Alpine Railroading 1926 and 1929: The Albula and Mittenwald Lines
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Channel: Speed Graphic Film and Video · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
The meter-gauge Albula line (Albulabahn) is part of the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland. Opened in 1903, it was electrified in 1919. Motive power on the train seen here is a "Rhaetian Crocodile", a Co-Co siderod electric locomotive. 00:34 a brief view of the Sils im Domleschg station. The sound camera is riding on an open car at the end of the train. 06:50 crossing the famous Landwasser viaduct, 213 feet (65 meters) high, with a curve of 330 feet (100 meter) radius, which goes directly into a tunnel. 09:02 The Mittenwald Railway connects Innsbruck, Austria with the Bavarian region of Germany. Opened in 1912, it was electrified practically from the start. 10:23 Aerial views of the most mountainous parts of the Mittenwald line. 11:05 Aerial view of the line where it runs through a 5928-foot (1810-meter) tunnel behind the Martinswand, a sheer rock face.
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