{"id":4854,"date":"2026-07-03T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4854"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:34:21","slug":"this-pass-high-in-the-swiss-alps-is-home-to-a-james-bond-car-chase-scene-and-a-vintage-steam-railway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4854","title":{"rendered":"This pass high in the Swiss Alps is home to a James Bond car chase scene and a vintage steam railway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>REALP, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4852\">Extreme heat bears down as America 250 celebrations ramp up. Trump heads to Mount Rushmore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Furka Pass, at an altitude of 2,431 meters (7,976 feet), is among Switzerland\u2019s highest Alpine passes and famous for its hairpin curves featured in the 1964 James Bond \u201cGoldfinger\u201d movie. But long before 007 actor Sean Connery filmed a harrowing car chase scene there, a steam train first traversed the steep and winding route in a continuous journey on July 3, 1926, kicking off a vital rail link between the regions of Uri and Valais in central Switzerland for decades.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1980s, a tunnel at the base of the Alps diverted rail traffic and prompted the closure of the historic mountain route until volunteers stepped in. Hundreds of them, nicknamed the railway\u2019s \u201cpioneers,\u201d have spent hours to restore, maintain and operate the historic tracks and trains so they run the same as a century ago. <\/p>\n<p>The first section of the line reopened as a heritage railway in 1992, and the 18-kilometer (11-mile) track was ready for travel in 2010. The steam trains now operate exclusively as a tourist attraction in the summers between the stations of Realp and Oberwald, where visitors can hop aboard vintage carriages and marvel at the scenery of rivers, Alpine meadows and lush green pastures where patches of snow still linger.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists last month enjoyed their trips through the German-speaking region aboard the \u201cdampflokomotive.\u201d Passenger Stephan Willareth called his journey \u201cwonderful,\u201d while Kurt Guldemann, a former employee of the Swiss railways, heralded the history of the machines.<\/p>\n<p>Bernhard Lang, one of the many enthusiasts who volunteer to drive the vintage steam trains, said it can take years to master the skill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something like a living machine, so you have to get kind of the feeling for it,\u201d he said. \u201cTo feel how it behaves, how it moves, how it smells, how it sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4850\">Duke Health seeks approval to finance Cary hospital, develop Garner freestanding ER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jacob Kallert, a 21-year-old German transport engineering student and the youngest train manager, said it\u2019s important to listen to the locomotives. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hear every sound, you hear if everything is right,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can pretty much feel how it was then and how it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Sergio Rovelli said anyone who has dedicated their time to the project gets hooked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say, in German, that everyone who works here has the \u2018Furka Virus, the Furka disease,\u2019\u201d he joked. \u201cOnce you come here, you like it, and you stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A one-way ticket starts at 46 Swiss francs ($56.82) for a journey that lasts just under 2 1\/2 hours. 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