The Tunnels
The Milwaukee Road owned a total of 64 tunnels on their railroad.
Fifty one of these were located on the mainline between Chicago and Seattle,
of which two remain in use. The other 13 tunnels were on other lines, with 6 still used by various railroads. By the beginning of 1980, 5 tunnels had been daylighted, 1 was abandoned and another was bypassed. After the system rationalization during March 1980, only two tunnels remained on the slimmed down CMSP&P. Besides their own tunnels, the Milwaukee Road used Union Pacific’s tunnel in Spokane, just east of Union Station.
Chicago-Seattle Mainline
Tunnel 1, Tunnel City WI, Canadian Pacific
Tunnel 2, Red Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 3, Canyon Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 4, Eagle Nest Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 5, Josephine Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 6, Deer Park Tunnel 1 MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 7, Deer Park Tunnel 2 MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 8, Deer Park Tunnel 3 MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 9, Lombard MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 10, Fish Creek Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 11, Pipestone Pass Tunnel MT, abandoned1980
Tunnel 12, Blacktail Tunnel 1 MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 13, Blacktail Tunnel 2 MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 14, Garrison Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 15, Nimrod Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 16, Beavertail Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 16.5, Bonner Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 17, Nine Mile Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 18, Cyr Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 19, Dominion Creek Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980, Photos
Tunnel 20, St. Paul Pass Tunnel MT/ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 21, Dry Creek Tunnel ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 22, Moss Creek Tunnel ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 23, Small Creek Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 24, Small Creek Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 25, Loop Creek Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 26, Loop Creek Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 27, Clear Creek Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 28, Clear Creek Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 29, Deer Creek Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 30, Deer Creek Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 31, Glade Creek Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 32, Glade Creek Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 33, Kyle Tunnel ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 34, Stetson Tunnel 1 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 35, Stetson Tunnel 2 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 36, Stetson Tunnel 3 ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 37, Herrick Tunnel ID, abandoned 1987(?)
Tunnel 38, Omega Tunnel 1 ID, never built
Tunnel 39, Omega Tunnel 2 ID, never built
Tunnel 40, Benewah Tunnel ID, St. Maries River Railroad
Tunnel 41, Watts/Sorrento Tunnel ID, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 42, Rosalia Tunnel WA, daylighted 1911
Tunnel 43, Rock Lake Tunnel 1 WA, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 44, Rock Lake Tunnel 2 WA, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 45, Johnson Creek Tunnel WA, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 46, Horlick Tunnel 1 WA, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 47, Horlick Tunnel 2 WA, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 48, Easton Tunnel WA, abandoned 1980/1987
Tunnel 49, Whittier Tunnel WA, abandoned 1980/1987
Tunnel 50, Snoqualmie Tunnel WA, abandoned 1980/1987
Tunnel 51, Landsburg Tunnel WA, bypassed 1945
Tunnel 52, Noble Tunnel WA, daylighted 1912
Great Falls Line
Tunnel 1, Sage Creek / Hoosac Tunnel MT, Central Montana Rail
Tunnel 2, Arrow Creek Tunnel MT, daylighted 1961
Tunnel 3, Lacey Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 4, Amphitheater Tunnel MT, daylighted before 1980
Tunnel 5, Belt Creek Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Tunnel 6, Belt Creek Tunnel MT, abandoned 1980
Elk River Line
Tunnel 1, Rover Tunnel ID, St. Maries River Railroad
Tunnel 2, Neva Tunnel ID, daylighted 1970s
Metaline Falls Line
Tunnel 1, Blueslide Tunnel WA, Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
Tunnel 2, Vail Tunnel WA, Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
Tunnel 3, Wolf Creek Tunnel WA, Pend Oreille Valley Railroad
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