Trains in the snow around Chynów

Winter's back – it snowed overnight from Friday to Saturday; today, the frost deepened (it's -9C outside as I write). Two long walks, today and yesterday, both over 17,000 paces long, to catch me some snowy klimat.

Below: an unusual sight – indeed a first on this stretch of the LK8 railway line between Czachówek and Warka – I have never seen a container train along here. They frequently travel from east to west along the Skierniewice-Łuków LK12 line, but this is most unusual. Travelling full or empty? The containers are Chinese (COSCO = Chinese Ocean Shipping COmpany). Are they travelling full towards the markets of Western Europe, or are they empty containers returning to China?  Do they still pass through Russia and Belarus on their way?

On my way between Chynów and Węszelówka, I happened to catch the Sienkiewicz Olsztyn-to- Kraków express one minute before the Kolberg Kraków to Olsztyn InterCity express passed the other way. Both trains were running to time. Below: the Sienkiewicz...

Below: the Kolberg whooshes through. Line cleared for 160km/h operations.

Having reached the level crossing on Ulica Spokojna, there's some spokój (peace); no train in either direction for another 25 minutes. Below: looking up the line from the level crossing towards Chynów station.

Below: viewed from the bottom of my street when setting off earlier, a local Koleje Mazowieckie train as it approaches Chynów station from Warsaw.

And to round off, as with the first two pics, one from yesterday - this is the Sienkiewicz heading towards Warsaw and Olsztyn. Again, passing through on time.

Below: viewed from the other sides of the track, with a passing Koleje Mazowieckie train – the new Impuls rolling stock – headed for Radom.

This time six years ago:
New football pitch for Jeziorki

This time seven years ago:
The Winter Sublime

This time 13 years ago:
Long train running

This time 14 years ago:
Most Poniatowskiego

This time 16 years ago:
Warsaw well prepared for winter