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  Goschenen Train Tickets, Rail Pass & Fares Online - Goschenen Train
Goschenen train travel to or from cities in Europe at the best prices online.
Goschenen point-to-point rail tickets are a good way to stretch the time on a rail pass or as an alternative if your travel needs are limited.
They are especially convenient for shorter distance trips to Goschenen, Switzerland and can save you money when used in conjunction with a rail pass purchase.
www.railrocket.com /destination/countries/switzerland/goschenen_train_tickets.html   (252 words)

  
  Fluor-spar - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
It is also found in the lead and copper-mines of Cornwall and S. Devon, notably near Liskeard, where fine crystals have been found, with faces of the six-faced octahedron replacing the corners of the cube.
In Cornwall fluorspar is known to the miners as "cann." Fine yellow fluor-spar occurs in some of the Saxon mines, and beautiful rose-red octahedra are found in the Alps, near Goschenen.
Many localities in the United States yield fluor-spar, and it is worked commercially in a few places, notably at Rosiclare in southern Illinois.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Fluor-spar   (716 words)

  
  Tunnel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
A subway in the UK is a pedestrian tunnel that goes under a road.
The St. Gothard Tunnel opened in Switzerland on September 5, 1980 as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
Shallow tunnels are of the cut-and-cover type (if under water of the immersed-tube type), deep tunnels are excavated, often using a tunnelling shield.
www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/t/tu/tunnel.html   (353 words)

  
 By Train From Rome To Zurich - New York Times
THERE is, above all, that stretch of the trip when the train, coming from the south, emerges from the 9.3-mile-long St. Gotthard Tunnel at Goschenen at about 3,350 feet altitude, and in a series of wide sweeps descends into the valley of the Reuss River, a tributary of the young Rhine.
An hour after the Zurich express had stopped in Lugano for a few minutes its passengers saw for themselves some of the havoc that the fury of the elements had wrought.
Half an hour after leaving from Goschenen we arrived at the station of Fluelen and found a train waiting for passengers to Zurich.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D71339F931A25755C0A96E948260&sec=travel&pagewanted=2   (675 words)

  
 Chapter 5. Calonico (continued) and Giornico Page 1
Another thing which we do not bear in mind when thinking of the Alps is their narrowness, and the small extent of ground they really cover.
From here by Hospenthal to the top of the pass seems a long way, and again it is a long way down to Airolo; but all this would easily go on to the ground between Kensington and Stratford.
From Goschenen to Andermatt is about as far as from Holland House to Hyde Park Corner.
www.web-books.com /Classics/AuthorsAD/Butler/Alps/Butler_AlpsC6P1.htm   (899 words)

  
 Goschenen and the Damma Glacier
Goschenen and the Damma Glacier, St. Gotthard Railway, Switzerland
This color photochrome print was taken between 1890 and 1900 in Railway, Switzerland.
We have created this collection of images primarily to serve as an easy to access educational tool.
www.old-picture.com /europe/Goschenen-Glacier-Damma-and.htm   (88 words)

  
 Goschenen
This color photochrome print was made between 1890 and 1900 in Railway, Switzerland.
The photo illustrates Goschenen, general view, St. Gotthard Railway, Switzerland.
We have compiled this collection of photos mainly to serve as a vital educational resource.
www.old-picture.com /europe/Goschenen.htm   (82 words)

  
 Day 21: Goschenen to Rickterswil (118km, 1937m)
From the front steps of the hotel, the glaciers of nearby mountains were so bright they looked like they should blind you momentarily when you looked at them.
From Goschenen, the 5km descent into Wassen (916m), which I had done twice before was both familiar and easy, and there we stopped to put on sunscreen and begin the climb.
I took the time to ask Mike about the bill he paid this morning and discovered that we were overcharged by 50CHF.
www.geocities.com /choonpiaw/alps2007/page-21.html   (539 words)

  
 Map of Goschenen - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
Map of Goschenen - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
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encarta.msn.com /mapof_7447756/Goschenen.html   (26 words)

  
 fUSION Anomaly. Tunnels
A subway in the UK is a pedestrian tunnel that goes under a road.
The St. Gothard Tunnel opened in Switzerland on September 5, 1980 as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo.
Shallow tunnels are of the cut-and-cover type (if under water of the immersed-tube type), deep tunnels are excavated, often using a tunnelling shield.
www.fusionanomaly.net /tunnels.html   (1033 words)

  
 Goschenen Hotels - Find Hotel Reviews and Prices
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www.travelpost.com /hotels/Goschenen/2103059   (425 words)

  
 Goschenen, Switzerland Travel Photo by FredTraveler
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Visited Jun 1997 - from the entry "About Goschenen"
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www.travelpost.com /photo-large.aspx?imid=3185   (55 words)

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