Cab Ride Glacier Express Brig-Andermatt(Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Switzerland)train driver's view 4

In this video, you can enjoy the cab ride - a train driver&view from Brig to Andermatt in Switzerland on the famous Glacier Express in the resolution of 4K/60 frames per second. Glacier Express (GEX), known as the “slowest express train in the world” is a direct eight-hour end-to-end connection between major Swiss mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz. Operated by a joint-venture between Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Bahn (RhB) on the narrow (meter-gauge) railway network in the Swiss central Alps it provides (together with Bernina Express) scenic and exclusive experience. Second part of our trip starts in Brig MGB station, at the beginning point of the original Furka-Oberalp (FO) railway, adjacent to the standard-gauge station of Brig operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) at the north portal of Simplon Tunnel connecting Switzerland and Italy since 1906. From Brig in Valais canton at 672m above sea level we climb along the river Rhone/Rotten up to the Furka pass all the way to Oberwald at 1365m above sea level where we enter the Furka Base Tunnel opened in 1982. Prior to opening of this 15,4-kilometer base tunnel, Furka-Oberalp railway crossed the Furka pass via old mountain railway (Bergstrecke) peaking at over 2000 meters which is today used as a tourist line during summer by Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (separate video available). After exiting the Furka Base Tunnel on its highest point at Realp (1538m asl) we start descending along the Furkareuss...