Ride the Semmering Railway in Austria

The Semmering Railway, completed in 1854, was the world's first mountain railway and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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The Semmering Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Austria, is a 41-kilometer mountain rail line completed in 1854 that connects Vienna to Semmering via 16 viaducts and 15 tunnels, navigating steep gradients up to 25 per mille through the Eastern Alps with early engineering techniques like stone masonry and steam locomotives.

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