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Introduction
Some very old photo's of the cog railway from Rigi. The postcards are dated 1874 and are from cardboard. The big postcards have a beautifull back. The cog railway from Rigi was Europe's first cog railway. They opened the railroad in 1870. The top of the Rigi mountain is at 1800 meter.

Postcards of the cog railway from Rigi
Chemin de der du Rigi No 451 F. Charnaux à Genève	The back of the postcard
Chemin de der du Rigi et le Pilate No 465 F. Charnaux à Genève	Chemin de fer du Rigi