The Semmering railway was constructed between 1848 and 1854 by some 20,000 workers under the project's designer and director Carl von Ghega born in Venice as Carlo Ghega in an Albanian family.
Jalur kereta api Semmering dibangun antara tahun 1848 dan 1854 oleh sekitar 20.000 pekerja di bawah pimpinan Carl von Ghega, yaitu desainer dan direktur proyek tersebut, Carl von Ghega lahir di Venesia dengan nama Carlo Ghega dari keluarga Albania.