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isomlocowrks

October 29, 2014 09:23AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Wengen does have internal combustion vehicles. All are brought in by rail. They range from really interesting "flat beds", look like RR freight cart with steering wheel, lots of small sedans of various makes to small cargo trucks. In the winter they are all chained on the driving wheels.
The larger hotels have small cars that move people and luggage from the rail station to the hotels and lodges. All very well organized.

They have containers for material and food, etc. that are delivered usually at night to the lower level of the rr station. Garbage etc. is removed from this same area. Once again very well organized!

The rail line is a rack system and needs to be with the 7% grade. Absolutely breath taking!

Richard Dean

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Freight on the seven percent	John West	October 12, 2014 01:12AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Tom Moungovan	October 12, 2014 05:58AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Roger Hogan	October 12, 2014 06:55AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Tomstp	October 12, 2014 06:59PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	bcp	October 12, 2014 07:15PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Charlie Mutschler	October 12, 2014 07:45PM
Hotel Grishuna	John West	October 13, 2014 12:09AM
Re: Hotel Grishuna	Russo Loco	October 13, 2014 05:43PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Urias von Meyenburg	October 13, 2014 12:54PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	John West	October 13, 2014 01:33PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Don Newing	October 13, 2014 03:36PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	snowtownbob	October 13, 2014 03:47PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	John West	October 14, 2014 01:12AM
Re: Freight on the Seven Percent - for now ...	Russo Loco	October 14, 2014 10:34AM
Re: Freight on the Seven Percent - for now ...	snowtownbob	October 14, 2014 01:53PM
Alp base tunnel	John West	October 15, 2014 01:16PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	dougvv	October 14, 2014 08:52AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Eugene Blabey	October 14, 2014 10:44AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Russo Loco	October 14, 2014 01:36PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	isomlocowrks	October 29, 2014 09:23AM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Ed Stabler	October 14, 2014 02:45PM
Re: Freight on the seven percent	Brack	October 18, 2014 03:20AM
Lack of long tunnels	John West	October 18, 2014 07:29AM
Re: Lack of long tunnels	Brack	October 18, 2014 02:11PM
Re: Lack of long tunnels	Gavin Hamilton	October 28, 2014 09:26PM
Lotschberg base tunnel	John West	October 28, 2014 11:17PM
Re: Lotschberg base tunnel	Gavin Hamilton	October 28, 2014 11:46PM
Re: Lotschberg base tunnel	snowtownbob	October 30, 2014 01:07PM

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