The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world’s highest railway line in the world. At its highest point it is 5,072 meters (or 16,640 feet) above sea level.The railway line was opened 10 years ago this month and is 1,956 kilometers (or 1,215 miles) long connecting Xining, the capital of Northwest China’s Qinghai province, to Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region. …

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The Panama Canal Expansion opened on June 26, 2016. The giant project to upgrade the canal took nine years and $5.4 billion. After this expansion, the canal can now accommodate ships carrying up to 14,000 containers (“Triple E” ships). Here is a short video of the expansion: Source: The Panama Canal Expands, The Wall Street …

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The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) under the Alps in Switzerland is the world’s deepest and longest train tunnel. Tunneling began in 2002 and the 35-mile tunnel was opened in June, 2016. The entire project cost the Swiss $12.2 billion. The GBT would allow some 2oo to 250 freight trains daily to move freight from Northern to Southern …

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