Switzerland-its railways & cableways.

Plot

Switzerland's geographical position astride the main Alpine mountain chain with peaks rising as high as t 4,000 feet, and with few passes below 6,000 feet has presented her road and railway engineers with some challenging constructional problems found nowhere else in Europe to the same extent. In this book Cecil J. Allen describes the fascinating conquest of the mountains by main line railways, roads, rack and pinion lines, funiculars and free swinging cable cars, both in providing trunk routes, and in opening up the delights of the High Alps for the millions of tourists and winter sports enthusiasts. It is magnificently illustrated with more than 190 black and white photographs.