Freight traffic is also important for the mountain railroad on the Rigi. There is no road leading up the mountain, all material for the supply of the hotels and restaurants, building material, con... (more)

Steam specialist Martin Horath, engineer of the Rigi Bahnen, head of the Goldau workplace and ironically calling himself a precious scrap clotterer, is lubricating the running gear of the cogwheel... (more)

Exactly 150 years after the inauguration of the first cogwheel mountain railroad in Europe, the Rigi Railway from Vitznau on the shores of Lake Lucerne to the Rigi (initially to Rigi Staffelhöhe)... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1953 for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn, in the publicity paint scheme for MIGROS Zentralschweiz (large retailer) with snow plow X # 102 in Rigi St... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive H 1/2 # 7, owned by the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne (VHS), is loaned to the Rigi Bahnen for the 150 years anniversary in 2021. The locomotive, built in 1873 by th... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive H 2/3 # 16 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1923 by the SLM Winterthur for the Rigi-Bahn (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn), shoving passenger cars B # 14 (built 1902) and # 15 (built 1899) ... (more)

View down to Rigi Staffel station on the occasion of the 150 years anniversary event of the Rigi Bahnen. From left to right are visible: Railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 in the MIGROS publicity paint scheme wi... (more)

Cogwheel snowblower locomotive He 2/3 # 8 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1930 by SLM and MFO for the Arth-Rigi-Bahn (ARB), in Rigi Staffel on the occasion of the 150 years anniversary event of the R... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 7 of the Rigi Bahnen on the occasion of the 150 years anniversary event above Rigi Staffel, together with rescue and overhead maintenance car X # 101. The rail... (more)

The two very experienced engineers of the cogwheel steamlocomotive H 1/2 # 7 of 1873 on Rigi Staffel. Paul Gwerder (left) and Martin Horath (right) were, together with other employees, involved du... (more)

This day, there was organized a large "parade" of 11 trains between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm, to celebrate the 150 years anniversary of the Rigi Bahnen, or more precisely the first cog... (more)

Three cogwheel steamtrains side by side in Rigi Staffel on the occasion of the 150 years anniversary event of the Rigi Bahnen. From left to right: H 2/3 # 16, built by SLM in 1923 for the Vitznau-... (more)

This is the worldwide oldest operational cogwheel railcar, BCFhe 2/3 # 6 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1911 by SLM, SWS and MFO for the Arth-Rigi-Bahn (ARB). Rebuilt in 1939 for 1500 V DC instead o... (more)

This day, there was organized a large "parade" of 11 trains between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm, to celebrate the 150 years anniversary of the Rigi Bahnen, or more precisely the first cog... (more)

This day, there was organized a large "parade" of 11 trains between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm, to celebrate the 150 years anniversary of the Rigi Bahnen, or more precisely the first cog... (more)