★ 4K 🇨🇭 Oberwald - Furka - Realp rack railway diesel cab ride [] Führerstandsmitfahrt

In this video we’ll be looking at the wonderful Furka mountain pass rack railway. We’ve been here once before. This time you have the chance to view it in the opposite direction. Here’s the first video in case you missed it: The line used to be the heart of the Furka Oberalp railway (FO), a narrow gauge rack railway connecting the SBB station of Brig in the canton of Wallis with the RhB network in Disentis/Mustér (together hosting the glacier express), with a branch line connecting to Göschenen of the Gotthard railway. Construction of the line commenced in 1911. As a result of World War I, funds and workers were no longer available, putting a stop to progress. In 1926, the remainder of the line was finally finished. Due to large amounts of snow and the danger of avalanches, the line had to be closed during winter months. This included removing catenary wires and other pieces of infrastructure prone to damage, closing the tunnels and even fol