The upgraded line Cologne-Düren
(<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/strecke/strecke.html">ABS 4</a>)
seen from the old line to Kerpen west of Horrem on 1 February 2002. On the
right is the old line, which is by now used for all trains and will be used for
the S-Bahn (urban trains) in the future. On the left are the new highspeed
tracks. Three of the entrance signals of Horrem are visible, the fourth is
behind a catenary mast. Note that the acoustic walls are built just around the
highspeed tracks in this area. As the new trainsets for the S-Bahn are very
silent, this should be no problem.
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph Schmitz</a>