Tunnels of the South Pacific Coast Railway 1887-1909

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California / Common Carrier / South Pacific Coast Railway

Tunnels of the South Pacific Coast Railway
No. Location Built By Year Open Original Length Enlarged for Standard Gauge Abandoned Notes
1 1.4 miles south of Los Gatos SPCRR March 1880 191 feet Daylighted 1903[1] n/a When the dual gauge was extended to Wrights the railroad temporarily bypassed the tunnel until it could be daylighted.
2 Between Wright's and Highland SPCRR April 1880 6,150 feet October 1907[2] November 1940[3] December 1892-Massive slide at Wright's end closes the mainline.[4] Through trains resumed April 1893.[5] Concrete tunnel portal, dam, and spillway completed November 1893[6]
3 Between Highland and Glenwood SPCRR October 1879 5,850 feet May 1909[7] November 1940[3]
4 South of Clem's SPCRR December 1878 912 feet December 1907[8] November 1940[3]
5 0.5 miles north of Doughtery's SPCRR February 1879[9] 300 feet December 1907[8] November 1940[3]
6 1 mile south of Big Trees SPCRR December 1879 338 feet December 1907[8] January 1993[10] Tunnel abandon due to fire. Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railway trains rerouted onto the 1875 Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad right-of-way.
7 0.25 miles south of Rincon SPCRR October 1879[11] 282 feet 1905[12] Tunnel either collapsed or was daylighted.
8 Misson Hill, Santa Cruz SC&FRR October 1876 918 feet 1905[13] Still in use

California / Common Carrier / South Pacific Coast Railway

  1. ↑ Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel February 25, 1903, page 1
  2. ↑ Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel October 19, 1907, page 15
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Santa Cruz Evening News November 8, 1940, page 1
  4. ↑ San Francisco Call December 30, 1893, page 2
  5. ↑ Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel April 19, 1893, page 2
  6. ↑ Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel October 19, 1893, page 3
  7. ↑ San Francisco Call May 29, 1909, page 6
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 San Francisco Call December 1, 1907, page 23
  9. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel February 22, 1879, page 3
  10. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel January 23, 1993, page 1
  11. ↑ Santa Cruz Sentinel October 4, 1879, page 3
  12. ↑ Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel February 24, 1905, page 1
  13. ↑ Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel January 5, 1905, page 3
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