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Church Hill Tunnel

Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA

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Get directions 401 N 18th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23223 United States

Coordinates: 37.53601, -77.42295
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It was constructed in the 1870s as a railroad tunnel for the C & O railroad. Because it built on unstable ground it was abandoned in 1901. On October 2, 1925 it was deceided to rebuilt the tunnel for reuse. Near the Western entrance 150 feet of the tunnel collapse buring a work train ten flatcars: An enginner and fire man are known to have died (recovoered); two laborors were missing and beleived to have been burried under debries. Because of the grounds unstabilty the western entrance and western part of the tunnel was sealed off permantently

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