ers , ▁railway ▁construction ▁engine ers , ▁operators ▁of ▁railway ▁companies , ▁major ▁railway ▁invest ors ▁and ▁polit icians , ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁importance ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁rail ▁transport . ▁ ▁Where ▁possible , ▁inclusion ▁in ▁this ▁list ▁should ▁be ▁just ified ▁by ▁an ▁appropriate ▁reference ▁( see ▁talk ▁page ). ▁ ▁Techn ical ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁rail ways ▁ ▁Austria ▁ ▁Germany ▁ ▁Switzerland ▁▁ ▁Roman ▁Ab t , ▁Ab t ▁ra ck ▁railway ▁system , ▁points ▁for ▁fun icular ▁rail ways ▁ ▁Jakob ▁Buch li ▁development ▁of ▁single - ax le ▁drive , ▁Buch li ▁drive ▁ ▁Bruno ▁H ilde brand , ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁N ort he astern ▁Railway . ▁ ▁Emil ▁H uber - Sto ck ar , ▁pione er ▁of ▁the ▁electric ▁tra ction ▁with ▁high - t ension , ▁low ▁frequency ▁AC ▁ ▁Edu ard ▁L och er , ▁ra ck ▁with ▁horizontal ▁eng agement ▁ ▁An ato le ▁Mal let , ▁Mal let ▁locomot ive ▁ ▁Nik laus ▁R ig gen bach , ▁first ▁mountain ▁railway ▁in ▁Europe ▁with ▁ra ck ▁system , ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁bra king ▁system ▁ ▁Emil ▁Str ub , ▁Str ub ▁ra ck ▁railway ▁system ▁ ▁René ▁Th ury , ▁engineer , ▁" K ing ▁of ▁DC ", ▁experimental ▁ra ck ▁railway ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁at ▁Mont re ux , ▁responsible ▁for ▁many ▁invent ions ▁especially ▁involving ▁series ▁coupling ▁of ▁electric ▁mot ors ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁▁ ▁William ▁Adams ▁( 1 8