MGB "long distance" train with HGe4/4II passe the Lake of Oberalp en route to Andermatt. A steep descend with cogwheel assistance leads from the pass of Oberalp to Andermatt

MGB "long distance" train with HGe4/4II leaves the station of Oberalp en route to the steep cogwheel descend towards Andermatt

MGB Regional train at the summit of the Pass of Oberalp with a new low floor car with special paintscheme in the middle

Gearwheeled Mountain engine HGe4/4II 106 passes the Lake of Oberalp at the Top of the pass. MGB106 is painted in the special Glacier Express scheme.

Mountain engine HGe4/4II with gear wheeling leads the Glacier Express around the last curve before the summit of the Oberalp pass

Glacier Express, the slowest Express Train of the world, just leaves the summit of the Oberalp pass and descends down to Andermatt in the valley of Urseren

HGE 4/4II 105 with a Glacier Express at the Lake of Oberalp. This Glacier Express is also called the slowest Express of the world, due to the steep grades through the Alps.

MGB HGE 4/4II 104 with a Glacier Express descends from the Oberalp pass. In the foreground, the little Reuss river flows into the heart of Switzerland, to become later a pretty big river.

Mountain locomotive HGe 4/4 II with gear wheels for the steep grades pulls a short Glacier Express along the Lake of Oberalp, 2044 meter above sea level. Above the rails, snow sheds are visible, t... (more)