Mon 05 Mar 2012

The forecast was for cloud and rain turning to snow everywhere and proved to be very accurate. Gricing activities started just after 06:00 with a few shots of Ge4/4is 603 and 610 at Filisur, on the early morning mixed from Chur to Samedan, with the sleet picked out nicely by the station lights. The rest of the day was built around being in position for the pair’s subsequent workings.

Next stop was Samedan, where the Engadin push-pull workings were in a state of disarray with nothing working its booked turns. Train 1921 from Scuol to Pontresina was 619 hauling 3 coaches instead of the booked push-pull in push mode. The Bergün - Preda Schlittelzüge weren’t running and the allocated loco and push-pull set had been put into service on the shuttles from S’chanf to St.Moritz and Celerina. 603 and 610 duly worked RE1125 from Samedan to St.Moritz, passing me in blizzard conditions near Celerina.

The weather had clearly set in for the day so I decided to go somewhere that wouldn’t work on a sunny day, Preda. Here at least there were notices saying why the Schlittelbahn was closed - Lawinengefahr (risk of avalanches). A three hour session produced four freights, three hauled by Ge6/6ii and the fourth by 603 and 610, in addition to the hourly passengers in each direction. There were no pesky sledgers to get in the pics and no pesky avalanches either.

Then it was back to Filisur as the snow had stopped and the weather wasn’t really bad enough for interesting photography.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
603
610
4109 04:58 Chur - Samedan Mixed 06:10
641 1117 06:44 Chur - St.Moritz 08:00
706 5120 07:27 Samedan - Landquart Freight 08:15
707 5113 05:26 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 08:16
624 1809 08:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 08:54
649 RE1124 08:02 St.Moritz - Chur 09:01
652 RE1121 07:58 Chur - St.Moritz 09:02

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
650 RE1128 09:02 St.Moritz - Chur 09:30

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
619 1921 08:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 09:48
625   Stabled 09:49
707 5140 10:33 Pontresina - Landquart Light Engine 09:50
633 853 09:55 S-chanf - Celerina 10:15

N of Celerina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
633
propelling
8854 10:25 Celerina - Samedan Empty Stock 10:23
610
603
RE1125 08:58 Chur - St.Moritz 11:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1136 11:02 St.Moritz - Chur 11:10
3510 RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St.Moritz 11:11
633
propelling
1936 11:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 11:11

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
651 RE1129 09:58 Chur - St.Moritz 11:35
707 5140 10:33 Pontresina - Landquart Freight 11:50
701 5129 10:04 Chur Güterbf - Samedan Freight 12:08
642 RE1140 12:02 St.Moritz - Chur 12:29
649 RE1133 10:58 Chur - St.Moritz 12:33
651 RE1144 13:02 St.Moritz - Chur 13:28
650 RE1137 11:58 Chur - St.Moritz 13:30
603
610
5152 13:28 Samedan - Landquart Freight 13:44
705 5135 10:40 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 14:15
649 RE1148 14:02 St.Moritz - Chur 14:29
641 RE1141 12:58 Chur - St.Moritz 14:31

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1145 13:58 Chur - St.Moritz 15:02
647
propelling
1836 15:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 15:03
642 RE1152 15:02 St.Moritz - Chur 16:01
650 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St.Moritz 16:02
641 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St.Moritz 17:00
651 RE1156 16:02 St.Moritz - Chur 17:03
704 5151 14:10 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 17:14
649 RE1160 17:02 St.Moritz - Chur 18:07
707 5155 15:41 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 18:17
705 5164 17:24 Samedan - Landquart Freight 18:33
647
propelling
1856 20:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 20:00
641 RE1165 18:58 Chur - St.Moritz 20:01
649 1172 20:02 St.Moritz - Chur 21:00
647
propelling
1860 21:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 21:00