Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 of the Pilatus Bahnen is running down at 9 km/h on a grade of 48 % through the donkey-wall (Eselwand) of the Pilatus mountain.

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 30 of the Pilatus Bahnen is the newest, built in 1967 by SLM and MFO with 175 kW (slightly more powerful then # 21 to # 28 of 1937). Since 2017, this car has a golden pu... (more)

Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 24 of the Pilatus Bahnen (PB), which was built in 1937 when the line was electrified, is running up to the Pilatus over the Mattalp as train CC 21. Here the grade is estimated on... (more)

Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 21 of the Pilatus Bahnen (PB), which was built in 1937 when the line was electrified, is running slowly down over the Mattalp, where the grade is estimated only half of the maxim... (more)

About half way up the mountain Pilatus, there is the crossing station Aemsigen on 1355 meter a.s.l. Railcars Bhe 1/2 # 22 and # 24 can be seen. Instead of switches, which are not possible with the... (more)

Cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 21 and # 22 of the Pilatus Bahnen, the two oldest of the series built in 1937, are running up the mountain over the Mattalp, between Aemsigen crossing station and Pilat... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 21 of the Pilatus Bahnen (PB) is running down the mountain with 9 km/h trough the Eselwand (Donkey-wall. The mountain is named Esel / Donkey) as train CC 16 from Pilatus... (more)

View from Pilatus Kulm to the uppermost section of the Pilatus Bahn. Cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 22 and # 28, running as train CC 25 from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, will shortly arriving the top... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 30 of the Pilatus Bahn, newest vehicle and built in 1967, has a golden publicity paint scheme since 2017 for the famous Karl F. Bucherer luxury watchmaker of Lucerne, fo... (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)

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)

The flowering time of the alpine crocus (Crocus albiflorus) is immediately after the snow melts. It stretches its bright white or purple calyx towards the sky. The enchanting spring flower on the ... (more)

The summit of Mt. Pilatus. Two trains (one is not visible) have already reached the station, two more are still climbing. The Pilatus railway is well worth a visit, obviously because of the scener... (more)

A railcar crosses the rock face on the south side of Mount Pilatus.

A Pilatus Bahnen railcar is headed down to Alpnachstad.