Giant 500-tonne boulder threatened Swiss railway, SBB reveals
A steel net was used to secure the boulder. 2023, SBB
SBB has begun breaking apart and removing a 500-tonne boulder on the face of the Ross mountain. Inspections back in April revealed that the giant piece of rock was at risk of coming off the rockface, threatening a railway in the valley below. The removal effort is expected to take a month, SBB said this week.
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