Pictures taken by me in November 2005 while in the Köln Hauptbahnhof (Hbf). Since it was a Saturday I didn't get to see any freight consists coming through. The photos after the pictures of the Cathedral were taken by Robert Frowenfeld in 2002. All the pictures show the wide variety of loks that come and go at the Köln Hbf.

Starting out at Amsterdam Centraal.

Arriving at Köln Hbf.

Köln Hbf.

Köln Hbf.

Köln Hbf.

Köln Hbf.

The ICE I arrived on is about to be connected to another ICE 3 which is headed to Basel.

About to connect the two ICE's.

Connected.

Ready to leave on Gleis 6 at 10:54 for Basel.

Ready to go.

The Bord Bistro on the ICE to Basel.

A BR 143 regional arrives in Köln Hbf.

The Thalys at Köln Hbf.

A 406 ICE about to leave Köln.

And you think you have problems with your catenary.

A Br 101 150 Year Anniversary lok. The driver appears to be inspecting the tracks in front of the lok - or is he? (There are no restrooms in the BR 101.)

A quick conversation between the train driver and the conductor (??) before leaving.

Ready to go.

On its way.

On its way to Switzerland.

A Br 425 arrives.

An ICE 3 about to leave.

Hard to believe but no trains are in the Köln Station.

A Br 111 arrives.

And a 112 arrives.

A Zug Cafe car.

A 101 arrives.

A 101 and a companion arrive at the same time.

The 101.

An ICE 2 ready to go.

The Cathedral at Köln.

The Cathedral at Köln.

The Cathedral at Köln.

The triple bridge across the Rhine at Köln Hbf.

Entering the station from the bridge.

On the bridge.

A great picture of a 110 crossing the bridge.

A Thalys leaves for Paris.