Auf wiedersehen Marie Jo
Goodbye Marie Jo.
All the mornings we shared,
in good and bad times,
are going to disappear
leaving pale memories behind.
Goodbye, Marie Jo.
Climb up to Rigi, the Queen of the Mountains, with Europe’s oldest mountain railways
Europe’s oldest mountain railways were built in 1870 on mount Rigi. With its red wagons, Rigi Railways bring you up to 1,798 m.s.l. from Viznau, at the shores of Lake Lucerne. The gauge rack railway reaches the highest peak, Rigi Kulm, through galleries, bridges and awesome scenarios.
Rigi raylway turntable linking station and depot at Viznau terminal
Once the train is positioned, everything is ready to climb up to Rigi Kulm!
Train and landscape reflections and viceversa
After Kaltbad middle-station, the snow still covers the landscape
Leaving behind the rail-junction at Rigi Staffel
Hikers and skiers, all up by train.
Here we are, the massive Pilatus by Lucerne as background, ready for the hike downhill in the snow! All pictures shot with Nikon D800 + 50 mm f/1.4G – click each picture to enlarge.
Oslo – Bergen by train in winter: 500 kms of winter wonderland
The Oslo – Bergen train track runs for more than 500 km in a beautiful white wonderland. From the sea level up to 1,222 meters in Finse, through enchanted forests, ski resorts and national parks.
Villages and forests in the Mjøndalen region, still close to Oslo
Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell natural reserve
Finse ski resort: no trees anymore at just 1,222 m.s.l
Caravans and frozen boats down in the Voss region
Bergen fjord and its fisherman houses: back at sea level
All pictures shot on the running train from an exceptionally clear window with the Nikon 50 mm f/1.4 G
[tip] mount the lens hood and place it on contact with the window to avoid (almost) all reflections. Click each picture to enlarge.
Down by train on the Swiss Alps from 11,333 ft altitude
The Jungfraujoch underground station at 3454 m.s.l: welcome to the highest railway station in Europe!
Watching the rocky panorama from inside the train
The half-way, Kleine Scheidegg rail-station and the track through the snow fields.
The railway track gets even more spectacular at late afternoon, when dusk paints everything with blue
The highest railway in Europe is in Switzerland. It connects Interlaken (569 m.s.l) with Jungfraujoch at 3454 m.s.l.
2659 meters uphill by train: from Lauterbrunnen to Jungfraujoch
Starting point at Lauterbrunnen (795 m.s.l.)
Uphill in the snow fields
Quick stop at the middle rail station of Kleine Scheidegg (2061 m.s.l.)
Last pictures before the tunnel in the Eiger up to Jungfraujoch, 3454 m.s.l.
