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Lusser's career began at the Building Departement of Zurich. In 1872, when the construction of the [[Gotthard Tunnel]] commenced, he joined the [[Gotthard Railway Company]], where he worked under engineers such as [[Robert Gerwig]], {{ill|Wilhelm Hellwag|de}}, and [[Louis Favre (engineer)|Louis Favre]].<ref name="gisler-2009"/><ref name="mathys-1955"/> There, he assisted in the construction of the section [[Brunnen]]–[[Sisikon]], and later led the construction of the railway section on the [[Melide causeway]], as well as the construction of the [[Maroggia Tunnel]].<ref name="mathys-1955"/>
From 1874 to 1881, Lusser directed the construction from the southern end of the Gotthard Tunnel as first engineer and foreman of the Louis Favre company. At the breakthrough of tunnel in 1880, he would hand a photograph of Favre, who had died a year prior, through the borehole to honour his legacy, with following words written on the back:<ref name="mathys-1955"/><ref name="Stuber-2023-161">{{cite book |last1=Stuber |first1=Martin |title=Lebensadern: Zuger Eisenbahngeschichte(n) |date=2023 |publisher=Triner Media + Print |location=Schwyz |isbn=9783033102491 |chapter= Zuger Spezialitäten – "Stadtbahn", Kollermühle, F. V. Lusser: Die Stadtbahn gab es schon 1902|pages=161–192|language=de-CH}}</ref><ref name="r-1927">{{cite journal |last1=R. |first1=M. |title=Lusser, Franz Vital |journal=Schweizerische Bauzeitung |date=1927 |volume=90 |issue=18 |pages=236–237 |url=https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=sbz-002%3A1927%3A89%3A%3A3024#3061 |access-date=6 January 2025 |issn=0036-7524 |language=de}}</ref>
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{{lang|fr|Qui est plus digne, de passer par le premier, que celui qui nous était patron, ami et père.}} – {{lang|it|Viva il Gottardo!}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Franz Vital Lusser}}
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