Freight station Aachen-West.

The freight station has become superfluous through the modern  containertransport system. The yard momentarily is in a desolate condition. It is whispered that the area soon will be flattened so it can be put for sale. Hereby a short walk over the yard.

Backside of the stationhouse.
6 Okt 2006

Bushes even overgrow the cellarstairs
6 Okt 2006

 

Platformside of the freight station.
6 Okt 2006

Loading platform from the streetside
15 Sept 2006

This buffer does one suspect the worst about the rest of the yard.
15 Sept 2006

In 2008 hardly any trace of the once busy containeryard.
May 15, 2008

In 1986 Peter Cooper luckily could archive a piece of history.
Aug 2, 1986

The rails of the container-crane is partly already gone. Further on one finds a shed where tank cars still are cleaned.
15 Sept 2006

Tank car fron the EVA-company, that needs to be cleaned urgently.
20 Sept 2006

The profile measuring installation for the freight cars left to rott away like scarecrows.
20 Sept 2006

The weigh bridge with office.
20 Sept 2006

The little building with smashed windows
20 Sept 2006

Inside it looks even worse.
20 Sept 2006

A relic from long times gone.
Sept 20, 2006

Post R3 should be under preservation order.
Sept 20, 2006

Post R3 seen from the maintracks.
Sept 20, 2006

Post R2 lies some 100 meters to the north-west.
March 31, 2007

Post R2 is stiil in use, one can see the lights on the panels light up.
March 31, 2007

At Post R2 is a marshalling hill.
March 31, 2007

NMBS 5510 with 5538 in multitraktion.
March 31, 2007

NMBS 5510 in full lenght.
March 31, 2007

To the right of Post R2 we come to the former maintainance workshop.   more >>>>

Nico Spilt visited Aachen-West in 1970 .
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H.J.Vos
2002/2008

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