the cogwheel track on the Rigi railway in Switzerland, Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn on a steep section of the line with railroad switch

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One in a series of 33 images from a summer trip with the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn a cogwheel railway line from Witznau 435 m to Rigi Kulm at an altitude of 1752 m. Dating back to 1871 it is the oldest mountaintop railway in Europe

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Size: 4608px × 3455px
Location: Vitznau/ Rigi Kulm, Lake Lucerne Vierwaldstättersee Switzerland Suisse Schweiz
Photo credit: © Grethe Ulgjell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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