Stoosbahn

Not a rack railway but a funicular, and here for one reason: at a maximum gradient of 110%, it is the steepest in Europe, and the operator, backed by Guinness World Records, calls it the steepest funicular in the world. Opened in December 2017, it rises 744 meters in about 1.7 kilometers to the mountain resort of Stoos. The barrel-shaped cabins rotate as the slope changes so the floor stays level, which is the strange, memorable part of the ride. Stoos is among the three mountains the Swiss Travel Pass covers in full, so pass holders can try it at no extra cost. It makes an easy half-day from Lucerne or Schwyz.