Driver's Eye View (Switzerland) - Rigi Mountain Railway - Cogwheel Train - Rigi Kulm to Arth-Goldau

Once again I owe a massive debt of thanks to the railway's staff for their kind assistance in making this video.
There are two cog railway routes to Rigi Kulm, one starting from Vitznau where the railway connects with regular boats on Lake Luzern, the other connects with the Gotthard Railway at Arth-Goldau. Please click on this link to see a map of the Rigi cog railways and cable cars - https://sismedia2.sisag.ch/rigi/sisma...
Construction of the first section between Arth-am-See station situated on Lake Zug, to Oberarth commenced in 1873, with construction work on the second section to Rigi Kulm beginning in 1874, the Arth–Rigi Railway commenced operation over the full length of the line on 4 June 1875. The route from its original Arth Lake Zug station to the junction at Rigi Staffelhöhe was 6.8 km long, making the total length of the Arth to Rigi Kulm railway 8.6 km.
The maximum gradient is 1 in 5 (20%).
In January 1959 a bus service replaced trains on the short section between the connection with the Gotthard Railway and the Lake Zug station.
Please sit back and enjoy this highly scenic journey down the mountain to the modern day terminus at Arth.

Music - Track - Composer - Source
00:00 & 44:06 - ES_Les Vacances - Trabant 33 - epidemicsound.com

Track gauge - standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). Cogwheel system - Ing.N.Riggenbach.
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Switzerland # Rigi Kulm