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Alp Crum Buffet And Auto Flats |
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This photo shows, in the foreground, one of the more notable services provided on the Rhatische Bahn, an auto train service using flatcars. People use this service to get their cars through the worst of the snow and rough terrain in the area. If I'm not mistaken, the Alp Crum Buffet is located across the tracks from Ospizio Bernina station. If this is incorrect, any input would be welcome. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/14/2007 4:57:05 AM |
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Ospizio Bernina, CH |
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Altitude Marker On Cavaglia Station |
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As I already stated, Cavaglia Station is one of the higher ones on Rhatische Bahn, although I'm not certain if it's the highest. Does anyone know? |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:08:15 AM |
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Cavaglia, CH |
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Cavaglia Station |
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A very-Swiss-looking station that nevertheless sits close to the Italian border, Cavaglia is one of the highest (in terms of elevation) on the route. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:07:56 AM |
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Cavaglia, CH |
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| Title: |
Incline |
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This is the incline southbound out of Pontresina, showing the radical grades that these little trains can climb. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:02:31 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Pacing The Train Near Cavaglia |
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This was as we approached Cavaglia. The car is an Opel Ascona, if I'm not mistaken, and it was basically stuck down at around 40-50 km/h in the snow, but we were on a grade, so it came out about even. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:07:15 AM |
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Cavaglia, CH |
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| Title: |
Ospizio Bernina |
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Ospizio Bernina is another Rhatische Bahn station near Cavaglia (two stops north). |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:08:52 AM |
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Ospizio Bernina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
View From Train |
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I made a point on my other shots of this route to only include rail stuff, but I wanted to at least give a view of what Pontresina looks like. I can't tell if that bridge down there is rail or not. The funicular (or what looks like one) back in the trees on the right is at least of some interest. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:00:23 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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| Title: |
Pontresina Station |
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This is the rail station for Pontresina, Switzerland. Notice the Rhatische Bahn sign, as this isn't an SBB station. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 7:59:48 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Yard |
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Here's another view of the yard at Pontresina, showing also the engine house on the left. From this angle, it's not entirely clear that this is a narrow-gauge line, but it is. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:00:47 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Rhatische Bahn 43 |
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Rhatische Bahn, being a specialized narrow-gauge mountain railway, require specialized modern narrow-gauge equipment like these EMUs. This was what we rode from Samedan-Pontresina, and Pontresina-Tirano. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 7:58:05 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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RB 43(Electric M.U.) |
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| Title: |
RB 88 With A Mixed Freight |
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As I said already, Rhatische Bahn do run freight trains as well as passenger trains, in spite of being a narrow-gauge railway with somewhat limited interchange ability. This train was in the yard when I arrived. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 7:59:17 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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RB 88(UNKNOWN) |
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| Title: |
Curve On The Rhatische Bahn (Location is a wild guess, and probably wrong) |
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When I uploaded this to Deviant Art, I discovered that it gives an excellent impression of just how sharp some of the curves on the Rhatische Bahn are, so I decided to upload it here as well. WOW! :-) In fact, I don't know how often I've even seen tram tracks curved this sharply other than in an intersection. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/14/2007 4:32:44 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Accelerating Out Of Town |
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I only just rediscovered this one. This was when we were accelerating out of town and uphill from Pontresina. You can see a bit of the train in this one, although only enough to tell it was taken from the train. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 1:20:19 PM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Viaduct On The Rhatische Bahn |
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In addition to very steep grades, the Rhatische Bahn also has very sharp curves. Here's only one of many. That building at the end is a snowshed, and yes, I took this from the train as we were entering the curve!! |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:03:53 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Snowshed On The Rhatische Bahn (location is roughly guessed) |
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Like the DRGW, the UP, and several other western U.S. railroads, the Rhatische Bahn eventually got snow sheds, as Switzerland is one of the few countries in Western Europe that gets heavy snow. The snow was light on this day, however. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:04:58 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Snowshed On The Rhatische Bahn (location is roughly guessed), Picture 2 |
