Old 10-15-2010, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
i just read 60 yrs in the making.
Swiss are always a bit slow and the alps very hard :lol:
No, back then they started with a tunnel for cars and in order to get the trucks out of that tunnel they started 10 years ago with a traintunnel and within another 7 years all goods will be transported by train.
It is quite important for whole europe as we are the main transit route from north to south.
Crazy to consider that all this was done by donkeys over the summit only 60 years ago!?
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