In this video, we're looking at the InterCity route between 2 popular Swiss cities with the tourists Zürich, Switzerland's largest city and Lucerne, a city on a lake preceding the alps.

The original line between Zürich and Luzern was actually routed via Affoltern am Albis to Zug, one we have looked at before. At that time, Zug was a terminus station like Zürich and Lucerne still are, which required a change of direction to reach Lucerne.
Note the right hand curve after we leave Zug. The straight section after that curve formerly continued behind us to what was the terminus station. To assist in turning trains, the loop track labelled after leaving Zug was at that time not a loop, rather a track where trains could reverse left into from the terminus, then pull forwards towards Lucerne and reverse back into the station.
When the line was built between Zug and ArthGoldau in 1897, the loop was made and the station shifted to where it is now. The loop served to connect the line from ArthGoldau with Lucerne as well as Zürich via Affoltern am Albis. It was taken out of service in 1990. All trains to Lucerne from the south were now forced to take the Gotthard line until Immensee or Rotkreuz, where lines branched off towards Lucerne, and trains towards Zürich would continue via Thalwil.

This video is a little different in that the camera was mounted outside of the cab the main difference being the sound and lack of window reflections. Let me know your thoughts on what you prefer.

Timestamps and linked videos:
0:00 Preview
0:33 Map
1:26 Line information
1:35 Zürich HB
2:58 Oerlikon Zürich Affoltern a.A. via Weinberg tunnel:    • ★ 4K  Hinwil  Oerlikon   Zürich H...  
3:02/3:10 Zürich HB Museumsbahnhof Altstetten:    • ★ 4K Cab ride Pfäffikon SZ  Wetzik...  
3:21 Oerlikon via Wipkingen: Video coming
3:35 Olten Zürich via Zürich Vorbahnhof:    • ★ 4K Tilt train Geneva  Zürich HB ...  
3:52 Altstetten Thalwil: Video coming
4:14 Thalwil via Wollishofen: Video coming
04:22 Zimmerberg Base Tunnel
09:04 Line from Wollishofen: Video coming
09:10 Thalwil
11:47 Line to Chur: Video coming
13:23 Oberrieden Dorf
14:51 Horgen Oberdorf
15:23 Zimmerbergtunnel
17:12 Silhbrugg
17:43 Albistunnel
21:40 Baar
25:00 Baar Neufeld
25:25 Baar Lindenpark
25:40 Zug
26:08 ArthGoldau via Walchwil: Video coming
29:15 Zug Schutzengel
30:38 Zug Chollermüli
30:49 Zürich via Affoltern am Albis:    • ★ 4K  Zug  Affoltern am Albis  Zü...  
31:14 Cham Alpenblick
31:45 Cham
32:10 Hünenberg Zythus
32:34 Hünenberg Chämleten
34:16 Rotkreuz
34:22 ArthGoldau via Immensee:    • ★ Cab Ride Basel  Bellinzona, Swit...  
37:58 Rotkreuz Othmarsingen:    • ★ 2x Bellinzona  Basel cab ride w...  
40:10 GisikonRoot
41:22 Root D4
42:24 Buchrain
43:15 Ebikon
46:50 Line towards Olten:    • ★ 4K  Luzern  Seetal  Lenzburg ca...  
46:57 Line towards Wolhusen:    • ★ Cab ride Luzern  Wolhusen  Lang...  
47:48 Line towards Immensee: Video coming
49:01 Lucerne


Picture credit: David Gubler

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