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Here's a slightly more modern snowshed made out of concrete. Look at that switchback over on the upper right!!! |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:05:49 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Snowshed On The Rhatische Bahn (location is roughly guessed), Picture 3 |
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Here's another classic wooden snowshed. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 8:06:36 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
View from Pontresina Station |
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The views from Swiss stations generally tend to be spectacular, so I decided to include this shot I took from Pontresina. Notice the American-style camper van in the lot and the tanker in the yard. Rhatische Bahn, surprisingly, are a freight-hauling railway in spite of still being narrow-gauge after all these years. |
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12/21/1998 Upload Date: 6/13/2007 7:57:12 AM |
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Pontresina, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
BOB Narrow-Gauge Train, Picture 2, Edit 2 |
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This is on the train out of Grindelwald, which is run by the Berner Oberland Bahn narrow-gauge railway, which connects to the BLS and the SBB in Spiez and Interlaken. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:46:25 AM |
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Grindelwald, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
BOB Narrow-Gauge Train, Picture 6, Edit 2 |
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This is another of the shots I took along the way. I dont know the name of the river. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:47:20 AM |
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Grindelwald, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
BOB Narrow-Gauge, Picture 7, Edited Version |
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This is Interlaken, where we ended up changing for the SBB to Spiez. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:49:03 AM |
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Interlaken, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
BVZ Train in Zermatt Station, Picture 1, Cropped Version |
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This EMU is, if Im not mistaken, a ABDeh 8/8 Class, although the Wikipedia page seems to lack a comprehensive photo collection to go with the list of classes. For that matter, the Wikipedia article lacks even a roster. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/25/2012 3:56:57 AM |
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Zermatt, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
BLS 465018-0 Heading Freight Train through Spiez Bahnhof, Picture 1, Edited Version |
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Spiez bahnhof hosts trains from SBB, BLS, and DB (Deutsche Bahn, of Germany). BLS run a considerable number of freight trains through the passenger station. I didnt get the number of the trailing unit, but these both appear to be Re465 Class electric locomotives. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:50:22 AM |
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Spiez, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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BLS 465018-0(Bo-Bo Type Electric) |
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Old BLS Train, Picture 1, Edited Version, Spiez Bahnhof |
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This appears to have been a historic charter for railfans. I dont know if the BLS have their own heritage fleet, or if this train was owned by a historical society, and allowed to run on BLS. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:51:19 AM |
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Spiez, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Old BLS Train, Picture 2, Edit 2, Spiez Bahnhof |
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This shot may be composed better than Picture 1, but Ive included both because I think Picture 1 has more detail. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:52:28 AM |
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Spiez, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Rack Railway Track on the BVZ, Picture 1 |
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Many cog (or rack) railways in Switzerland, and for that matter the world, only use cog technology for banking, running conventionally. The BVZ Zermatt-Bahn is one such railway. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/25/2012 3:49:27 AM |
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Visp, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Rack Railway Track on the BVZ, Picture 2 |
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Heres a look at one of the more moderate grades in the world to use a cog. I took this seconds after Picture 1. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/25/2012 3:50:12 AM |
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Visp, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
View from BVZ Narrow-Gauge Train, Picture 4, Edit 2, Unknown location |
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Judging by the other photos that I have, it doesnt look like I had any good photos between Spiez and Visp on the SBB, and I can tell from the shape of the train that this was the narrow (1-metre) gauge BVZ that would take us the rest of the way to Zermatt. If someone could identify that mountain, it might help verify the location. We were headed to Zermatt, ultimately, but Im assuming this was too early in the trip for it to be the Matterhorn. It isnt steep enough anyway. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:53:33 AM |
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Spiez, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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View from BVZ Narrow-Gauge Train, Picture 5, Edited Version, Unknown location |
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This appears to be the same mountain, so this location would also be roughly the same. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:54:15 AM |
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Spiez, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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View from BVZ Narrow-Gauge Train Picture 9, Edit 2 |
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Im taking the location from the sign on that building, which may be the station, although I cant really tell. If its not, the station would have to be behind it, as you can see the platform clearly. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/22/2012 7:55:52 AM |
