The 2.7 kilometer (1.7 mile) long tunnel was constructed as a railway tunnel between 1895 and 1897, thanks to the estate owner objecting to the idea of “unsightly trains” crossing his property.
The tunnel was designed exclusively for trains and is 33.46 miles long, of which around half is underwater. It was a remarkable feat of engineering which was also designed to withstand tsunamis ...
The failure of the Cincinnati Western Railroad left a partially complete tunnel near Faraday Road. Urban legend says an ...
It has been decided that an old UK railway tunnel will not be opened to the public, despite campaigners' wanting to retain its use for walkers and cyclists. Closed in 1956, Queensbury Tunnel was ...
Colorado state officials and the Union Pacific Railroad reached a tentative agreement on the future of the 100-year-old ...