The Other Side Of The Tunnel
While I have countless photos from the famous south portal of the Portage Tunnel like this: flic.kr/p/2iCkzvL I have very few of the north.
And this is why....the ground level view was always just a bit too brushy for my liking. However, for whatever reason on this day I decided to give it a try and here is a going away shot of the southbound Glacier Discovery from Anchorage with GP40-2 3009 bringing up the rear. They are at about MP F6.8 on the Whittier Branch as they duck into the 5050 ft long Portage Tunnel. After they emerge from the other side they'll cross Bear Valley on less than a mile of track before plunging into 2 1/2 more miles of darkness beneath the mountains to tidewater at the head of Passage Canal on Prince William Sound. In the foreground are the silvery blue silt laden glacial waters of Portage Creek.
Portage Valley, Alaska
Monday August 24, 2015
The Other Side Of The Tunnel
While I have countless photos from the famous south portal of the Portage Tunnel like this: flic.kr/p/2iCkzvL I have very few of the north.
And this is why....the ground level view was always just a bit too brushy for my liking. However, for whatever reason on this day I decided to give it a try and here is a going away shot of the southbound Glacier Discovery from Anchorage with GP40-2 3009 bringing up the rear. They are at about MP F6.8 on the Whittier Branch as they duck into the 5050 ft long Portage Tunnel. After they emerge from the other side they'll cross Bear Valley on less than a mile of track before plunging into 2 1/2 more miles of darkness beneath the mountains to tidewater at the head of Passage Canal on Prince William Sound. In the foreground are the silvery blue silt laden glacial waters of Portage Creek.
Portage Valley, Alaska
Monday August 24, 2015