On the occasion of the publication of the second transfer report, an action by the Alpine Initiative in front of the Swiss Parliament illustrated that the Alps were still suffering from a surfeit of trucks. The speed of the transfer from road to rail remains inadequate. To achieve the transfer objective, it would be necessary to transfer 10.5 per cent of freight traffic or 108,000 trips per year. Only an Alpine Crossing Exchange, with clear limits on transit trips, will relieve the Alps from this malady.