504 of RWE Power (formerly Rheinbraun) enters the terminal loop at the opencast
mine Hambach (west of Cologne) with an empty coal train on 15 July 2007. The
single cab has extensions on both sides which protrude the loading gauge of the cars, allowing the driver to look along the train when the loco is pushing the
train (what is not necessary on this line, but on other branches of the
network). The signal visible above the train belongs to the exit of the loop. In
opposition to the entrance it is double-tracked, as it is located next to the
loading facility which has five tracks.
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph
Schmitz</a>
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)