It also has the world's steepest train ride. In the heart of the Swiss Alps, a cog railway takes you up to the top of Mount Pilatus, which is 6,982 feet tall. The steepest sections have a stunning ...

No one has ever thought of cog railways as fast. Stadler and the meter-gauge Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn railway are working to ...

Mt. Washington Cog Railway: Climbing to the Clouds is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Jan 12, 2025 Jan 12, 2025 Updated Jan 15, 2025 The Mount Washington Cog Railway, which began operating the world’s first mountain-climbing railroad on July 3, 1869, is developing the world’s ...

Officials said Barbosa was "not prepared for the hike." He was escorted back to the trail and then to the Cog Railway parking lot. Just over three hours later, the rescue crew arrived at the Cog ...

Even without a steep hill to climb, sometimes a cog railway is necessary for traction as [Max Maker] discovered while building a train for his garbage cans. The build started out as a way to avoid ...

The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a must-do for history and train buffs. This cog railway dates back to 1891 and is the world's highest and longest cog railroad – as well as the ...