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	Monte Generoso Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Monte Generoso Railway or Ferrovia Monte Generoso (MG) is a mountain railway line inaugurated the 5th of June 1890 in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, in south-east Switzerland.
		The line runs from Capolago, on Lake Lugano, to a terminus near the summit of Monte Generoso at an altitude of 1790m (5873ft).
		It is a rack railway, with a maximum gradient of 22%, using the Abt design.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monte_Generoso_Railway (377 words)

	Mountain railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade.
		Mountain railways commonly have a narrow gauge to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size, and hence construction cost and effort.
		Without a mountain railway system, on steep grades gravity can apply sufficient adhesion to the locomotives' wheels to overcome the friction between the wheels and the rails, and the locomotive will simply slide down the track.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mountain_railway (295 words)

	Italian Lakes - Monte Generoso
		Monte Generoso has planned its largess on a sumptuous scale, with titanic proportions and open-handed hospitality.
		Herein lies the great charm of the view from Monte Generoso, in this vivid contrast between the silver arctics of the Alps and the dim half-tones of the Lombardy rice-fields.
		Yes, Monte Generoso does not belie its name, and in return we can at least speak well of our grand host, and praise the good men who built the hotel and the railroad.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles23/italian-lakes-12.shtml (1650 words)

	Articles - Cog railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is used on the Mount Pilatus railway.
		Originally, almost all cog railways were powered by steam locomotives.
		West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania, originally opened in 1896 to service a mine, re-opened for tourists in 2003.
	www.techize.com /articles/Cog_railway (666 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Monte Generoso is the mountain which offers the finest panorama over the whole of Canton Ticino.
		It can be reached by a small cog-wheel railway which leaves from Capolago, on the shores of Lake Lugano, 274 yards above sea level and takes passengers up to Vetta, perched atop Monte Generoso at an altitude of 1704m.
		Monte Generoso also boasts a broad variety of natural treasures.
	www.luganohotel.com /gb-generoso.html (133 words)

	Independent Online Edition > Western : app5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Generoso is a brute of a mountain, craggy and, where it isn't sheer, exceptionally steep.
		Generoso straddles the Swiss-Italian border with the summit marking the frontier.
		The highest peak of Generoso rises 100m directly above the station, a 15-minute climb, but one that had me and the lean, bodysuited, fitness freak I was trying to keep up with puffing for breath.
	travel.independent.co.uk /europe/western/article8824.ece (1894 words)

	lugano.ch > Means of Transport > Funicolars > Monte Generoso - en
		Ferrovia Monte Generoso SA CH - 6825 Capolago
		The view of Mount Generoso is a varied and charming natural park where one can spend a couple of hours in an intelligent way, staying close to nature, breathing fresh air, admiring a rare flower that can be found in few other places.
		It is a place where the chamois has learnt to live together with man, where one can watch the local small animals, where one can see the fastest bird in the world, the peregrine falcon, stooping at speeds higher than 350 Km per hour.
	www.lugano.ch /en/trasporti/welcome.cfm?catID=05006003 (120 words)

	Welcome to The International Railway Traveler (IRT)
		Nearer at hand are the narrow-gauge Biere-Apple-Morges railway, which serves the agricultural country northwest of Morges, and the lakefront park that is the site of the Morges Tulip Festival.
		The railway may well cross or traverse one hundred valleys; it is one of the most scenic train rides in Europe.
		Monte Generoso Railway and Swiss Miniatur OR Isola Bella (B) Today we'll ride the Monte Generoso Railway up to the summit of its namesake mountain, with its spectacular views in good weather.
	www.irtsociety.com /switzerland2002.html (4109 words)

	Railways in Switzerland
		The regional railways fall broadly into two categories: the standard gauge lines, mainly of a suburban nature and complementing the main line network; and the more extensive but sparser narrow gauge lines serving the mountainous areas.
		Many minor railways, which in other countries may not have survived, continue operation to the present day because of the difficulty of providing a reliable road alternative in the mountainous regions.
		Ferrovia Monte Generoso narrow gauge rack railway between Capolago, on an arm of Lake Lugano, and Monte Generoso the Italian border.
	www.sinfin.net /railways/world/switz.html (1588 words)

	Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino, by Samuel Butler (chapter19)
		I think there are more wild-flowers upon the Monte Generoso than upon any other that I know, and among them numbers of beautiful wild narcissuses, as on the Monte Cenere.
		At the top of the Monte Generoso, among the rocks that jut out from the herbage, there grows—unless it has been all uprooted—the large yellow auricula, and this I own to being my favourite mountain wild-flower.
		The Monte Generoso, then, is a good place to stay a few days at, but one soon comes to an end of it.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /b/butler/samuel/alps/chapter19.html (2334 words)

	Funicolare Lugano Monte San Salvatore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The second pyramid which dominates the Lake of Lugano is the Monte San Salvatore (912 meters).
		The summit can be reached with the funicular Monte San Salvatore which was built in 1890.
		From the top of the Monte San Salvatore the 360° panorama is absolutely wonderful with the Lake of Lugano, the isthmus of Mélide, the Monte Generoso and the Italian enclave of Campione on the other side of the lake.
	mikeaz.free.fr /suisse/san-salvatore01.htm (234 words)

	walk3_it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With the help of the Società corse d'orientamento di Mendrisio (SCOM), the Mount Generoso railway places existing trails for orienteering at tourists' disposal.
		A special map, which can be requested of the Monte Generoso railway at Capolago and Bellavista (when available).
		Together with the map, indicating the fixed points on the terrain, you can request a ìscheda testimonio (a card) where you can write all the information you get from the checking points.
	www.montegeneroso.ch /walk/h_english/walk3_en.htm (132 words)

	Travel Guide - Online Reservation - Warsaw Accommodation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A cog railway steam locomotive, with tilted boiler, on level track
		A cog railway or rack-and-pinion railway is a mountain railway with a special toothed rack rail mounted centrally on the sleepers between the running rails.
		The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels that mesh with this rack rail.
	www.warsaw-hotel.info /poland-guide/Cog_railway (787 words)

	ED-MEDIA: About Lugano
		A must for all tourists, the beautiful Lugano Lake is extremely versatile, and the best way to see its many characteristics is from a boat.
		For truly superb views of its magnificent scenery take a rack-railway or funicular to Monte Generoso, Monte Bré or Monte San Salvatore.
		Nestled between San Salvatore and Monte Bré, the town is often referred to as "the pearl on Lake Lugano." Reaching up the hillside on a bed of terraces, the old town has many historical buildings.
	www.aace.org /conf/Cities/Lugano (915 words)

	Welcome to The International Railway Traveler (IRT)
		Today we'll ride the Monte Generoso Railway up to the summit of its namesake mountain with its spectacular views in good weather - and we'll visit Swiss Miniatur, a miniature village and garden railway at Melide, just south of Lugano.
		One climbs to Monte Bré (930 meters) an incredible view, says our contributing editor, Ralph Holzwarth, and the other to San Salvatore (912 meters).
		We'll ride another cog railway down the other side of the mountain and return to our hotel.
	www.irtsociety.com /pswitz.html (2935 words)

	MEP Postcards - Publishers List - Photoglob (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		1101 Switzerland - Dura Simplon Railway - Railway Poster (Map) Cn C 50p .......
		1162 Adelboden, Switzerland - SBB - Railway Poster Cn C 50p .......
		1632 Chemin de fer Monte Generoso, 1907 - Railway Poster Cn C 50p .......
	www.mep-postcards.co.uk /P.GLOB04.11.htm (1925 words)

	My Little World: ..trip to Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This time we went to see part of Switzerland and Italy- Monte Generoso, Milan and Genova.
		We passed through the fascinating terraced hills with views over different faces of Lakes (Lake Lugano, Lake Como...etc) and the cities.
		Monte Generoso with her unique cogwheel railway reaching the top of the mountain- 1,704m above sea level- a boundary between Italy and Switzerland.
	braungerm.blogspot.com /2005/05/trip-to-italy.html (410 words)

	Photos
		Because there´s no good road to this little village, hotels and shops are supplied by the rack railway.
		The Bellavista station of the 'Monte Generoso' mountain rack railway in Switzerland.
		The station is romantically located in the middle of the wood on the slopes of the Monte Generoso mountain.
	home.wanadoo.nl /reinoud.kaasschieter/railway/photo.en.htm (198 words)

	disabled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		On Monte Generoso, disabled people on a wheelchair are welcome
		They can travel by normal trains and they get on with the help of the
		The Mount Generoso railway is most probably the only railway in the world to have special carriages for disabled people.
	www.montegeneroso.ch /disabled/h_english/disabled_en.htm (130 words)

	Monte Generoso - Ticino - Reviews of Monte Generoso - TripAdvisor
		TripAdvisor provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on Monte Generoso, Ticino.
		We currently do not have any Web articles about Monte Generoso.
		If you know of a travel article about it, please let us know so we can post it here!
	tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g188092-d555891-Reviews-Monte_Generoso... (337 words)

	Transport Diversions Emporium - MOUNTAIN RACK RAILWAYS OF SWITZERLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Book The book is to A5 format and is printed on art paper, it has a laminated colour cover with a square-backed spine.
		A concise survey of Switzerland's much loved rack railways, with a brief history of each of these fascinating, and often spectacular railway lines
		RAILWAYS OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, A Pictorial Survey
	www.transportdiversions.com /catalog.asp?pubid=1239 (131 words)

	mitv.co.uk online store for swiss railway and travel videos of switzerland GOTTHARD SOUTH Chiasso - Airolo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Join us for the journey with EC "Verdi" along the southern ramp of the SBB’s Gotthard Line as it makes the run from Chiasso on the Italian border to the Gotthard Tunnel, including the two spectacular spiral sections.
		We make diversions to visit the Monte Generoso rack railway, the Swiss Miniatur park at Melide, Bellinzona with its castles, and take a steam ride with the Club del San Gottardo.
		The charge made to your credit card will reflect the exchange rate in operation at the time of the charge and may vary from the figure shown here
	www.mitv.co.uk /product_info.php?products_id=25 (172 words)

	walk4_it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Vetta railway station -Alpe del Nadig-Genor-Vetta railway station.
		The nevere which can be seen are 11:
		Vetta railway station-Barco dei Montoni-Alpe d'Orimento-Alpe Genzago-Alpe Pesciò-Vetta railway station.
	www.spai.ti.ch /tic/generoso/walk4_it.htm (99 words)

	Cog railway - Art History Online Reference and Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cog railway - Your Art History Reference Guide!
		On the latter type, the locomotives' wheels are generally free-wheeling and despite appearances do not contribute to driving the train whatsoever.
		Often there is no coupler between locomotive and train since gravity will always pull the passenger car down against the locomotive.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Cog_railway (692 words)

	Ein kleiner Campingplatz direkt am Luganersee
		A small family campsite situated directly on the shores of the Lugano Lake, on a sandy-pebbly beach, with a magnificent view over the lake and the mountains; 5 minutes walk from the centre and the railway station of Agno and
		The following services are available to the guests: small shop,
		: by cableway to Monte Lema and Monte Tamaro, by rack-railway to Monte Generoso, by cable railway to Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore;
	www.golfodelsole.ch /en/descrizione.html (188 words)

	Monte Comino - Ticino - Reviews of Monte Comino - TripAdvisor
		Monte Comino - Ticino - Reviews of Monte Comino - TripAdvisor
		Get deals, news and articles on Monte Comino
		TripAdvisor provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on Monte Comino, Ticino.
	tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g188092-d555594-Reviews-Monte_Com... (307 words)

	Italy Walking Tour, Florence Walking Tour, Venice Walking Tour, Rome Walking Tours. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Later, we'll dine in style at our resplendent hotel.
		Ferry to Capolago, and ascend by cog railway to the top of Monte Generoso (5,584 ft.) for stupendous views of the Matterhorn, the Jungfrau, and the Apennines.
		Then walk gently downhill to Lanzo d'Intelvi, a quiet mountain town with views of the lake and the Alps.
	www.walkingtoursfaq.com /italy.htm (1158 words)

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