Saturday, May 19, 2018

Longest railroad tunnel of Illinois forgotten.

The Winston Tunnel was once the longest railroad tunnel in Illinois. The tunnel spanned over 2,493 feet long. The tunnel was located on the CGW main line of  152 miles. Now it's an abandoned tunnel that has been forgotten by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources alone in the woods near Galena, Illinois. Winston Tunnel was built in 1888 and closed in 1972.

Winston Tunnel is located at Blackjack Road, Galena, Illinois, US.

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