The railway is a fascinating subject and in the "wild," meaning on the tracks at life size, something quite special. On these pages, I show the locomotives and trains that I have captured on camera. But there are also impressions to be found alongside the tracks, which are presented here. Old signal systems or stations, "forgotten" track installations being reclaimed by nature (as someone wrote on a website: "DB Green") form a contrast to the vehicles. What is shown? Locomotives, railcars, freight and passenger cars, station views, and signal boxes. Public transport in the form of trams and subways is also not to be missed. Along with the sad images of abandoned facilities that have become obsolete over time and today serve more as recreational areas.

Most pictures come from Berlin, Leipzig, and the surrounding areas (Lusatia, Elbe-Elster, Oberhavel, Havelland, Prignitz, Potsdam, Thekla, Dresden). The border region between Poland-Germany and the Czech Republic is also visited, as interesting trains can be observed there repeatedly.

Used equipment includes a Canon EOS 400D, EOS 1000D, and a Pentax K100D. Lenses come from Canon, Pentax, Sigma, and Tamron. Image post-processing, if necessary, is done with the program Gimp. The program is available for Windows and Linux.

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The images by Frank Paukstat are licensed under

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