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The greatest obstacle to such a railway line was the Mogollon Rim, a half-mile-high escarpment at the edge of the Colorado Plateau. Engineers contracted by Eddy determined that a tunnel of 3,100 feet (945m) length and 16 feet (4.88m) width through this Rim would allow laden trains to access the top of the Plateau.
Another attempt was made by the Mineral Belt Railroad in 1906, [59] which began work in 1917 and abandoned it in 1924. [ 60 ] Memphis Branch Railroad - began a narrow gauge line from Rome, Georgia , to Gadsden in 1873, but abandoned 1877 without having run a revenue service.
The Miami Mineral Belt Railroad (MMBR) served the Miami and Picher lead mining areas in that portion of the Tri-state mining district located in far northeastern Oklahoma.It was closely associated with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) for its entire history, and was eventually absorbed into the Frisco.
Fort Mason Tunnel is an abandoned single-track railway tunnel in San Francisco which runs under a small hill upon which sits a portion of the old Fort Mason. The tunnel was constructed in 1913 and opened to rail traffic in 1914. [1] The east portal is near the north end of Van Ness Avenue; the west portal feeds onto Marina Boulevard at Laguna ...
Carr's Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as Witches' Tunnel, (commonly used by children and residents in the area), it was originally built in 1856 for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was brick-lined in 1868–1869. [1]
The trail features two tunnels: the Moonville Tunnel, a masonry tunnel in Vinton County that is reputed to be haunted, [2] and the King Switch Tunnel, a timber tunnel in Athens County. The governing organization of the trail, Moonville Rail-Trail, Inc., hopes to eventually extend the trail eastward to New Marshfield then to Athens to join with ...
A section of the hidden tunnel network at the 800-year-old home. Archaeologists also uncovered a water well with a depth of about 40 feet. A photo shows the view into the well.
The objectives of the society are to: a) To preserve, promote and to protect the railway heritage of the Yukon; b) To develop and operate the Waterfront Trolley; c) To develop and operate the Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum; and d) To promote and enhance tourism development in the city of Whitehorse and the Yukon. [2]