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Pilatus Kulm (for Mount Pilatus) 2,073 M. ... The first year the line counted 35,000 passengers, by 1901 a million had travelled on top of the Pilatus by rail. [3]
This involved constructing a bridge over the narrow Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne, followed by the Lopper II tunnel, under a shoulder of Mount Pilatus. In order to allow Engelberg trains to run over the Brünig line into Lucerne, the whole railway was converted to the same electrical system (15 kV 16.7 Hz AC), and new rolling stock acquired.
Pilatus Railway (world's steepest cogwheel railway) Pilatus , also often referred to as Mount Pilatus , is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland . It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn .
The Pilatus Railway is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. Functioning of the rack and pinion on the Strub system
The Union Pacific Northwest Line (UP-NW) is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not refer to any of its lines by colors, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific Northwest Line are bright "Viking Yellow," honoring the Chicago ...
Long-awaited expanded train service on Amtrak between St. Paul's Union Depot and downtown Chicago is slated to begin May 21. The newly christened Borealis service will feature a midday departure ...
In 1974, the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was created to provide stability in the commuter rail system, as most private commuter companies in the area were beginning to fail. [4] In 1984, RTA created the Commuter Rail Service Board to help with planning an organized commuter rail system in the Chicago area. [4] The board was renamed Metra ...
The tunnel was designed to accommodate high speed transit, with trains traversing at peak speeds of up to 200 km/h. The projected cost of the 10.7 km Phase I section was reportedly 820 million Swiss francs. Construction of the tunnel commenced in September 1997. [5] [6]