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MY INTEREST IN THE BERLIN S-BAHN |
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Although I have been a life-long railroad enthusiast and came from a railroad family, it has only been in the past six years that I began exploring the railways on the European Continent with a vengeance. My first contact with the S-Bahn immediately occurred, not surprisingly, during my first visit to Berlin. While en route to Bahnhof Zoo on a mainline Deutsche Bahn train, I encountered my first S-Bahn sighting. I was greatly intrigued by the well- maintained pre-war equipment and great traction motor sounds. (Later I learned that some of these cars were nearly seventy years old...having been through the wild 1920's, dictatorship, World War II, the Cold War, and the reunification of Berlin.) I made up my mind to set out exploring the S-Bahn system the very next day. It was obvious that the S-Bahn was in a great transition stage following the reunification of Berlin and general modernization of the entire system was underway. I made aggressive efforts to photograph , video, and ride the old S-Bahn equipment before it disappeared completely from the Berlin cityscape. This site documents some of my personal activity during this period. I hope that you will find it enjoyable, particularly if you are a S-Bahn enthusiast like myself! -- John Morris-- --Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.--
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