★ Cab ride 🇨🇭St. Moritz - 🇮🇹Tirano (Bernina pass), Switzerland to Italy [10.2019]
What it is
A two-hour driver's-eye cab ride along the Bernina railway from St. Moritz in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy. The UNESCO-listed line crosses the Alps at high altitude with steep adhesion gradients.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as relaxing slow-TV, a long scenic video to unwind with.
- 3 people recommended it
- 4 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“I'm personally very fond of train cab ride videos”
Example of a scenic train cab ride video.
PeterStuer, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Drive through cities in the browser while listening to local radio stations”
“Some how it's a good way to unwind at the end of the day”
Train cab ride videos as a way to unwind.
pwarner, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “Cab Ride: Drive a train, forever, through a dreamlike land”
“Some of my favorite long ones. They are incredibly relaxing.”
Relaxing long train ride through the Bernina pass.
haunter, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “The Odd Appeal Of Absurdly Long YouTube Videos”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: slow tv, bernina railway, switzerland, alps, relaxing
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