It’s been a long while since I posted something, there was just nothing interesting to post ^^ Today I’m actually driving a German service again for a change, been a long while since I’ve been here in Bad Griesbach, too and there is actually some snow up here :3

Big shit happening in my train right now…

And my first service after 3 weeks of vacation brings me to where I was on my last day before my vacation, to Hornberg :3

And here I am, doing my day of refreshment training on the new international trains, that are already waiting for 3 years to finally go international… And of course only while standing, no driving allowed for us here. Very exciting 🥱🫩😴

I got new news about the Régiolis trains. Apparently the authorization for Germany the trains got in January this year has been taken back by the German authorities due to new technical problems with the German train protection and problems when meeting other trains at high speed ( 200 km/h + )

So the original plan for me was to actually finally drive the new Régiolis trains in Germany without passengers for training on Monday and Tuesday. Welp, it got cancelled. Due to overhead wire works between Kork and Kehl which also last on Monday and Tuesday. 🙄

Long time no post from me. Well, I’m on vacation hehe. Just returned from Sweden, NordicFuzzCon surely was a blast again, what an amazing week of great friends, people, fun and food. Next week back to work, driving Régiolis in Germany for the very first time, cross border, without passengers 👀

Sitting around in school in Strasbourg, doing language training for the new trains that are supposed to start operating at May 4. Learning new technical vocabulary and improving and updating existing language skills. Tomorrow another day in school and then 3 weeks of vacation ~

Hornberg, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been here. My route knowledge for this route almost expired, so I had to drive here today. This was also my last train ride for the next three and a half weeks. The next two days I got language training in Strasbourg and then vacation ~

Chaos today… I’m driving Offenburg - Strasbourg today, or well, I’m trying. Yet I only made it from Offenburg to Strasbourg once and yet never back to Offenburg. Line closure because of obstacles on the tracks between Kehl and Strasbourg first and then a police intervention in Kehl.

Goodnight train, see you later ~ I have the short hotel stay shift again. Been catching up delay, already got the train late from a colleague from a previous ride, caught up all of the delay until Schiltach, then the late oncoming train delayed me again 😩

And I’m in Strasbourg today :3 This morning technicians from the workshop came and repaired the broken old diesel train, now it works almost flawlessly again. So I can do my service normally today and actually cross the border ~

Chilling in Kehl ~ Was supposed to drive Offenburg - Strasbourg today, but due to two engine failures on the old diesel train, we had to replace it with one of the electric Mireo trains. These are not allowed to drive in France though, so all my trains end here at the border today here in Kehl.

Who would have guessed… Today I was informed about another delay for the start of the new trains on the Offenburg - Strasbourg line… New estimated start of the new trains is now the 4th of May 2026, so about one and a half months more to wait… At least they have a date now.

First day of work after two days off, not starting well with this train 😵‍💫 Colleagues who prepared it for me had technical problems coupling the trains, they were still trying when I arrived for departure… I found the issue and then it finally worked. But the delay was too high to complete the ride..

My point of view today, not on the driver’s seat. Didn’t have a trainee with me who is supposed to drive since summer ^^ Oh well but the trainee is doing good 👍🏻

And also got some vandalism, yay…

I can’t believe it, DB just delayed my super on time train by 10 minutes and made plenty of passengers miss their connecting trains because… A heavy road transport had to cross a level crossing ahead of me, so I had to wait 10 minutes in Kork for it to pass, unbelievable…

Goodnight train, see you later, in the hotel for a few hours I go ~

Bad Griesbach (Schwarzwald), haven’t been here on this line for more than one month ^^

A little bit of snow also found its way to the Offenburg - Strasbourg line

Oh yeah, definitely more by now

Now the amount of snow surely is increasing

Second service of this year brings me on our Germany only routes with a bit of snow leftovers ~

Happy new year from me, too! My first service of this year is bringing me on the Offenburg - Strasbourg line again, having a break, locked the train. Apparently this is the last 3 months now of these too small diesel trains being in service on this route. More in the next reply.

Christmas work, driving the Offenburg - Strasbourg line and refueling trains in the empty yard

Foggy evening work

Good morning 🥱 And I’ve been asked if I could do another early morning service instead of my scheduled late service. Oh well why not ^^ Let’s get the train ready for the day.

And I’m back to work, after two weeks of vacation. Actually doing an early service today, which I rarely do, since I actually work late only. So I have seen the sun rising at work today instead of setting for a change ^^ One of these trains has no working heating though 🥶

I‘m home, my flight was arriving two hours late, so I was hoping DB would perform well, but nope… In the end I arrived three and a half hours later at home than planned x.x Broken plane that had to be replaced and then a broken signalbox. At least they gave us emergency water 💧

Goodbye Chicago 👋 I‘m on my way back to Germany, unfortunately the plane departed with a delay of almost three hours 😵‍💫

All things slowly come to an end… My last dinner here in the US ^^ Tomorrow I’ll be flying back home to Germany. MFF surely was fun and a nice experience, was my second US Furry Convention so far 👍🏻

I totally didn’t get stepped on 😇

Finally tried deep dish pizza / Chicago Style Pizza for the first time in my life ^^ I liked it, was tasty, but very filling xD

Just took a first peek into the yet empty convention center, setup is in progress. Already met and chatted with a couple of Furries though x3 Looking forward to the start of the convention on Thursday and most of my friends arriving tomorrow :)

That was my breakfast today x3

I have arrived! Greetings from snowy Rosemont, Illinois, Chicago x3

Let’s fly

I‘m on vacation for two weeks now, just traveled to the airport, now spending the night in a hotel and tomorrow morning I’ll fly, in a super fancy way x3

It’s getting more snow

I‘m seeing my first snow of this winter x3

If you have been wondering how the concept for the Christmas Market in Strasbourg for this year is going to look like, regarding the Offenburg < - > Strasbourg line, since the new Régiolis trains still cannot be used, the concept for more capacity on the weekends looks like this:

Wow, for the first time ever since I’m driving to Strasbourg I’m arriving and departing from another platform than track 25 xD Actually arrived on track 2 haha

And I’m back to drive the Offenburg - Strasbourg line after two and a half weeks. With the old diesel trains, one passenger door out of service, only 3 of 4 engines working and first ride from Offenburg to Strasbourg was so overcrowded again that I had to leave 10 people behind.

After two weeks of training for the Régiolis trains, I‘m back to driving regular services ~ Today I’m doing a Germany only service, driving the Mireo+B trains.

My return ride from Düsseldorf back home was a dream, I mean seriously, all trains were on time, everything worked, infrastructure performed amazingly, I arrived at home at the time I was promised to arrive, I couldn't believe I was actually traveling with DB. Keep it up! 😀

Today I had my theoretical exam for the new Régiolis trains, I passed x3 Another new train learned :D Now I have arrived in Düsseldorf for a nice weekend with furry friends, let’s celebrate 🎉 Just checked in ~

My training for these trains is almost done, today I was finally driving one of them for the first time ever :D And I was on time!

I’m learning the new train ~

Today it began, my training for the new trains for the international local train traffic between Germany and France, dragon is learning a new train. Today was only theory though, tomorrow I’ll actually get my claws on it.