151 092-4 and 151 111-2 with a westbound ore train seen in the new overtaking station Dorsfeld (on Cologne-Aachen) on 11 November 2001. Travelling on the straight track, the train had to wait at the exit. Such trains are uncommon on this line, coming via Cologne and crossing the border in Venlo, they normally go via Grevenbroich. It seems that the train does not fit into the station, so it would make no sense to operate such trains on this line regulary, as they could not be overtaken. As the ore is transported from Rotterdam to the Saar area and Austria, this train should be empty. Automatic couplers are used, as the train can have up to 5400 tons when it is full, this can't be handled with screw-link couplers.

Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz