Point of Rocks Tunnel
I've seen pictures of this tunnel before, but didn't realize it was as close as it was to me. I say close when it's about an hour and twenty minute drive from my house. I found a brief history of the tunnel on the "canaltrust.org" website and thought it pretty much sums it up pretty nicely.
From the canaltrust.org website:
First constructed in the 1860s, the tunnel was enlarged in 1902 to accommodate larger trains. In the early 1960s, the eastbound track was moved to the outside of the tunnel to accommodate still larger trains. This was done by blasting the rocks on the old alignment outside the tunnel, enlarging the road bed, and dumping the excavation rocks into the canal bed, where they remain today.
Point of Rocks Tunnel
I've seen pictures of this tunnel before, but didn't realize it was as close as it was to me. I say close when it's about an hour and twenty minute drive from my house. I found a brief history of the tunnel on the "canaltrust.org" website and thought it pretty much sums it up pretty nicely.
From the canaltrust.org website:
First constructed in the 1860s, the tunnel was enlarged in 1902 to accommodate larger trains. In the early 1960s, the eastbound track was moved to the outside of the tunnel to accommodate still larger trains. This was done by blasting the rocks on the old alignment outside the tunnel, enlarging the road bed, and dumping the excavation rocks into the canal bed, where they remain today.