East Portal to Tunnel 7 - Carrizo Gorge
Tunnel 7 was first put out of service in 1920 after landslide.
The San Diego and Arizona Railroad had cleared the bore of Tunnel 7 after it collapsed on October 22, 1932, but a fire later destroyed the support timbers and the alignment was abandon.
To by pass the tunnel, a cut was excavated around the mountain and the track was routed to by-pass the bore completely.
The western entrance to Tunnel 8 which is the longest tunnel on the Desert Line is about 100 yards away (behind me) from this opening.
The western entrance to tunnel 7 was buried in a land slide and there is no evidence today which would show exactly where it was once located.
Carrizo Gorge Railway Tunnel 7 - MP 98.5.
Jacumba - San Diego County, California.
(March 1, 2015)
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East Portal to Tunnel 7 - Carrizo Gorge
Tunnel 7 was first put out of service in 1920 after landslide.
The San Diego and Arizona Railroad had cleared the bore of Tunnel 7 after it collapsed on October 22, 1932, but a fire later destroyed the support timbers and the alignment was abandon.
To by pass the tunnel, a cut was excavated around the mountain and the track was routed to by-pass the bore completely.
The western entrance to Tunnel 8 which is the longest tunnel on the Desert Line is about 100 yards away (behind me) from this opening.
The western entrance to tunnel 7 was buried in a land slide and there is no evidence today which would show exactly where it was once located.
Carrizo Gorge Railway Tunnel 7 - MP 98.5.
Jacumba - San Diego County, California.
(March 1, 2015)
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Dear EL ROCO Photography,
Congratulations! One of your recently uploaded photos has made it as one of
the top 4 viewed photos at RailPictures.Net for the past 24 hours!
You may view this photo at the link below, or visit our homepage at
www.railpictures.net to see your photo featured on the front page! Your
photo will be featured on the front page until it is either passed by another
photo, or has been on the site for longer than 24 hours.
Photo Link: Rail Pictures Version
As always, please accept our sincere appreciation for choosing to upload
your photos to RailPictures.Net, the most visited railroad photo database
online! And once again, congratulations!
Best regards,
Chris Kilroy
Editor, RailPictures.Net