Drei-Ähren Railway
The Drei-Ähren Railway (German for ''Three Ears of Corn Railway'', French ''Voie Ferrée Trois Épis'') consisted of the track gauge Electric Tramway from Türkheim to Drei-Ähren and the track gauge Military Light Railway from Drei-Ähren to Uhlhorst at Drei-Ähren near Colmar in Alsace. Electric Tramway from Türkheim to Drei-Ähren History From 5 June 1899, the Electric Tramway from Türkheim to Drei-Ähren connected the small town of Turckheim, Türkheim, located west of Colmar, with the pilgrimage church at Drei Ähren (French Trois Épis). The construction of the railway went back to an initiative of the electricity company Schuckert & Co. from Nuremberg, while the Alsace was an Alsace-Lorraine#From annexation to World War I, Imperial Territory of Germany. At times there were plans to extend the route from Türkheim to Winzenheim and thereby connect it to Colmar's secondary railway and tram network.Erhard Born: ''Das elsässisch-mittelbadische Schmalspurnetz.'' In: ...
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