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The tunnel is 5,680 feet (1.076 mi; 1.73 km) in length, with a maximum depth of 300 feet (91 m) below the summit. Its cross section is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide, carrying a
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The tunnel was closed for several weeks in early 1907 as a persistent fire ate away at the supporting timbers, causing a cave-in.
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Transportation buildings and structures in Contra Costa County, California
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This article about a California building or structure is a
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between Glen Frazer and the railroad's approach to the
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History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Stockton Subdivision
Contra Costa County, California
Coordinates
37°59′48.1″N 122°10′48.8″W / 37.996694°N 122.180222°W / 37.996694; -122.180222
BNSF Railway
William Benson Storey
tracks
single
Track gauge
standard gauge
Tunnel clearance
railway
tunnel
Martinez, California
BNSF Railway
Stockton Subdivision
Briones Hills
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
single track
ISBN
9781496222718
ISBN
9780760303801
"Extending the Santa Fe Railroad into San Francisco"
By The Way
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
394 Ill.
Franklin Tunnel, East Portal

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