Google Rhaetian Street View

Google’s street cars have covered plenty of roads since the service was launched, but they have now ditched the roads for the train tracks. In an experiement conducted with Rhaetian Railways in Switzerland the internet giant has decided to capture a magnificent train journey capturing the atmosphere of this UNESCO world heritage site in Switzerland.

[Via Google Translate] “The route leads from Thusis through the Albula, the Albula tunnel into the Engadine and then over the Bernina Pass to Tirano, Valtellina to the small Italian. On these 122 km are 196 bridges, 55 tunnels and 20 municipalities passed. Highlights include the Landwasserviadukt at Filisur (that town, was in the macprime.ch way not only founded, but also its headquarters

has), the Albula line from Filisur up to Preda with the numerous viaducts and tunnels, the Albula tunnel, and the railway line on the Bernina, the highest adhesion railway in the Alps and one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world.”

This is just another example of how technology can bring the world around us to the comfort of your own home. It will take several months to stitch all the photos together but once it has been done you can take yourself on a virtual train journey through Switzerland at the tiny cost of your broadband connection fee. Don’t forget though, there is nothing like the real thing and I encourage everyone to see as much of the world as possible during their life time.

More Info and a lovely gallery here: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macprime.ch%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Frhaetische-bahn-google-railview