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Speed in Switzerland is limited to 80 mph for passenger and 50 for freight. Train length is around 3000 feet limited because of their coupling strength. The new trans Alp tunnel will allow speeds up to 160 mph for pass and 100mph for freight again limited to new train sets equipped with electro pneumatic braking systems. <br />The Swiss like their peace and quiet in the evening and on weekends. Trucks climbing and descending the Alpine grades make a tremendous amount of noise. For this reason heavy trucks are not allowed overnight passage on Swiss Autobahns. Same holds true for Sunday. No trucks. This is a logistical nightmare for trucking companies. If they don't like the law they must drive extra miles via Austria (BrennerPass). There are special Swiss piggyback trains with low platform cars (and small wheels) to haul tractor and trailer and its driver (in a special coach) thru the Swiss Alps in the evening.. Regular European trains cannot handle TOFC due to overhead catenary. <br />The Gotthard line with is 9 mile long summit tunnel and numerous spiral tunnels on the approaches is a Tehachapi on steroids. More than one hundred trains a day make passage on this double track line under the great St. Gotthard Pass. The line is carrying 25million tons of freight and 5million passengers each year
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