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The metropolis on the Rhine is the railway hub of the West. Already in 1843, the route via Aachen to the major Belgian port city of Antwerp was passed operation - it was the first border cross-terminated railway line in Europe.
In the long-distance services of Cologne Hauptbahnhof has until today an outstanding importance. Extensive freight multiple goods and marshalling stations was required, which meant that there were seven rail operations works in Cologne to the steam locomotive time overall. The eventful history of the Hohenzollern bridge is the focus of this current Special Edition from the railway journal editor's own contribution. Of course also the port railways as well as the Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG, which produced 20,000 1970 diesel locomotives belong to the railway in Cologne. The booklet is illustrated with many previously unreleased photos is rounded off by a chronicle.
