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The {{convert|1/4|mi|1}} long<ref name="secondchance" /> tunnel was built in 1879<ref name="Delayed">{{Cite news |last=Prado |first=Mark |date=March 18, 2015 |title=Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel for commute rail delayed |agency=Marin Independent Journal |url=http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20150318/news/150319797 |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> by the [[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]]. |
The {{convert|1/4|mi|1}} long<ref name="secondchance" /> tunnel was built in 1879<ref name="Delayed">{{Cite news |last=Prado |first=Mark |date=March 18, 2015 |title=Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel for commute rail delayed |agency=Marin Independent Journal |url=http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20150318/news/150319797 |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> by the [[San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad]]. |
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It was partially destroyed in 1961 by a fire, which was set by two boys. The fire killed 23-year-old firefighter Frank Kinsler when his truck fell 50 feet into the chasm.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Marin History Watch: San Rafael railroad tunnel collapse |language=en |url=http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20140714/marin-history-watch-san-rafael-railroad-tunnel-collapse |access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> It was rebuilt for freight service in 1967, but was closed and boarded up in 1985 with the discontinuation of [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] services.<ref name="Delayed" /><ref name="secondchance" /> The state-owned [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad#North Coast Railroad Authority (1989-2022)|North Coast Railroad Authority]] and the [[Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District]] took ownership of the tunnel in the 1970s and was thereafter acquired by [[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit|SMART]] in 2003.<ref name="Delayed" /> |
It was partially destroyed in 1961 by a fire, which was set by two boys. The fire killed 23-year-old firefighter Frank Kinsler when his truck fell 50 feet into the chasm.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Marin History Watch: San Rafael railroad tunnel collapse |language=en |url=http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20140714/marin-history-watch-san-rafael-railroad-tunnel-collapse |access-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718125341/https://www.marinij.com/2014/07/14/marin-history-watch-san-rafael-railroad-tunnel-collapse/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was rebuilt for freight service in 1967, but was closed and boarded up in 1985 with the discontinuation of [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad]] services.<ref name="Delayed" /><ref name="secondchance" /> The state-owned [[Northwestern Pacific Railroad#North Coast Railroad Authority (1989-2022)|North Coast Railroad Authority]] and the [[Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District]] took ownership of the tunnel in the 1970s and was thereafter acquired by [[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit|SMART]] in 2003.<ref name="Delayed" /> |
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It was retrofitted by SMART for a cost of $3 million in 2015.<ref name="secondchance">{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Jim |date=February 2015 |title=A Tunnel's Second Act |agency=Marin Magazine |url=http://www.marinmagazine.com/February-2015/A-Tunnels-Second-Act/ |access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> The [[2017 California floods]] caused damage to the tunnel, delaying system's opening testing for three weeks.<ref name="Landslide" /> |
It was retrofitted by SMART for a cost of $3 million in 2015.<ref name="secondchance">{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Jim |date=February 2015 |title=A Tunnel's Second Act |agency=Marin Magazine |url=http://www.marinmagazine.com/February-2015/A-Tunnels-Second-Act/ |access-date=June 6, 2017 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718125335/https://marinmagazine.com/community/history/a-tunnels-second-act/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2017 California floods]] caused damage to the tunnel, delaying system's opening testing for three weeks.<ref name="Landslide" /> |
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 The north portal of the tunnel in December 2019 | |
| Übersicht | |
|---|---|
| Standort | San Rafael, California |
| Coordinates | 37°59′21″N 122°31′45″W / 37.989201°N 122.529114°W |
| Status | in service |
| Start | Lincoln Avenue[1] / Los Ranchitos Road |
| End | Hammondale Court |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Closed | 1985 |
| Rebuilt | 1967 |
| Reopened | 2017 |
| Owner | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
| Operator | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
| Character | Commuter rail tunnel |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Lowest elevation | 50 feet (15 m) below surface |
Puerto Suello Tunnel is a quarter-mile long rail tunnel in San Rafael, California. It was constructed in 1879, by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad.
Background
[edit]The 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) long[2] tunnel was built in 1879[3] by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad.
It was partially destroyed in 1961 by a fire, which was set by two boys. The fire killed 23-year-old firefighter Frank Kinsler when his truck fell 50 feet into the chasm.[4] It was rebuilt for freight service in 1967, but was closed and boarded up in 1985 with the discontinuation of Northwestern Pacific Railroad services.[3][2] The state-owned North Coast Railroad Authority and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District took ownership of the tunnel in the 1970s and was thereafter acquired by SMART in 2003.[3]
It was retrofitted by SMART for a cost of $3 million in 2015.[2] The 2017 California floods caused damage to the tunnel, delaying system's opening testing for three weeks.[1]
External links
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Media related to Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prado, Mark (April 3, 2017). "Landslide risk in San Rafael halts SMART testing". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c Wood, Jim (February 2015). "A Tunnel's Second Act". Marin Magazine. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c Prado, Mark (March 18, 2015). "Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel for commute rail delayed". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "Marin History Watch: San Rafael railroad tunnel collapse". Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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