View from the Matthorn (2041 meter a.s.l.) to the Esel (donkey) mountain (2119 meter), part of the Pilatus massif. On the world's steepest cogwheel railway with grades of up to 48.0 % from Alpnach... (more)

Cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 26 and # 21 of the Pilatusbahnen, both built in 1937, are following each other on sight distance through the Eselwand, running as part of train CC 17 from Alpnachstad t... (more)

Brand new cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/2 # 41 of the Pilatus-Bahnen, the world's steepest rack railway with up to 48.0 %, running through the Eselwand (donkey wall) as train CC 17 from Alpnachstad to Pi... (more)

The Pilatus cogwheel railway from Alpnachstad to the Pilatus is by far the steepest rack railroad in the world. It is the only one to use the Locher system, in which two cogwheels engage laterally... (more)