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Owner: Valdosta Railway
Model:UNKNOWN UNKNOWNBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Notes:VR Sr2 3217
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w/b train led by VR Sr2 #3217 arrived from Helsinki
Title:  w/b train led by VR Sr2 #3217 arrived from Helsinki
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/14/2004  Upload Date: 6/14/2022 2:58:11 PM
Location:  Turku, FI
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
3215  - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3215 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A four coach Intercity is approaching Helsinki station.
Photo Date:  11/24/2007  Upload Date: 7/11/2010 5:07:43 AM
Location:  Helsinki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
 3235 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3235 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Took the picture at minus 26C/15F and loaded it up at 30C/86F, that is rail spotting at Finland.
Photo Date:  1/6/2010  Upload Date: 7/11/2010 5:07:44 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  335   Comments: 1
3212 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3212 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The 46 Sr2 locomotives of VR (Finnish Railways) are based on the Swiss Re 460. They are used in Intercity and heavy freight services.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:23:55 AM
Location:  Herrala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Sr2 engines are the strongest and fastest locomotives of the VR. They are able to attain speeds of over 210 kilometres per hour (130 mph) on line service. Here it pulls a local Helsinki-Lahti train.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:23:57 AM
Location:  Herrala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  VR Group is continuously developing its environmental activities and turn therefore to green livery this year. This makes this double Intercity composition to Joensuu and Kajaani into a hybrid coloured train.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:23:58 AM
Location:  Herrala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
3245 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3245 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Sr2 engines are used on both passenger trains and freight trains, and they are the primary locomotives of the fast InterCity trains in Finland. In 1992, VR odered the first 20, and later another 20 was ordered with 12 options. Finally only six of the 12 options were transformed into orders, so the total number of Sr2 class came to be 46. Here it is with Intercity IC68 on the way to Helsinki. In first position a green business double deck coach.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:23:59 AM
Location:  Motti/Lahti, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The combination of two Intercity trains from Helsinki bound for Joensuu (eastern Finland) and Kajaani (middle Finland) has a 6 + 7 mix of single and double deck coaches. The Kajaani section will run for another 450 km from here on.
Photo Date:  7/9/2010  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 7:24:02 AM
Location:  Herrala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
3225 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3225 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Intercity IC175 from Helsinki to Tampere crossing the bridge at Haemeenlinna
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 3:36:30 AM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
3225 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3225 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  After connections from Helsinki to Haemeenlinna and St. Petersburg had been made connection to the city Tampere (Swedish Tammerfors) was next to get state approval. In 1874 the line were commissioned connecting Haemeenlinna to Tampere. Here a Intercity pulled by Sr2 3225 on the way from Haemeenlinna io Tampere.
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 3:36:32 AM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A freight train comes along the lake Vanajavesi at Haemmenlinna. General purpose wagons - Gbln and one Gbls - are on the hook of the VR Sr2 engine.
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 3:36:33 AM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
+r2 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  +r2 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  IC2 180 is crossing the bridge at Haemeenlinna and heading for Haemeenlinna station and later to Riihimaeki and Helsinki. Between Haemeenlinna and Helsinki it will use the first railroad connection in Finland, which was opened 1862. The track was 1862 96 km long, singled tracked and expected to carry one train a day. Knut Adolf Ludvig Stjernvall was construction manager, and came under criticism for the project cost, resigning in 1861. It seems, same kind of problems we face today !
Photo Date:  7/23/2010  Upload Date: 7/24/2010 3:36:28 AM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
3208 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3208 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Intercity from Helsinki to Tampere approches Riihimaeki in the first sunbeams of a cold morning.
Photo Date:  10/23/2010  Upload Date: 10/31/2010 2:04:14 PM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
3214 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3214 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A freight train is pulled by a Sr2 type out of Riihimaeki freight yard to the mainline Tampere - Helsinki. While first frost covers the ground the nose of Sr2 is pasted by last night snow fall over middle of Finland.
Photo Date:  10/23/2010  Upload Date: 10/30/2010 6:28:40 PM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
3214 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3214 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Sr2 with a freight train slows down on the third track, outbound from Riihimaeki yard, to change to the mainline after the commuter Sm2-train passes by.
Photo Date:  10/23/2010  Upload Date: 10/31/2010 2:04:12 PM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
3213 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3213 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Finnish Railways in winter operation: A InterCity train from Helsinki to Joensuu whirls up a snow cloud behind.
Photo Date:  1/3/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2011 9:38:00 AM
Location:  Kouvola, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Kiitos paljon ... or in english "many thanks" for the unknown driver, who put his Sr2 engine just in front of me at Kouvola station.
Photo Date:  1/3/2011  Upload Date: 1/5/2011 9:38:01 AM
Location:  Kouvola, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
3212 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3212 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Peep through the pylon structure to frame the VR Sr2 unit number 3212.
Photo Date:  4/19/2011  Upload Date: 4/20/2011 11:46:19 AM
Location:  Jokela, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
3217 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3217 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity train from Lathi to Helsinki on the last part of the high-speed line.
Photo Date:  4/19/2011  Upload Date: 4/20/2011 11:46:22 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3238 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The overnight CarTrain Kolari - Helsinki (almost a 1000 km / 620 miles distance) arrives soon in the main capital in the south of Finland. VR operates the older blue sleeping cars on this route.
Photo Date:  4/19/2011  Upload Date: 4/20/2011 11:46:26 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
3225 and 3231 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3225 and 3231 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Two Sr2 pulling back a Intercity train from Helsinki station through Pasila to the big Helsinki yard of Ilmala, 5 km / 4 miles north of Helsinki central station.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/6/2012 8:01:47 AM
Location:  Pasila, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  210   Comments: 1
3244 and 3236 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3244 and 3236 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Another double pack of Sr2 units heading to Helsinki central station to take up an Intercity assignment. In the background the roofs of Pasila roundhouses depot and in first sun its administration building.
