World's longest train tunnel
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Journalists stand beside rail tracks at the construction site in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Sedrun
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Workers have a break during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Red lights illuminate the construction site of the of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel at the Erstfeld-Amsteg section
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Miner stands in front of drill machine 'Sissi' after it broke through the rock at the final section at construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Miners wave with the flags of their home countries as they celebrate as fireworks explode after a giant drill machine broke through the rock at the final section Sedrun-Faido, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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People take pictures as drill machine breaks through rock at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Miners celebrate as fireworks explode after a giant drill machine broke through the rock at the final section Sedrun-Faido, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Visitors walk through the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel at the Erstfeld-Amsteg section
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use torque wrenches to fix screw nuts during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker uses a measuring gauge during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An engineer sits on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker prepares tools and materia during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers drive on a special vehicle during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An Austrian and a German national flag fly on mobile machinery during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker adjusts a laser measuring gauge during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker receives instructions from an engineer during the installation of the railway tracks in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee looks on monitors to control the mixture of concrete on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker stands on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers sitting on the special train 'Helvetia' distribute fresh concrete on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers use finishing trowels to plane fresh concrete on the track bed of the rails in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A statue of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, stands in front of the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Workers cycle past the northern entrances of the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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An employee of AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd and a visitor stand at the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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A worker stands on the special train 'Helvetia' in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel near Erstfeld
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Breakthrough For Second Shaft Of Gotthard Tunnel
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Switzerland is building in the NEAT Gotthard Base tunnel, which is the world’s longest train tunnel, with 57 km long parallel tracks crossing the Alps. The tunnel should become operational at the end of 2016.