The direct route from A to B is not always the best. If the gradient is too steep, an additional loop is an advantage. Around 1906, for example, the engineers used this spiral-shaped track guide t... (more)

Train 4640 from Tirano to St.Moritz, pulled by "Allegra" ABe 8/12 # 3513, is crossing the 142 meter long and 7 to 17 meter high Brusio spiral viaduct on the way to the Bernina pass. The ... (more)

Northbound train 4648 of the Rhaetian Railway Bernina line from Tirano to St.Moritz is rounding the spiral near Brusio, pulled by "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3513. On the Bernina line, ... (more)

At 7.13 PM, the second last train of the day, "Allegra" ABe 8/12 # 3514, pulling two empty freight cars for log, is running through the spiral of the Brusio viaduct from Tirano to Poschiavo (and f... (more)

Over night, a breath of snow fell at Brusio, which is on 780 meter a.s.l. "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3503 of the RhB is pulling the 6 car regional train 4640 from Tirano to St.Moritz towards the... (more)

"Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3506 is pulling the BERNINA EXPRESS 951 with six panorama cars from Chur via the Albula and Bernina line to Tirano, winding through the curves above the station of Bru... (more)

The iconic spiral viaduct of Brusio in the "blue hour", with the three "Campascio"-granite figures "Grande Figura Femminile", "Unione Granitica" and "Mater Luce e Trapasso" of the homegrown stone ... (more)

Night is falling at 5.20 PM in the Albula valley, when "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3502 is pulling the six panorama cars of the BERNINA EXPRESS (BEX 950) from Tirano to Chur over the 65 metre hig... (more)

"Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3502 is pulling BERNINA EXPRESS BEX 951 from Chur to Tirano along the Lago Bianco on the Bernina pass line of the RhB.

"Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3505 is pulling Regio 1644 from Tirano to St.Moritz along the Lago Bianco.

The 65 metre high Landwasser viaduct, which has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Albula Bernina since 2008, bridges the Landwasser creek with 6 arches of 20 metres span width, with a curve r... (more)

On a beautiful early winter day, the "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3508 of the Rhaetian Railway is pulling train 1640 from Tirano to St.Moritz along the Lago Bianco (which is not frozen yet), cross... (more)

"Allegra" ABe 8/12 # 3514 is pulling the Interregio 1141 from Chur via the Albula line to St.Moritz, formed by a permanently coupled 6 car ALVRA trainset, with 2266 meter high Montalin m... (more)

"Allegra" ABe 8/12 # 3514 is pulling a permanently coupled 6 car ALVRA trainset and a blue dining car in the rear as Interregio 1137 from Chur to St.Moritz through the Val Bever.