2286	14:45 Locarno - Zürich HB	16:25
11677		NB Light Engine	16:28
11202	IR2177	14:03 Basel SBB - Locarno	16:31
185.103 (DB) 486.502 (BLS)		NB Intermodal	16:37
500.037	ICN674	15:12 Lugano - Basel SBB	16:40
11322 620.012		NB Freight	16:46