The longest railway tunnel in the world is a 35-mile long journey located in the south of Switzerland surrounded by the ...

ZURICH, Switzerland – Seventeen years ago saw the first blasting in the historic heartland of Switzerland of the longest train tunnel in the world. ZURICH, Switzerland – Seventeen years ago saw the ...

CEO of SBB Ducrot and CEO AlpTransit Gotthard Schwank wave signalling discs during the opening ceremony of the newly built Ceneri Base Tunnel near Camorino CAMORINO, Switzerland (Reuters) - ...

GENEVA — Switzerland will celebrate an engineering marvel 20 years in the works on Wednesday: the debut of the world's longest and deepest railroad tunnel. The new tunnel through the Alps is 35.5 ...

A hard rock TBM manufactured by China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Corporation (CRCHI) has completed excavation of a water ...

GENEVA (AP) – Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps. More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North African civilization of Carthage led his ...

Switzerland's new, 22-mile Loetschberg Base Tunnel under the Alps will cut train travel time by about 45 to 75 minutes within Switzerland and between Switzerland and Italy when it opens for passenger ...

Train at Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, with mountains behind - Michael Derrer Fuchs/Shutterstock Switzerland is known around the world for its spectacular scenery — think snow-capped mountains, ...

Guests waves at a train that has crossed the tunnel during the opening ceremony of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel, near the town of Erstfeld, Switzerland ...