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)