Train 1115 of the Rigi Bahnen from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm just above Rigi Staffel, with the former Hotel Felchlin. Cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5, built in 1965 by SLM, SIG and BBC, is shoving 3 cars... (more)

The second train of the day from Arth Goldau to Rigi Kulm, 121, with cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 13 (built 1954) with cab car Bt # 23 (built 1960) is on the about 19.0 % grade below Rigi Staffel s... (more)

Two train of the Rigi Bahnen running parallel up the mountain on a grade of 20.0 % between Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm. In the foreground cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 12 (1949, former Arth-Rigi-Bahn... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 1, built in 1937 for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn by SLM and BBC, is running the second train 1122 of the Rigi Bahnen from Rigi Kulm to Rigi Kaltbad, and stopped in Rigi Staffe... (more)

Cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 12 (built 1949 by SLM and SAAS for the Arth-Rigi-Bahn) with cab car Bt # 22 (1958) of the Rigi Bahnen are running down the mountain as train 158 from Rigi Kulm to Arth ... (more)

Cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 1 of the Rigi Bahnen, built in 1937 by SLM and BBC for the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (VRB), running slowly (max 12 km/h) down the mountain below Rigi Kulm, as second train 1146 ... (more)

First down running train of the Rigibahnen from Rigi Kulm down to Arth Goldau, 120, below Rigi Kulm. Cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 12 (built 1949 by SLM and SAAS), cab car Bt # 22 (built 1958) and a... (more)

The last upgoing train of the Rigibahnen, 271 from Arth Goldau to Rigi Kulm, just reached Rigi Staffel station, with a few passengers only. Cab car Bt # 21 (built 1958) and cogwheel railcar BDhe 2... (more)

Electric cogwheel-railcar BDhe 2/4 #14 built in 1967 by SLM / SAAS and driving trailer Bt #24 also from 1967 are climbing Mount Rigi on a beautiful late Summer Sunday. Lake Lucerne and Mount Pilat... (more)

Electric cogwheel-railcar BDhe 2/4 #7 built in 1925 by SIG / SLM and MFO is climbing Mount Rigi with two open cars on a beautiful late Summer Sunday. Lake Lucern and Mount Pilatus (2,128.5 m (6,98... (more)

Left local train uphill toward Rigi Kulm, right rail car waits for the next work

In 2021, the Rigibahnen will celebrate 150 years since the inauguration of the first cogwheel railway in Europe from Vitznau to the Rigi mountain in 1871 (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn VRB). In 1873, the Swis... (more)

A probably worldwide unique situation, two railroad vehicles on a turntable, not one behind the other, but shifted by 90 degrees. The turntable of the Rigibahnen in Vitznau has both a straight tra... (more)

More then 11 years ago, the cogwheel steamlocomotive H 1/2 # 7 of the Rigibahnen was operational already, before it went back to the Swiss museum of transport. The locomotive is standing on the tr... (more)

In 2021, the Rigibahnen will celebrate 150 years since the inauguration of the first cogwheel railway in Europe from Vitznau to the Rigi mountain in 1871 (Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn VRB). In 1873, the Swis... (more)