Pilatus, the steepest cogwheel railway in the world

A favourite summertime excursion in Switzerland is a train ride that moves from the cool shores of Lake Lucerne to the airy summit of 2,100-metre-high Mount Pilatus. The trip is spectacular as the cars climb slopes as steep as 48% at times. A ride inside the conductor cab. (Raffaella Rossello,swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on July 9, 2009 - 21:05

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