Like I told in my previous post, Haapamäki used to be a strong railway village. Here’s a look at the station area. The white building to the left is the former station restaurant, the yellow building the former station. Back then there were no restaurant cars, so trains would stop for long times and theContinue reading “Greeting The Killer Locomotive”
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The Riddle Of The Station
I went on along the Eastern border and reached a municipality called Rautjärvi. The place is rather small, and the biggest thing there is a large cardboard factory. The municipality’s veins are highway number 6 and the Karelian railroad track, which go directly through it. The current Rautjärvi Municipality was formed in 1973, when theContinue reading “The Riddle Of The Station”
Up In Smoke
My weekend getaway in my home town was coming to a close. I was in no hurry to get back home, so I decided to make the most out of my trip. The Guardian’s article in January had listed the most beautiful rural railroads in Europe, and they had chosen the track between Oulu andContinue reading “Up In Smoke”
A Bloody End of the Line
Once I was in the car with my friends, I explained to them where we were heading and why. A couple of weeks ago I had had a dream that I visited this place with one of my two friends who was with me that day, and an old childhood friend. We went there inContinue reading “A Bloody End of the Line”