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The Furka-Oberalp railway line leading up to the Oberalp Pass (2044m) linking Uri and Graubunden Cantons in the Swiss Alps. The road link closes for months, but the railway line (which carries the famous Glacier Express), stays open all winter. The area belonged to the National Redoubt, the final Swiss line of defence in the high alps, and is checkered with the remains of millitray installations, many of them underground, still camouflaged.
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The Furka-Oberalp railway line leading up to the Oberalp Pass (2044m) linking Uri and Graubunden Cantons in the Swiss Alps. The road link closes for months, but the railway line (which carries the famous Glacier Express), stays open all winter. The area belonged to the National Redoubt, the final Swiss line of defence in the high alps, and is checkered with the remains of millitray installations, many of them underground, still camouflaged.