RE 6/6 spotted in Wädenswil ZH

Recently I was in Wädenswil and was able to photograph something nice. The RE 6/6 11630 "Herzogenbuchsee" with many tank cars.

The Re 620, Re 6/6 in the old numbering scheme, are six-axle, electric locomotives of the SBB-CFF-FFS, which were acquired as a replacement for the Ae 6/6 for heavy services on the Gotthardbahn.

The Re 6/6 is equipped with multiple unit train control together with Re 4/4II, Re 4/4III, Re 4/4IV and RBe 540. In passenger traffic they pull heavy passenger trains over the Gotthard route (as an alternative to a double heading of Re 4/4).

In freight traffic they are used all over Switzerland for heavy trains, on the Gotthard route very often together with an Re 4/4II or Re 4/4III. Such a couple is often referred to as "Re 10/10".

The RE 6/6 has a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph)

and a power output of 10,700 hp (8,000 kW). The RE 10/10 can pull a maximum train weight of 1,300 tonnes.

The RE 6/6 has a length of 19,310 mm (63 ft 4.2 in) and a weight of 120 t (118.1 long tons; 132.3 short tons).