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[ Schnaaggi Schaaggi posts ] Not having any plans for the weekend, Tristan and I agreed to meet up in Zurich-Wiedikon for a steam train ride organized by the Zuricher Museumsbahn down to Sihlbrugg and back with a long layover in Sihlwald. This route mostly follows the SZU Sihltalbahn (S4) with exception of the tunnel between Wiedikon and Bahnhof Giesshuebel, which gets used only by occasional freight trains coming up this route and on to bypass Zurich main station. Arrival in Sihlwald. The grill is ready to feed hungry travelers. Most of the trip leads through suburbs of Zurich, and, while nice, is actually not that impressive (well, with the exception that we are RIDING IN A STEAM TRAIN! YAY!) It gets pretty between Langnau-Glattikon and Sihlwald, and really scenic between Sihlwald and Sihlbrugg. Sihlbrugg is a junction with the regular main line that runs south from Zurich along Lake Zurich via Thalwil to Zug and Luzern. Early in the video Schnaaggi Schaaggi is running around our t...

[ Schnaaggi Schaaggi posts ] The steam train of Museumsbahn Zurich "Schnaaggi Schaaggi" made it's first trip this year while I was in Zurich. I missed the chance to ride the train the last couple years, but this time the stars aligned.

[ Schnaaggi Schaaggi posts ] It's the last Sunday of the month. It's time for Schnaaggi-Schaaggi to ride the Sihlbahn from Zurich - Wiedikon to Sihlbrugg. I took quite a bit of video and many photos.