The Stoos Bahn is the steepest funicular railway in the world and is paraded as a masterpiece of Swiss engineering. Despite its futuristic sci-fi look, this train is not just marvellous to look at, it is the lifeline for the villagers of Stoos in the wintertime when no other trains can connect them to the rest of Switzerland. Using expert engineering, this train hauls passengers from the valley floor up a near-vertical 110% gradient, to the beautiful village of Stoos and its famous ski resort.
The train’s technician Marcel Elmer proudly shared that visitors arrive to ride on the Stoos Bahn from very far away, which is why he makes sure the train runs despite what the weather may bring.
Whereas in an ordinary train, passengers would expect to slide off their seats when going up steep hills, the Stoos Bahn uses the physics of hydraulic cylinders, which rotate the carriages in synchrony, keeping riders level, whether the track is flat or extremely steep.
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