opened on 21 May 1871, as the Rigibahn and the first mountain railway in Europe. A Swiss standard gauge rack railway it runs from Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne to Rigi.


"Century Geographical Readers"


Size: 3025px × 4724px
Location: Righi Railway, near Lucerne, Switzerland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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