Reporting from East CountyReporting from East County — A train is making its way from Alpine to Campo, but how it’s getting there and why is a little off the beaten track. Roy Athey’s full-sized, ...

”Paris,” I tell the conductor as I show him my Eurailpass. We`ve just pulled out of Lausanne on the French TGV, the world`s fastest train. ”C`st six francs de plus, Monsieur.” I look at him blankly.

The world's longest railway tunnel, currently being built through the Swiss Alps, is impressive enough in its own right. But the construction project's most spectacular feature will be a train station ...