establishment, operation, and preservation of a
museum railway on the former federal railway line from Ebermannstadt to Behringersmühle in the
Wiesent Valley;
acquisition and preservation of historic railway vehicles, especially those traditionally associated with the Ebermannstadt–Behringersmühle branch line;
organisation of presentations, tours, trips, and exhibitions.
Operations
Since 1980, the society has had a permit to operate a railway and is an authorised railway service and railway infrastructure operator. The Franconian Switzerland Steam Railway is the oldest museum railway in
Franconia, northern Bavaria.