Dangerous? No, the two cogwheel-trains run very slowly downhill. They arrive at Rigi Staffel (1604 meters over sealevel). The red train runs from Rigi Kulm (1750 meters over sealevel) to Vitznau, ... (more)

What a beautiful winterday in the Swiss Mountains: Two trains arrives at Rigi Staffel (1604 meters over sealevel) on the left side. The blue train runs from Rigi Kulm (1750 meters over sealevel) t... (more)

Veterans in daily service... On a beautiful winter day with fog in the valleys the Rigi mountain has high season and every available wheel is running. Lots of skiers, sledge people, hikers and su... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcar BDhe 2/4 # 3 from 1937 is shoving car B 16 up the 25.0 % grade below Staffelhöhe towards Rigi Kulm, with railcar # 4 following on sight distance.

BDhe 4/4 # 5 is a unique cogwheel railcar of the Rigibahnen, built in 1965 with 752 kW. With two aditional cars the railcar just left Rigi Staffel in direction of Vitznau, with Rigi Kulm in the ba... (more)

The worldwide oldest electric cogwheel railcar, BDhe 2/3 # 6 from 1911 of the former Arth-Rigi Bahn (ARB) in regular service on this beautiful autumn day when everybody wished to enjoy the sun and... (more)

Drivers view from the electric cogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5 of the Rigibahnen when riding down from Rigi Kulm to Rigi Staffel, with the sea of fog and Pilatus mountain in the background.

On this beautiful autumn sunday, with fog in the valley, even the oldest rolling stock of the Rigibahnen was needed for regular service. In the foreground electric gogwheel railcar BDhe 4/4 # 5 wi... (more)

Electric cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 from 1953 just left Rigi Staffelhöhe station for Vitznau, down in the fog, followed on sight distance by Bhe 2/4 # 3 from 1937.

Electric cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 4 from 1953 below Rigi Staffelhöhe station with "the sea of fog" and the alps in the background.

Much traffic on a beautiful autumnday in Rigi Staffel (1604 meters over sealevel): in the station the red train from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm, one blue train (right) has left the station to Rigi Kulm ... (more)

Localtrain from Arth-Goldau to Rigi Kulm (1750 meters over sealevel) near the upper station. In the background the sea of fog over the Lake Lucerne and the famous mountain Pilatus

Old and new in the station Rigi Staffel (1604 meters over sealevel): left the old railcar #7 is waiting, built in 1929, right the train from Arth-Goldau to Rigi Kulm

No, it's not dangerous! During the train is waiting for the continuation of one's journey in the station Rigi Kaltbad First (the track is occupied of another railcar), a man on a unicycle crosses ... (more)

This train arrives in Rigi Kaltbad First. Note the special flexible switch