A view from the 10,135' summit on a Kodachrome day shows a GGB train descending with the Matterhorn in the background. The 100% rack railroad climbs 4,873' in 5.8 miles.
On the day of the Zermatt Gornergrat Marathon, all vehicles of the Gornergratbahn were in service to transport participants, spectators and supporters. Double railcars Bhe 4/8 # 3042 and # 3044 ar... (more)
On the double track section of the Gornergratbahn (GGB) between Riffelboden and Riffelalp, the two cogwheel double railcars Bhe 4/8 # 3043 (in the far distance left) and Bhe 4/8 # 3044 (foreground... (more)
Double track section of the Gornergratbahn (GGB) between Riffelalp and Riffelberg. Cogwheel double railcar Bhe 4/8 # 3044 from 1975 is running down the mountain on the 20.0 % grade.
If you come to Switzerland from Spain, with very few trains and a lot of graffiti, it is possible that you suffer the Stendhal syndrome: many and varied trains, very clean, impeccable punctuality,... (more)