. American engineer and railroad journal . ROAD AT LUCERNE. the way up Mont Blanc, though there are some tremendousdifficulties to be overcome. The illustrations given are from photographs by Jullien,of Geneva. One shows the Gutsch road at Lucerne. Thisis a cable line, and is almost the only one of the mountainroads having a double track. The second shows a view taken on the rack-railroadup Mont Pilatus, which is worked by locomotives ; it wellillustrates the wild nature of the scenery, and some of theengineering difficulties which had to be overcome. The third is a view on the Righi Railroad,
. American engineer and railroad journal . ROAD AT LUCERNE. the way up Mont Blanc, though there are some tremendousdifficulties to be overcome. The illustrations given are from photographs by Jullien,of Geneva. One shows the Gutsch road at Lucerne. Thisis a cable line, and is almost the only one of the mountainroads having a double track. The second shows a view taken on the rack-railroadup Mont Pilatus, which is worked by locomotives ; it wellillustrates the wild nature of the scenery, and some of theengineering difficulties which had to be overcome. The third is a view on the Righi Railroad, also a rack-rail line worked by steam ; while the fourth shows thelower terminus of the Righi road. The appearance of thelocomotives, built to work on an incline, is peculiar whenthey are brought down on a level, as in this view. A variety of engines are used on these roads. A verycommon form has a vertical boiler set on a bare platformor frame which carries the cylinders and other machinery. y»\. LXVI. No. g.] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 413.
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