What's special about the Stoos funicular is that it isn't merely a tourist attraction, but actually the main mean of transport for passengers and goods reaching the Stoos village. It is car free, so the whole village depends on it year around. One of the modules is built to take freight, the other four carry 136 passengers total per carriage. They transport the supply for the hotels, the skiers reaching the Stoos ski area in the winter, the inhabitants reaching their homes, the shop employees commuting, the school children reaching the bus in the valley to take them to Schwyz, and all the tourists just taking the ride for its own value.
Wow i did not know that it was actually free, i thought we did have to pay but i went up using gondola and went down with the stoos tram. During winter time must be amazing, the views up there is insane. Thank you for the explanation! They should have more information for tourists
During the ride i didnt even feel like it was steep which is the crazy thing. the system used on the dram with the self leveling design made it feel like a flat ride. Amazing engineering
An alpine version of the Lookout Mtn incline railway...less tour guides and American War of Northern aggression history. Reminds me of the mtn climber yodeling game on the price is right TV show. 🤣
It starts off looking like a conventional railway, then it becomes a roller coaster 🎢 When you see the angle of the passenger pods on the other train when we pass at2:05you realise just what an angle we're going downhill at
Very impressive. One for my bucket list. Not steepest railway in the world though. The Scenic Railway in Katoomba Australia has a maximum incline of 52 degrees. Not as long a this one though, and primarily for tourists.
This is as good as Amserdam's new Central Station bike garage... it's like looking inside a superior brain. Here in Britain there would be so many kickbacks and unforseen glitches that it would go three times over budget like HS2 or the Hebridean ferries.
Here in Genoa, in addition to the Righi funiculars (it takes its name from the Swiss Rigi and is pronounced the same way) and Sant' Anna (already with a water counterweight), there is the Principe - Granarolo rack railway which, like the most part of the funiculars, is equipped with switches without needles and moving parts of the type designed by the Swiss engineer Carl Roman Abt. Due to its gauge and the type of operation, it is often called a funicular even in official documents. Does anyone know if there are other rack railways around the world equipped with needleless switches of the type designed by the Swiss engineer Carl Roman Abt? The vertical horizontal lift of Monte Galletto is also equipped with an Abt type switch
Actually, the Hogwarts Express at Universal Studios Florida uses the same transport mechanism, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis uses a similar passenger compartment mechanisim. Of course these are for widely different purposes, but the engineering is similar. Truly unique applications of unusual transport.
Bahn translates differently based on context, you could consider it like "way" in highway or railway, but the word on its own is more like "track" and usually refers to a train
Then you would miss all the beautiful and amazing scenery. I’m actually afraid to fly but I love to travel. My husband isn’t afraid but he always holds my hand until I feel calm lol.. but there’s a few things to do to occupy my mind and calm my nerves, especially when we have flown to Hawaii a few times. Pacific Ocean for five hours straight. But I definitely wouldn’t be afraid to get on this tram, it’s slow and I know it’s safe and the views are spectacular. Someday my husband and will get there. 😊
I bet that house, out there in the beautiful hillside, was thrilled about that ugly track. What’s the big deal about this thing anyway? It’s ugly, it’s slow and scar on the country side.