Photo Date:  12/28/2011  Upload Date: 1/6/2012 8:01:50 AM
Location:  Pasila, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  This Sr2 is one in new green "environment" livery. In December 2007 VR published 12 environmental promises, which it intends to fulfil by 2012.
Photo Date:  1/3/2012  Upload Date: 1/4/2012 2:19:45 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  263   Comments: 1
3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  VR is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2012. The actual date of the anniversary is 17 March, which is when scheduled railway services began between Helsinki and Hämeenlinna in 1862. The year will celebrate the history of Finnish railways and the importance of railway services as an ecofriendly, versatile form of transport. VR decided to switch to green livery, to show the change in new environment commitments.
Photo Date:  1/3/2012  Upload Date: 1/4/2012 2:19:50 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  206   Comments: 1
3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  At first light of a snowing day, a double lead of Sr2 engines bring an intercity to Helsinki.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:17 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
3227 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3227 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The 9 am freight train leaving Riihimaeki yard southwards in heavy snowfall.
Photo Date:  1/21/2012  Upload Date: 1/21/2012 10:01:22 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  198   Comments: 2
3239 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3239 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  An Sr2 on Helsinki - Turku Intercity service is leaving Karjaa station.
Photo Date:  7/4/2012  Upload Date: 7/9/2012 5:01:19 PM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3221 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  VR intercity Helsinki to Turku arrives at Kaarja for a short stop.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 1/1/2013 12:42:20 PM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity train from Helsinki to Tampere arrvives at Riihimäki station to pick up some holiday travellers.
Photo Date:  12/26/2012  Upload Date: 12/26/2012 11:17:03 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  160   Comments: 2
32xx - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  32xx - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity train from Lahti to Helsinki on the highspeed line at the Lähdemäki siding (four line track).
Photo Date:  12/28/2012  Upload Date: 12/28/2012 12:07:18 PM
Location:  L, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  181   Comments: 1
3227 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3227 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  In 2009, VR changed its corporate colour to green, according to the new environmental marketing effort, and has currently repainted about half of its rolling stock.
Photo Date:  12/28/2012  Upload Date: 12/28/2012 12:07:26 PM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Visit at Ilmala depot at Helsinki.
Photo Date:  1/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/28/2015 4:20:29 PM
Location:  Ilmala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
3232 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3232 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity Turku - Helsinki stops at Karjaa, to pick up some passengers for Helsinki saturday shopping.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:27 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
3232 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3232 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  As the line Turku - Karjaa has every second hour a service, the catenary gets ice at freezing temperature and therefore sparks are all along the way.
Photo Date:  1/26/2013  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 8:25:47 AM
Location:  Karjaa, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
3206 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3206 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Long distance IC 48 from Oulu in Lappland, departure 06:30 am, is leaving Haemeenlinna station and is bound for Helsinki, were it arrives 01:52 pm.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/27/2013 1:13:59 PM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
3206 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3206 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The Sr2 type is by origin a Swiss construction. 119 Re 460 units were delivered to Swiss Federal Railways SBB in normal central european gauge. For the Finnish broad gauge a modification of the bogies was necessary. For the Swiss Re 460 go to my album - Swiss Special Promotion Colours on Re 460/465.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/27/2013 1:14:02 PM
Location:  Haemeenlinna, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
3211 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3211 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Those pylons and catenary makes it always a bit difficult to catch a train.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:48 AM
Location:  Iittala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The intercity IC82 from eastern town of Kuopio on the way to main capital Helsinki.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:52 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  121   Comments: 1
3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  This Sr2 is today assigned to freight services and is approaching Turenki station with a mixed freight consist.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:11:56 AM
Location:  Turenki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3230 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The bell no longer rings as trains are passing at 1862 built Turenki station.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:12:00 AM
Location:  Turenki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  160   Comments: 1
3231 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3231 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  The intercity class IC2, which usually has 4 coaches, is extended for morning rush hour service.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:12:07 AM
Location:  Riihimaeki, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
3236 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3236 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity IC49 on the way to Rovaniemi in northern Lappland, where it will arrive 8 hours later.
Photo Date:  2/27/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 4:12:11 AM
Location:  Iittala, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3222 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A northbound IC2 train to Tampere.
Photo Date:  6/24/2013  Upload Date: 6/25/2013 4:48:18 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
3228 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3228 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  This VR IC2 passes underneath the flyover high speed line to Lahti.
Photo Date:  6/24/2013  Upload Date: 6/25/2013 4:48:22 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3246 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity train southbound to Helsinki main station.
Photo Date:  6/24/2013  Upload Date: 6/25/2013 4:48:26 AM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
3205 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3205 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A rather short freight consist this sunny morning.
Photo Date:  7/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/29/2013 2:39:05 PM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
3208 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3208 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Intercity from Lahti on the highspeed track to Helsinki.
Photo Date:  7/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/29/2013 2:39:15 PM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
3213 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3213 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A short Intercity, so called IC2, train pulled by a Sr2 class.
Photo Date:  7/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/29/2013 2:39:25 PM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
3218 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3218 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  A Intercity heading north pulled by 3218.
Photo Date:  7/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/29/2013 2:39:38 PM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
3223 - VR Finnish Railways
Title:  3223 - VR Finnish Railways
Description:  Just passing the highspeed overfly a Intercity IC1 on the way to Helsinki.
Photo Date:  7/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/29/2013 2:39:46 PM
Location:  Kerava, FI
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
Categories: 
Locomotives:  VR Sr2(UNKNOWN)
Views:  119   Comments: 0


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