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  1. Cascade Tunnel - Wikipedia

    • The current Cascade Tunnel is in full operation and receives regular maintenance from BNSF Railway. The new alignment is a straight-line tunnel running between Berne and Scenic Hot Springs. It is currently part of the BNSF Scenic Subdivision between Seattle and Wenatchee, and Amtrak's Empire Builder runs through it. Because of safety and ventilati… 展开

    Overview

    The Cascade Tunnel refers to two railroad tunnels, its original tunnel and its replacement, in the northwest
    The … 展开

    History

    Construction began on the first tunnel on August 20, 1897, and was completed on December 20, 1900. The tunnel was 2.6 miles (4.2 km) long. John Frank Stevens was the principal engineer on the interim switchback rout… 展开

    See also

    Flathead Tunnel, an active tunnel in Montana also built by the Great Northern
    Great Northern W-1, large electric locomotives used on the Cascade Tunnel route… 展开

    Notes

    1. ^ "Great tunnel opening ready". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 12, 1929. p. 1.
    2. ^ "Wheels thunder in wonder bore". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 13, 1929. p. 1, p… 展开

    External links

    Scientific American n.s. v.137 1927. Scientific American, July 1927 - America's Longest Tunnel.
    University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections – Lee Pickett Photographs Over 1400 photographs documenting sce… 展开