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Swiss plans to link a railway tunnel and an Alpine valley with the world's tallest elevator have been put on ice after the government postponed a decision on funding the 50 million Swiss franc ($42.27 million) project.
The so-called "Porta Alpina" was an ambitious attempt to revitalise the economy of remote Alpine villages by allowing train passengers from Zurich and Milan to alight in the middle of the tunnel and take a lift up to the mountain tops. |
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=3597804&page=1
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I can't quite decide whether this dooms the Andermatt project........ which I wouldn't cry too much about if it does. It will change the face of that valley for sure...and I am not sure that would be a great thing..
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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That lift will be cool when it finally gets built.
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That lift will be cool when it finally gets built.
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Unlikely with global warming heating things up so quickly. 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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That sounded like an amazing project, I cant beleive they scrapped it, you only have to look at what the Aiguille du Midi makes to see the potential.
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philingle, Morning, your up early.
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Mind you you have to hand it to the Swiss - they don't half know how to dig holes through mountains!! Some of those I driven through are little short of amazing and so many of them!!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| Mind you you have to hand it to the Swiss - they don't half know how to dig holes through mountains!! Some of those I driven through are little short of amazing and so many of them!! |
it merely a step up from their cheese making
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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it merely a step up from their cheese making
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And their nuclear bunkers.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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...and their aircraft hangers. I was driving along the road from Martigny to Visp and this fighter just appeared from inside the hills, taxied onto the road and took off ! Needless to say the road was closed whilst this occurred.
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CANV CANVINGTON, 
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You know it makes sense.
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The Swiss Airforce use F16/F18 from the US. When they are delivered the Swiss completely strip the electronics & install there own.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| stanton wrote: |
| The Swiss Airforce use F16/F18 from the US. When they are delivered the Swiss completely strip the electronics & install there own. |
And then stick a reverse gear on it, in preparation for their inevitable retreat, surrender and collaboration.
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