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References and Additional Reading
Gornergrat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gornergrat
Stellarium Gornergrat
https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/stories/reach-for-the-stars
Gornergrat Railway
https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gornergrat_Railway
https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/stories/geschichte-electric-railway-three-phase-current
https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/stories/geschichten-railway-technology
https://wikimapia.org/11227340/Gornergratbahn-gauge-mountain-rack-railway
Popular Landscape Railway In Switzerland rack EMUs ordered
https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/popular-landscape-railway-in-switzerland-rack-emus-ordered/55421.article
Rack railway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack_railway
Sleeper hit: how Europe is revelling in the return of the night train
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/aug/23/sleeper-hit-how-europe-is-revelling-in-the-return-of-the-night-train
France Invests in Modern Night Trains to Revive Rail Travel
https://www.railway.supply/france-invests-in-modern-night-trains-to-revive-rail-travel/
These four European night trains are set to be launched for tourists in 2026
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/visit/these-four-european-night-trains-are-set-to-launch-in-2026/articleshow/125699481.cms
Abt rack system used on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, CC BY 2.5
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=396364
Guide to the new generation Nightjet sleeper trains – The Man in Seat 61
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/nightjet-new-generation.htm
Nightjet of the new generation
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