The line runs from the SNCF connection at Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Fayet station to the Nid d'Aigle station near the Bionnassay Glacier at an altitude of 2,372 meters (7,782 ft).
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Monday, June 29, 2026
Tramway du Mont Blanc scene, 1958
The line runs from the SNCF connection at Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Le Fayet station to the Nid d'Aigle station near the Bionnassay Glacier at an altitude of 2,372 meters (7,782 ft).
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cab ride: White Pass and Yukon from Skagway to Carcross
On a nice sunny day, with some great landscapes on the 3 ft narrow gauge route. The railway reaches its summit at 2,865 feet (874 meters) above sea level at Milepost 20.4, which marks the international border between the United States and Canada. See earlier posts.
Sunday, June 28, 2026
to Norway on DFDS steamships poster, mid 20th century
The company still operates. See earlier posts.
SNCF 'Picasso' automotrices at Menton in 1957
Obviously before electrification of the line took place. The switch tower is no longer there. See earlier posts
Metro in China that goes through a building
Chongqing metro Liziba Station on Line 2 of the Chongqing Rail Transit. The monorail passes directly through the 6th to 8th floors of a 19-story residential apartment block.
The station takes up the 6th, 7th, and 8th floors. The upper 11 floors and the lower 5 floors are regular residential apartments. The trains use specialized rubber tires and the station is built with independent structures and soundproofing, so residents are minimally disturbed.
The station, which opened in June 2005, and the apartment building were constructed simultaneously as an engineering necessity due to Chongqing's dense, mountainous terrain.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
SNCB Wagons-Lits sleeping car poster 1950s(?)
"Why don't you descend and spend the night with me in this bunk?"
"Sounds great!"
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