Rainbow over cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 "Weisshorn" of the DFB, ready for departure in Gletsch with the first train of the day down to Oberwald. # 6 has to go down the rack sections alway... (more)

The name of the cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke is "Weisshorn", and so is the name of the wonderful white pyramid in the background, 4506 meter (13... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 (former Visp-Zermatt Bahn) is crossing the Rotten bridge below Gletsch. In the background from left Pizzo Nero, Pizzo Gallina and Mittaghorn.

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 "Weisshorn" of the DFB (former Visp-Zermatt Bahn) with a mixed freight/passenger in the Furkareuss gorge near Realp. The cars are B 4222 (built 1890 for the Vis... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 # 6 of the DFB with a mixed passenger/freight train on the Steffenbach bridge on a grade of 11.0 %. Cars are B 4222 (built 1890), X 2916 (former Gk of the Furka Obe... (more)

Light oil fired cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 7 "Breithorn" is leaving Oberwald up to Gletsch with the last shuttle train of the day and the 2011 season. Till october 02, there is a reduced serv... (more)

The engineer of HG 2/3 7 "Breithorn" is greeting his collegue in the postal car with the steam whistle when they are meeting below Gletsch. Light fuel oil fired HG 2/3 7 was former Visp-Zermatt (V... (more)

With the second train on the first day of public steam trafic between Oberwald and Gletsch, HG 2/3 6 of DFB is entering Rhonequelle station (this 'station' has no switch!) on the ride up to Gletsc... (more)

Father (left) is fireing today and his son is on the throttle and helping with the firebox door, when cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 2/3 is rocking and rolling up the grade of 11.0 % from Realp towar... (more)

Steamtrain with locomotive HG 2/3 7, "Steam-Pub" WR-S 2227 and "Belle Epoque" B 2225 is slowly gliding down on the rack section over the 106 metre long Grengiols viaduct. The main span of this 191... (more)

After the steamtrain was overtaken by the Glacier Express 902 (see picture ID 293340) in Reckingen, it followed for the last leg of the journey till Oberwald. HG 2/3 7 BREITHORN has a operational ... (more)

Steamtrain of the MGB with HG 2/3 7 on his easy trip down the valley from Oberwald to Brig, in the background the 3586 metre high Galenstock, the top hidden behind clouds. On the left, the road al... (more)

4 minutes after picture ID 293347 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=293347 the steamtrain gained about 80 metre highness through the spiral tunnel and the photographer moved quickly to... (more)

After leaving Grengiols station, the steamtrain of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn entered the next cogwheel section, which is lifting the train on a grade of 9.0 % over the 106 metre long Grengiols ... (more)

The steamtrain with cogwheel locomotive HG 2/3 7 BREITHORN of the former Visp-Zermatt-Bahn has just passed station and village of Gluringen and is heading for Reckingen (VS), where the loc will ta... (more)