2026-09-14 · 6 min read
In praise of the switchback
A rack railway could climb straight up. Ours doesn't, and the reason is older than the railway.
From the dispatcher, the workshop, and the desk
Journal
Occasional entries from the people who keep the line running. Nothing here is urgent, which is the point of a journal.
2026-08-02 · 8 min read
The 1912 boiler that never retired
Goria's boiler has outlived three traction systems and two world wars. Here is why the workshop refuses to let it go.
2026-06-20 · 5 min read
How a winter timetable is written
It takes four drafts, two avalanche bulletins, and one very patient dispatcher to move a single departure by ten minutes.