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12 pages found in Transportation:

AlpTransit Gotthard AG, Luzern

The world's longest railway tunnel will shorten Gotthard Line train schedules by an hour after its completion in 2012.
http://www.neat.ch/pages/e/index.php

Funiculars of Switzerland

Database of all funiculars in Switzerland. Partially with photos and technical details.
http://mikeaz.free.fr/suisse/funis-ch.htm

Furka Oberalp Railway

The narrow-gauge FO has been linking Brig in the Upper Wallis Valley with Disentis in Graubünden since 1926. Short introduction, available tours, pictures.
http://www.fo-bahn.ch/

Glacier-Express

Scenic route from Zermatt to St. Moritz, by Brig, Andermatt, the Oberalp pass, Chur. With photos, timetable, and offers from the three partner railways.
http://www.glacierexpress.ch/

Inforoute

Current road traffic information from TCS: road conditions, road works, alpine passes.
http://www.inforoute.ch/

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company

Steam paddlewheelers and modern diesel boats offer transportation, sightseeing, and dinner cruises on the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons.
http://www.lakelucerne.ch/

Pilatus Railways

The steepest cogwheel railway in the world climbs to 2,312 meters or 7,000 feet on Mt. Pilatus, near Lucerne.
http://www.pilatus.ch

Rail-info.ch

Narrow Gauge Guide Switzerland
http://www.rail-info.ch/index.en.html

Rhaetian Railway - RhB

Scenic railway and public transportation in the canton of Grisons. Information about the network, experience coaches, and the 19 km Vereina tunnel, the world's longest narrow gauge tunnel.
http://www.rhb.ch/

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)

Timetables and corporate information for the national rail operator. Timetables include regional buses, urban transport and European coach connections.
http://www.sbb.ch/

Swiss Museum of Transports and Communication

The museum in Lucerne presents the collection in aviation, cableways, road and rail transports, telecommunications. Visitor information on the planetarium as well.
http://www.verkehrshaus.ch/

Swiss Steam Park

Swiss Vapeur Parc in Le Bouveret, on the shores on the lake of Geneva. The 1,5 km model railway circuit (gauge 5 and 7 1/4 inches) runs through the park, the only two-level miniature railway in Europe. It includes intersecting tunnels, bridges and viaducts.
http://www.swissvapeur.ch/