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King of the hill

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Lucie Maluck, Images by Robert Hack

Up to 4,000 wagons are shunted around every day at Europe´s biggest marshalling yard. Without reliable freight locomotives, everything would come to a standstill.
Maschen, Germany

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Goods trains arriving from different places are re-sorted at the Maschen marshaling yard.
All processes at the marshaling yard are electronically controlled. Hill supervisor, Peter Bagdahn, only has to check that the trucks roll onto the right sorting tracks.
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