The Church Hill Tunnel

Between the project's inception in 18 75 and its completion six years later, at least ten men died while working in that tunnel. Even after it was open, water had a tendency to seep in and cause problems, something that went on for decades. Around 19 o one, though, alternate routes were created, and the church hill tunnel was used less and less. But when the railroad wanted to increase capacity in 19 25, they remembered the old tunnel and began work to bring it up to modern standards. On october second, while doing what they had been doing for weeks, dozens of men were working inside the tunnel when the ceiling collapsed. Most escaped, but five men were trapped inside