Semmering Railway
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The Semmering Railway in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag, was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track. It is commonly ref
Semmering railway with surrounding mountain scenery
Semmering railway at Mürzzuschlag, around 1900
Kartnerkogel
Pettenbach
Austrian Federal Railways
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The Austrian Federal Railways, now commonly known as ÖBB, is the national railway company of Austria, and the administrator of Liechtenstein's railways. The ÖBB group is owned entirely by the Republic
Semmering Railway
…altitude difference that was mastered during its construction. It is still fully functional as a part of the Southern Railway which is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways. The Semmering railway was constructed between 1848 and 1854 by some 20,000 workers under the project's designer and director Carl von Ghega born in…
Headquarters in Vienna
Railjet (RJ), the high-speed-train of ÖBB
Intercity-Express (ICE)
InterCity (IC) on the Semmering railway