Cogwheel steamlocomotives H 2/3 # 17, built in 1925 by the SLM Winterthur for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (VRB), and H 1/2 # 7 from 1873, unique operational cogwheel steamlocomotive with an upright boil... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive H 1/2 # 7, built in 1873 by the SLM Winterthur for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (VRB) in front of the ship station in Vitznau. This locomotive is exhibited in the Swiss Museum of... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 3 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1937, reached 1 Mio. kilometers since delivering this days. Here it is standing on the turntable of Vitznau, which is beeing rebuilt with ... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 of the Rigi Bahnen, in the publicity paint scheme for the Migros Zentralscheiz (large retailer), is entering Vitznau station with train CC 1116 from Rigi Kulm. On the ... (more)

Small battery shunter Ta 2/2 # 1 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1982 by StadlerRail for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn. This is the only driven vehicle of the Rigi Bahnen, which has no cogwheel drive, but a ... (more)

Now, the world unique turntable with 3 crossing standard gauge rack-tracks (Riggenbach cogwheel system) of the Rigi Bahnen, developed by the engineer Theo Stolz, is finished. In addition to turnin... (more)

Cogwheel push-pull train of the Rigi Bahnen with railcar BDhe 4/4 # 22 and cab car Bt # 32 is running the train CC 1127 from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm, crossing the Schnurtobel bridge between Mittlersc... (more)

New and unique worldwide! The rack railroad from Vitznau to the Rigi, opened in 1871 as the first mountain railroad in Europe, already had a turntable with two intersecting rack tracks at the bott... (more)

Winter is back on the Rigi mountain. First train of the day from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm is leaving Rigi Staffel, with cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 22 shoving cab car Bt # 32 and a low loader freight ... (more)

The rack railroad from Vitznau to the Rigi, opened in 1871 as the first mountain railroad in Europe, already had a turntable with two intersecting rack tracks at the bottom station to enable the c... (more)

Cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5 (built in 1965 by SLM, SIG and BBC with 1200 HP) of the Rigi Bahnen is running down the 25.0 % grade below Grubisbalm with train CC 1110 from Rigi Kulm to Vitznau. Th... (more)

As second train CC 1115 of the Rigibahnen from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm, this morning came cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 22 with cab car Bt # 32 up the 25.0 grade between Mittlerschwanden and Grubisbalm... (more)

Cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5 (built in 1965 by SLM, SIG and BBC) of the Rigi Bahnen is running down the 25.0 % grade below Freibergen towards Grubisbalm through a rock cut, with first train CC 11... (more)

Cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5 (built in 1965 by SLM, SIG and BBC) of the Rigi Bahnen is running up the 25.0 % grade below Grubisbalm and Freibergen with train CC 1133 from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm. Th... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1953, is running down the 25.0 % grade between Freibergen and Grubisbalm as second train CC 1134 from Rigi Kulm to Vitznau. This railcar g... (more)