FASTER than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
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This is Urnäsch as seen from train RB348 of the Appenzeller Bahnen on its way to Gossau. The narrow gauge line crosses a line of hills and travels along the opposite of a valley before sweeping through a horseshoe curve to arrive at the station near the large building in the centre of the photo. It was taken on Monday April 26th, 2004