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DB Rabbits on the Run near Lindau—four new photos.

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Among my favorite German locomotives are the old ‘Rabbits’ (classes 215-218 and rebuilds), so-called because of their rabbit-ear shaped exhaust stacks.

On Monday, 18 April 2016, Gerry Conmy, Dennis McCabe, Stephen Hirsch and I made a project photographing this declining class of diesel on the line running east from Lindau.

Rabbit down grade racing toward Lindau.
Rabbit down grade racing toward Lindau.
Double headed rabbit climbing east from Lindau with a Zurich-Munich IC train.
Double headed rabbit climbing east from Lindau with a Zurich-Munich IC train. Note the exhaust stacks.
FujiFilm X-T1 photo.
FujiFilm X-T1 photo.

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The Zurich-Munich long distance trains are still worked with these vintage machines. Several years earlier, Dennis and I had explored locations on this scenic non-electrified double track line.

Soft morning light aided the effect of the pastoral setting.

I exposed these views using my FujiFilm X-T1 digital camera.

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Yellow Rabbit with a Stone Tower; Oberwesel—8 September 2015

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Germany’s Rhein valley is one of my favorite places to photograph railways.

Here dual double track lines operate on either side of the river, and wind among stunning scenery, with castles and medieval architecture.

The variety of trains makes it even better. I never know what to expect next.

How about a a yellow rabbit in work train service?

(Germany’s class 215, 216, 217, and 218 diesels have become known as ‘rabbits’ because of their unusual exhaust stacks.)

Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1 mirrorless camera. File modified in post processing to control contrast and adjust exposure.
Exposed with a Fujifilm X-T1 mirrorless camera. File modified in post processing to control contrast and adjust exposure. Note the Right Bank line on the far side of the Rhein.

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