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September 2001: Installing the tunnel boring machine in Raron, canton Valais. Keystone -
With a diameter of 9.43 metres, the machine eats its way through the stone. Keystone -
Tunnel detonations. Keystone -
Overseeing the tunnel boring work in Ferden, canton Valais. Keystone -
Working on the interior at the tunnel construction site at Mitholz, canton Bern. Keystone -
Adding on concrete. Keystone -
April 28, 2005: workers celebrate the tunnel's piercing. Keystone -
Welding the very last gap between the rails. Keystone -
Installing the overhead contact system at Ferden. Keystone -
34.6 km of track stretches before the train driver. Keystone
Heroic work in the tunnel
This content was published on December 10, 2007
(All picures: Keystone)
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