There are some mighty strange trains out there, from those that levitate using magnets to those that chew their way through snowdrifts with giant, spinning blades. Weird as they may be, though, they ...

In the Swiss Alps, the Stoosbahn funicular opened in late 2017 to replace a 1933 rail line. Its main job was moving residents and workers between the valley and the car-free mountain village of Stoos.

The Swiss president, who has a fear of heights, took the trip surprisingly well, and on reaching her destination, said, “What we do in politics is trivial in comparison to this work,” adding the ride ...

Transportation in Switzerland can be fairly difficult, especially up the steepest of mountainsides. This is especially true up the steep slope of Fronalpstock mountain, where the world’s steepest ...

ZURICH – Swiss technology is due to hit new heights on Friday when the world’s steepest funicular line opens at one of its Alpine resorts. Swiss President Doris Leuthard will officially open the $52.6 ...

It looks like a string of giant hamster wheels, but the world’s steepest funicular railway is being hailed for its revolutionary design. The cabins on the 52 million-Swiss franc ($52.6 million) ...

For those who don't know, a funicular railway is a type of railway that takes passengers up and down steep inclines using carriages pulled by cables. Last week, the steepest in the world, the Stoos ...

The tiny village of Stoos, Switzerland just opened the world’s steepest funicular on Sunday. The new transit line will cover 1,720 meters from a station in the Schwyz-Schlattli valley up to Stoos, ...

The barrel-shaped carriages of a new funicular line are seen front of mount Grosser Mythen (1,898 m/6,227 ft above sea level) during sunny winter weather in the Alpine resort of Stoos, Switzerland ...

It looks like a string of giant hamster wheels, but the world's steepest funicular railway is being hailed for its revolutionary design. It looks like a string of giant hamster wheels, but the world's ...