Alpine playgrounds, unforgettable train rides and white-water rafting feature in our readers’ family trips from Norway to the Netherlands ...

In Switzerland, the Gornergrat train ascends 4,900 feet from Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit, making it the second-highest railway in Europe after the Jungfraubahnen. Photograph by Artur Debat, Getty ...

For 80 years, this minimalist design with a distinctive red second hand has been a fixture in the country’s train stations. By Palko Karasz Reporting from Berlin In the 1940s, Hans Hilfiker, a ...

I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now ...

In 2018, online train booking service Loco2 carried out Europe's first-ever train comparison report on behalf of Rail Europe, exploring "which European rail operators best address the needs of ...

Hop aboard the legendary Gornergrat Railway, a scenic cogwheel train from Zermatt to Gornergrat that offers unforgettable views of Switzerland’s highest peak, Dufourspitze, and the iconic Matterhorn.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on safety and sustainability. Dianna and John Mellers had no idea what Swisstainable meant until they ...

The mountain landscapes of the Jungfrau region. Switzerland might be relatively small, but there are an incredible number of scenic towns and sites to explore in the country. However, there's one ...

Swiss startup Sun-Ways has switched on a removable solar plant installed on a functioning railroad line in western Switzerland. The array, billed as the world’s first track-mounted solar plant open to ...