mountain railways
Steep-grade rail systems
Mountain railways are rail systems designed to climb steep gradients, typically using special mechanisms like rack-and-pinion gearing, cable traction, or funicular counterbalancing.
They serve both transportation and tourism in mountainous terrain: The mountain railway carried us to the summit.
Swiss mountain railways are particularly famous for engineering feats through the Alps.
- cable carWire-suspended passenger vehicle
- funicularCable-pulled incline transport
- panoramic viewsBroad, expansive sightlines
- scenic overlookDesignated viewing location
- inclined planeTilted flat surface
viaduct · snow tunnel · scenic routes · switchback · Alps · Himalayas · heritage railways · rack-and-pinion · Andes · Japanese Alps · Carpathians · Rockies · high altitude · Pyrenees · trains · cog · steep gradient · adventure travel
- Swiss sceneryAlps, Matterhorn, Eiger, chalets, alpine meadows
- Austria TravelVienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Austrian Alps, Tyrol
- hill stationsDarjeeling, Lansdowne, Ella, summer retreat
- Scenic TrainsOrient Express, Trans-Siberian, Jacobite, scenic routes, panoramic windows
- South Asian Railwaysrail tracks, train station, passenger trains, passenger train, freight trains
- Swiss AlpsMatterhorn, Eiger, Dom, Grindelwald, St. Moritz
mountain railwayscable cars
Wire-pulled transit vehicles
funiculars · mountain roads · hiking trails · chairlifts · gondolas