A picture a day of life around Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and farther afield by two Americans.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Alpine trains


On Thursday, we took the train to the Jungfraujoch, the highest train station in Europe at 3454 meters above sea level.
Alpine train tracks consist of two smooth rails and a center climbable rail. The track to the Jungfraujoch runs through 
a tunnel dug into the Eiger and Mönch mountains. Construction on the tunnel began in 1896 and was completed in 1912.