I went through the Albula tunnel on Wednesday. At Preda there was an amazing array of conveyors removing crushed stone from the new Albula Tunnel to be completed in 2020. Can someone answer a question

Correction. Check this link: http://www.gottardo2016.ch/en/public-event?WT_mc_id=nl0616-gottardo2016-en#billet

I'll take a wild uneducated guess and assume the white 460 and Re 4/4 II will be leading some of the coaches. I saw the Gotthardo 460 today parked on a siding at the south end of the tunnel. Mondaine

Hellsbrewer: Go to www.gotthardo.ch http://www.gotthardo.ch I believe to have to buy a special rain ticket that will get you to event. Check the link. In my case I just wave my 8 day Swiss Travel Pass

I went from Bellinzona to Zurich today (Thursday) and passed through Biasca, Erstfeld and the North Tunnel entrance (what ever the name is). The north entrance event looks to be huge, probably 20+ cor

How does the train driver keep from going into a trance looking ahead at only a tube with pulsing lights? My view will be worse though. I will only see a concrete wall through the window next to me. I

Mike: Thanks for your tip regarding the Voralpen Express. As a train photographer, I love locomotives as much as I hate unit trains. To me, they are just higher speed city trams. John BT Lok (Bodensee

Can anyone help me out here before I leave on Monday? Thanks ********************* I will be going to Switzerland next week including the GBT opening on June 5. I have not been there for five years bu

I will be going to Switzerland next week which will include attending the base tunnel celebration and riding through the tunnel on June 5. I want to travel around the country and take some train pictu

I will be going to Switzerland next week including the GBT opening on June 5. I have not been there for five years but was lucky enough to climb the observation tower then. I have a question about the

I assume the very first train will actually be June 1. I think this train is for speeches and politicians and the riders won a lottery to be on it. Also, the riders have to be Swiss citizens.

You must be an exciting person to be with. I realize I will be looking at a concrete wall for 45 (?) minutes but it's a part of history going through it on the first day. I am not going through the tu

Well, maybe I'm boasting and excited but my friend in Greifensee just purchased two tickets for the special ride through the Base Tunnel on June 5th (my birthday) traveling from Biasca to Erstfeld. He

Is there any new information regarding events on June 4 and 5 especially rides through the tunnel? Thanks, John Lovda

Martin: Your comment regarding hazardous materials must mean that either the two "old" tunnels (Gotthard and LB) will stay open into the future to handle this or the stuff will shift to trucks. Am I m

I sent an e-mail to the Gottardo2016 offices regarding the events on June 4 and 5. Here is the woman's response: Dear Mr Lovda Thank you for your email. As train enthusiast you will definitely enjoy t

I was told in an e-mail reply that only Swiss citizens will be able to ride the June 1 trains (500 winners, 1,000 tickets). John

Gordon made the point about shuttle trains. I was led to believe that there would be one passenger train in 2016 and it would be a special on June 1st only for Swiss citizens. If there were shuttles o

Does anyone have more detailed information about what will take place at Erstfeld and Biasca on June 4th and 5th? There was a previous statement on the SBB website (somewhere) that they were expecting

When you say "mules," are these the equivalent of the hundreds of movie extras during huge riot or battle scenes? It will be a little anticlimactic for the 50k-100K expected visitors at Erstfeld and B