11172 worked north towards Altstätten with RE3838, the 17:23 Chur - St. Gallen passenger, on the evening of 8 May 2013.
The mountains behind the train form the Rätikon range, rising to almost 3000m above sea level and forming the border between the Vorarlberg, in Austria, and Gräubunden, Switzerland. The 2964m peak of Schesaplana can be seen above the front of the first coach. Behind the mountains lies the Prättigau and the RhB's Landquart - Klosters line.