Martigny–Orsières Railway
The Martigny–Orsières Railway was a railway company in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It merged in 2000 with the Martigny-Châtelard Railway to form Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR). The MO's line consisted of the 19 km-long line from Martigny via Sembrancher to Orsières in the Val d’Entremont and the 6 km-long branch line from Sembrancher to Le Châble in the Val de Bagnes.
ABDe 4/4 6 set in Martigny
Share of the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Martigny-Orsières, issued 31. July 1908
Mixed train from the opening years
NINA railcar in the terminus of Le Châble.
Valais, more formally the Canton of Valais, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion.
Valère Basilica dominating the Rhône Valley. By the 12th century, the bishops of Sion began building churches and castles in Sion to represent their power and administer their estates.
Valais joins the Confederation by Ernest Biéler (1944)
The Rhône Valley near Pfynwald. Note the vineyards, pines, and steppic vegetation that are typical of dry Central Valais
The Aletsch Glacier, largest in the Alps