THIS Happened When I Went Freight Train Spotting at Köln Süd 🇩🇪!

Freight train spotting at Köln-Süd station in Germany 🇩🇪 — with non-stop diverted rail freight traffic, rare locomotives, and heavy cargo trains! Cologne is located on a crucial international freight corridor linking the Port of Rotterdam with the German and Swiss hinterland. Due to engineering works closing the Rechte Rheinstrecke and limiting capacity on the Montzen Route (Antwerp corridor), an extraordinary volume of diverted freight traffic converged directly on Köln-Süd via the Linke Rheinstrecke. From heavy international container flows and diverted freight to track maintenance machines and historic railway equipment, this turned out to be an unforgettable day of trainspotting. 📋 What you will see in this video: • Non-stop international freight traffic at Köln-Süd • Diverted trains due to the Rechte Rheinstrecke closure • Heavy cargo on the Rotterdam – Germany – Switzerland corridor • Diverted freight trains between Germany & Antwerp (via Venlo & Roosendaal) • Wide variety of modern locomotives and freight operators • Work trains & historic railway vehicles in action • 📍 Location: Köln-Süd station, Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪 🚆 Featuring: International rail freight, heavy cargo, diverted trains, historic equipment 🎥 Quality: 4K 60fps ⏱️ Timestamps / Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:22 Stunning SETG livery 0:50 Voith gravita 1:24 Full speed 2:01 Extremely long mixed goods 3:00 Surprise diesel rolling in 3:18 My favourite trains 3:45 Historical trains 7:20 Antwerp diversions 11:33 Tanker train 15:50 Class66 blocked If you enjoy freight trains, locomotive sound, and international rail action, make sure to Subscribe to RailCargoMotion for more 4K railway videos from the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany! 👍 Enjoyed the video? Leave a like and Hype the video to help it reach more railfans around the world! For a playlist with my other videos similar to this one click here:    • Cargo train spots   ❤️ Want to support RailCargoMotion a little extra? You can do so directly through YouTube using Super Thanks: • Click or tap Super Thanks below this video • Choose the amount you would like to contribute • Add a personal message if you wish • Select Buy and Send Every contribution helps me visit new locations and continue producing new trainspotting videos in 4K. Of course, donating is completely optional — simply watching, liking, hyping and subscribing already helps the channel enormously. Thank you very much for your support! #FreightTrain #Trainspotting #FreightTrains #Railfan #RailFreight #KölnSüd #Cologne #GermanRailways #FreightTrainSpotting #TrainDiversions #InternationalFreight #PortOfRotterdam #PortOfAntwerp #MontzenRoute #EuropeanFreight #RailCargo