Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world’s longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically difficult project that has ...

Pride and euphoria swept through Switzerland last week when a gargantuan drilling machine emerged through the rocks deep under the Alps to join the two ends of the world’s longest railroad tunnel. The ...

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 ...

SEDRUN, Switzerland - Swiss engineers broke through a final 6 feet of rock deep in the Alpine mountains on Friday, linking the world's longest rail tunnel. The 35-mile Gotthard Base Tunnel in southern ...

IN THE LOETSCHBERG BASE TUNNEL, Switzerland — Accompanied by brass bands and fireworks, the Swiss inaugurated the world’s longest overland tunnel today, opening a new era of transportation through the ...

Heralded as the construction project of the century, the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is among the world's most ambitious tunnel projects, spanning more than 35 miles and taking 17 years to ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s national rail operator said Thursday the world’s longest rail tunnel won't be fully reopened to train traffic until next September, again pushing back the target date for ...

Geneva — 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 army of ...

A tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland that has taken 17 years to build officially opens today. The Gotthard Base Tunnel stretches for 57 km (35 mi), making it the longest rail tunnel in the world.

ABOARD THE FIRST GOTTHARD RAIL TUNNEL TRAIN — The train leaves the Swiss Alps' station and soon enters total darkness. It picks up speed, reaching 125 mph as it hurtles through the mountain at depths ...

The longest, deepest rail tunnel in the world opened Wednesday in Switzerland, following almost 70 years after its initial planning and 17 years after the start of construction. The 35-mile, twin-bore ...