Catching the coal train

At W-wa Dawidy, a coal train bound for Siekierki via Konstancin-Jeziorna passes through, double-headed by a Gagar (ST44-324) and a Tamara (SM48-111). Now operated by PKP Cargo (rather than private-sector operators CTL Logistics or PCC Rail).

I jump on a conveniently timed southbound passenger train and take it two stops south to Nowa Iwiczna. And catch this shot of the train as it approaches the station.

Walking back from Nowa Iwiczna to Jeziorki, the two engines return light from the transfer sidings at Konstancin-Jeziorna, from where the full coal trains are taken on to the power station.

Click the coal train label (below) to see more pics from this unique industrial railway line that serves southern Warsaw's coal-fired power station.

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