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Kalpetran-Embd, CH |
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View from BVZ Train, Picture 18, Edited Version, Visp District, Switzerland, 2011 |
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This is one of my better shots of the train, which was an EMU like most of what the BVZ runs. |
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9/3/2011 Upload Date: 9/25/2012 3:55:54 AM |
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Visp, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Chur Station |
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This is the Chur railway station. The tracks in the front are for the Bernina Line, while the other tracks are behind the station. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/30/2012 8:24:34 AM |
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Chur, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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| Title: |
Rhaetian Railway 3505 |
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This is Rhaetian Railway 3505, one of the newer trains on the Bernina Express (and the Bernina Line generally), a Class ABe 8/12 Allegra EMU, built by Stadler Rail sometime between 2009 and 2011. These units were among those which replaced the ABe 4/4 II Class EMUs that had been in service when I rode the line in 1998. The Class ABe 4/4 III EMUs remain in service, being newer. There are also a few locomotive-hauled trains, using Gem 4/4 dual power locomotives (electric or diesel). This photo gives a hint, but doesnt show clearly that the Bernina Line leaves Chur via the streets, much like a tramway. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/30/2012 8:23:48 AM |
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Chur, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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The Glacier Express in Zermatt Station, Picture 1 |
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The next part of our tour was going to be on the Glacier Express, so here it is waiting in the station. The Glacier Express is arguably even more famous than the Bernina Express, and is one of the slower "express" trains in the world, although probably not the "slowest," as its advertising claims. The large windows wrapping around the roof indicate its real purpose, as a scenic, but modern, tourist train. It is jointly operated by the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn and the Rhätische Bahn, who also operate the Bernina Express, connecting in Chur. We ultimately took the Glacier Express to Chur, but skipped the Bernina Express on this trip. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/25/2012 3:58:25 AM |
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Zermatt, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Viaducts (Bridges?) on the Glacier Express Route |
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I think these are technically viaducts, given the arches, although at least the one in the foreground looks like it could be for a road. I really know nothing about these, other than that I took this photo from the Glacier Express shortly after leaving Zermatt. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/28/2012 4:46:55 AM |
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Zermatt, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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View from the Glacier Express, Picture 4 |
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Actually, the "Visp District" is a bit of a guess, since film shots dont have EXIF data. This was one of the better shots that I got, showing the train on a curve. The Glacier Express is, of course, designed for photography, but a problem that I had for the whole trip was that the glass reflected too much, as you can sort of see on the right here. The previous shot of the bridges has a bit of a reflection in the middle, too, but I posted both of these anyway. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/28/2012 4:47:43 AM |
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Visp, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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View from the Glacier Express, Picture 10 |
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Heres another shot that I got of the train. |
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9/4/2011 Upload Date: 9/30/2012 8:21:15 AM |
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Goms, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Old Train in Chur Station |
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This was the only photo that I took on the way to Zurich, as far as I know, as we were leaving Chur. There seems to be a train made up of various mismatched heritage equipment on the other side of the platform. Unfortunately, I dont know very much about it. |
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9/5/2011 Upload Date: 10/5/2012 8:55:46 AM |
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Chur, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Bombardier Be 5/6 Cobra Tram |
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Zurich (sometimes spelled "Zuerich")actually isnt the capital of Switzerland (Bern is) but it is the largest city, creating some confusion. There is an extensive tram system here, and the trams are varied in age and technological advancement. This tram appears to be a Bombardier Be 5/6 Cobra of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VZB), one of three tram operators, and the one that is owned by the city. Cobras were originally built by Schindler, being designed in 1996. There were years of production delays before Schindler was reorganized in 2001 and Cobra production was shifted to Bombardier. The order eventually grew to 88 units, which should all be delivered by now (I dont have a current roster). These are modern low-floor trams designed for easier handicap access, but other than that Ive had a bit of trouble tracking down technical specifications. |
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9/5/2011 Upload Date: 10/5/2012 8:57:27 AM |
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Zurich, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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Tram 2000 |
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This is a BVZ Tram 2000 Class. This one appears to carry road number #2109. Other than that, I havent been able to track down easy information on this class. |
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9/5/2011 Upload Date: 10/5/2012 8:58:34 AM |
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Zurich, CH |
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Jon Searles |
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