Steam train from Realp - Furka toward Oberwald arrives in Gletsch (1757m asl) in the afternoon sun. In the background the 'Furkapassstrasse' (road over the Furkapass, 2429m asl)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB), former Furka-Oberalp-Bahn (FO), is pulling the train 133 from Realp over the Furka pass to Oberwald.

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 9 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) with train 133 from Realp over the Furka to Oberwald, below Furka station. This 2-6-0 T locomotive was built by SLM Win... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 9 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) with train 133 from Realp over the Furka to Oberwald, below Furka station. This 2-6-0 T locomotive was built by SLM Win... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB), former Furka-Oberalp-Bahn (FO), is turned on the turntable at Oberwald for the return journey to Realp.

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB), former Furka-Oberalp-Bahn (FO), is pulling the train from Realp over the Furka pass to Oberwald.

Steam train Realp - Oberwald in the station Furka (2160m asl) in the morning sun

Steam loc meeting in the station Furka (2160m asl): Steam train from Oberwald toward Realp (right) waits the passing from the opposite train in the beautiful landscape in the Swiss Mountains

Tackling the 11 % grade of the Furka between Tiefenbach and Furka station, with cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the DFB and a very experienced crew.

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 9, built by SLM Winterthur in 1914 and lettered as BFD 9 (Brig-Furka-Disentis or BFD was the name of the company then), is reserve this day, stabled in the new wo... (more)

Two steamtrains of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke ready to go in Realp DFB. HG 3/4 # 1 on the left is just starting her "Blue Train" for the Furka, Gletsch and Oberwald. HG 3/4 # 4 on t... (more)

The cogwheel steam locomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke is reaching the rack section near the Tiefenbach station when running down the mountain. The driver slowed down the trai... (more)

Furka on 2163 meter a.s.l. is the highest station of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (Steam railway Furka mountain line). The cogwheel locomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the former Furka-Oberalp Bahn (FO) i... (more)

Firing the cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 with a loaded 4 car train on the 11.0 % grade up to the Furka. Boiler pressure needle shows 13,5 bar (192 PSI), the coal is of good quality and the f... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotives of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) under steam in the shed of Realp, ready for pulling special trains in the afternoon. On the left HG 3/4 # 1 from 1913, brought ba... (more)