In mid-September, a boring machine defeated the last meter of rock 4,500 feet under the Brenner Pass in the Alps to connect the world’s longest tunnel dug for railroad track. Envisioned as an important connecting vein that will one day see trains running from Helsinki, Finland, to Palermo, Sicily, it will slash commuter times across […] The post Austria and Italy Finish Digging World’s Longest Rail Tunnel–Ready to Reshape Travel Maps appeared first on Good News Network.
