Hoosac Tunnel

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The Hoosac Tunnel is a 4.75-mile (7.64 km) active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, along the Deerfield River in the town of Florida, to its west portal, in the city of North Adams.

1873 

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Location: 42.675, -73.0453, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Hoosac Tunnel
    Railway tunnel in western Massachusetts, U.S.
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Profile of Hoosac MountainProfile of Hoosac Mountain
1875 Two miles around the pendulum station on Hoosac Mountain near central shaft of tunnel, Massachusetts, 1874, by W. E. McClintock, C. S. Peirce, from the Digital Commonwealth - commonwealth wd376624v1875 Two miles around the pendulum station on Hoosac Mountain near central shaft of tunnel, Massachusetts, 1874, by W. E. McClintock, C. S. Peirce, from the Digital Commonwealth - commonwealth wd376624v
Profile of Hoosac Mountain showing tunnel, 1877Profile of Hoosac Mountain showing tunnel, 1877
Electric railway journal (1911) (14756356601)Electric railway journal (1911) (14756356601)
East portal of Hoosac Tunnel, January 2005East portal of Hoosac Tunnel, January 2005
Hoosic Tunnel alignment towerHoosic Tunnel alignment tower
Hoosic Tunnel alignment towerHoosic Tunnel alignment tower
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    commonsimageProfile of Hoosac Mountain Commons
    commonsimage1875 Two miles around the pendulum station on Hoosac Mountain near central shaft of tunnel, Massachusetts, 1874, by W. E. McClintock, C. S. Peirce, from the Digital Commonwealth - commonwealth wd376624v Commons
    commonsimageProfile of Hoosac Mountain showing tunnel, 1877 Commons
    commonsimageElectric railway journal (1911) (14756356601) Commons
    commonsimageEast portal of Hoosac Tunnel, January 2005 Commons
    commonsimageHoosic Tunnel alignment tower Commons
    commonsimageHoosic Tunnel alignment tower Commons