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World's longest railway tunnel to open after 17 years of construction: Trains in Switzerland [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| May 24, 2016
| John Hutchinson
Posted on 05/24/2016 10:09:11 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan
They started the tunnel from both ends and the middle.....the middle you say? Yep. They drilled shafts from the top of the mountain and lowered drilling equipment to start digging from there.
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05/24/2016 2:35:13 PM PDT
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bjorn14
(Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
To: jaydubya2
The first syllable of that name, with the double t, is actually the Germanic pronunciation of The Almighty’s Name.
Don’t know what the translation of “hard” is.
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05/24/2016 2:53:34 PM PDT
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Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: bgill
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05/24/2016 2:55:24 PM PDT
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Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: C19fan
I think the 2nd Avenue subway being constructed in NYC is over $2 billion per mile.That's just those New York values surfacing..
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05/24/2016 3:56:08 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: C19fan
Switzerland is one of the world’s best-kept secrets.
Gorgeous country and the people are truly great - absolutely awesome.
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