Coghweel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 28 of the Pilatus Bahnen is running down from Pilatus Kulm towards Alpnachstad. This is the steepest cogwheel railway worldwide, with up to 48 % gradient. Most of the ra... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 22 of the Pilatus Bahnen is just reaching the station Pilatus Kulm, running up from Alpnachstad as train CC 23. The Pilatusbahn with a maximum grade of 48 % is the world... (more)

Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 22 of the steepest rack railroad in the world left Pilatus Kulm station as train CC 24 and is running along the Esel rock wall down to Alpnachstad, the travel time is about 40 mi... (more)

Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 28 of the steepest rack railroad in the world left Pilatus Kulm station as train CC 22 to Alpnachstad, the travel time is about 40 minutes. The view is from the 2106 meter high O... (more)

Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 22 of the steepest rack railroad in the world (what is written on the car in Russian!) descends below Pilatus Kulm as train CC 24 to Alpnachstad, the travel time is about 40 minu... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 24 and # 28 of the Pilatus Bahn are running up on the 48.0 % grade through the donkey wall as trains CC 17a and 17b, on sight distance. The Pilatus Bahn was op... (more)

Railcars Bhe 1/2 # 22 and # 28 of the world's steepest cogwheel railway, the Pilatus Bahn opened in 1889, near Pilatus Kulm. First railcar, coming up from Alpnachstad as train CC 25a, had to wait ... (more)

The world's steepest cogwheel railway (up to 48.0 %) from Alpnachstad up to the Pilatus mountain started the operation after the winter break 4 days ago only, because there is much snow in the upp... (more)

Cogwheel railcars Bhe 1/2 # 25 and # 22 of the Pilatus Bahnen above the Alpnachstad station. This vehicles were built in 1937, when the line was electrified, and will be replaced by new cars from ... (more)

View from Pilatus Kulm (2066 meter a.s.l) to the Alps and the uppermost part of the Pilatus cogwheel railway. Railcar Bhe 1/2 # 21 is nearing the top station running as train CC 29 up from Alpnach... (more)

The most spectacular part of the steepest cog railroad in the world leads at a gradient of 480 o/oo through the steep Donkey Wall, we are here about 1850 meters above sea level. Rack-and-pinion tr... (more)

In the top station of Pilatus Kulm, 2066 meter a.s.l., cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 21, built in 1937 by SLM and MFO with 155 kW, is ready for departure as train CC 28a down to Alpnachstad. The Pila... (more)

On the 4th day of operation after the winter break (which had to be prolonged for 2 weeks), cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 24 of the Pilatus Bahnen (PB) is running on a grade of 19.0 % over the Mattal... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 of the Pilatus Bahnen is running down at 9 km/h on a grade of 48 % through the donkey-wall (Eselwand) of the Pilatus mountain.

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 1/2 # 30 of the Pilatus Bahnen is the newest, built in 1967 by SLM and MFO with 175 kW (slightly more powerful then # 21 to # 28 of 1937). Since 2017, this car has a golden pu... (more)