A View of The Route (Click to Head to Google Maps)
From The Amazon to Pompey Google Street View has put imagery of some of the world’s most interesting and significant sites online for everyone to enjoy. And Now for the First Time in Google Street Views History Google Maps will using train tracks(with the use of a train of course) to capture the majesty of the famous railway lines of the Swiss Alps and the surrounding scenery.
The Service will be made possible with the coorporation of Rhaetian Railway, which runs its Trains in one of the world’s most scenic railway routes—the Albula-Bernina line in Switzerland.
The picturesque route through the Swiss Alps is one of most famous in the world, winding its way through wild mountain scenery from Thusis, Switzerland; past the resort town of St. Moritz; to its final stop just over the border in Tirano, Italy.
A complex system of tunnels, viaducts and galleries allow the railway line to pass through the narrow valleys and climb almost 2,000 meters in altitude. It’s unique to see technology and architecture like this in a natural landscape, and the route is a popular tourist destination offering amazing photography opportunities.
Here is a view of how they did it:
