Groß Gerau

I'm on a new trip, this time with a stopover in Frankfurt, and of course, I will be visiting my favorite nearby station Groß Gerau

Morning sky seen from a plane

The old station in Groß Gerau is now a second hand shop - Nix Neues Trödelmarkt

Old boxes from the railway in Belarus 

Brest - Frankfurt Oder

So, let's see which trains I will see today 

On this line, there are predominantly trains from Swiss companies SBB and BLS

475 416 with country codes: CH, D, A, I, NL, B

Ambrogio Intermodal on the way either to Neuss in Germany or Mechelen in Belgium

189 989, Beacon Rail and perhaps SBB Cargo International

1016 013

Taurus version Class 1016, which only supports 15kV 16.7Hz AC

485 012

Cargo Beamer wagons

193 700

There are many Beacon Rail locomotives nowadays; it has to do with the fact that Beacon acquired MRCE in 2023

189 285

187 075, Rhein Cargo

193 526

185 584

Jet A1 fuel wagons

475 413

1116 267

475 418

193 521

185 111

186 498, also BLS Cargo

185 584 is already back without Jet A1 wagons

152 060

187 002, IGE

152 118

193 834

185 370

185 357

187 111

186 359, CFL Cargo

Another CFL Cargo

It's the new Class 188, Traxx MS3 locomotives intended for freight services to/from Luxembourg

188 062 has country codes: D, L, PL

188 062 has the Ant livery, while 188 067 has the Bumblebee livery

Alstom has had delays with this locomotive; the problem was getting the onboard signaling system Atlas approved in different countries, but it looks like it is now at least in these 3 countries

110 262, manufactured in 1962

482 001

193 440, ecco-rail

193 659

193 011, Weco Rail GmbH

193 516

193 495

193 236

1116 162

185 152, DB Cargo Deutschland AG

193 314

185 088

248 080, Vectron Dual Mode

Many rail works in this area

185 612, RTB CARGO GmbH

186 387, LINEAS

216 224

More spotters

6193 116, ecco-rail

193 836

Back in the airport

New terminal 3 is taking its shape

It will open 2026

New Lufthansa Avionic aperitif is quite good