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Well, here it is folks, my latest location of the Roseburg & Western, the gateway to Arkansas and Missouri, Border Tunnel. Enjoy. Note that I included the northern and southern ends of the this tunnel.

Border Tunnel is one of only two tunnels on the entire Roseburg & Western, and as its name suggests, it tunnels right under the Arkansas/Missouri border(through solid bedrock). It is roughly one-third of a mile long, with a mild curve, a gentle grade of 0.75% cresting halfway through, a concrete portal at the northern end and and a hand-blasted bore at the southern end. It was originally hand built as a single track bore with tighter clearances, it was later widened and heightened to accommodate double track and larger trains(even modern double-stack container trains), and the original wooden portal at the northern end was replaced with the current concrete one.

UPDATE 1/30/2021: Added moss and mold to the rocks and tunnel portals.

Description

Well, here it is folks, my latest location of the Roseburg & Western, the gateway to Arkansas and Missouri, Border Tunnel. Enjoy. Note that I included the northern and southern ends of the this tunnel.

Border Tunnel is one of only two tunnels on the entire Roseburg & Western, and as its name suggests, it tunnels right under the Arkansas/Missouri border(through solid bedrock). It is roughly one-third of a mile long, with a mild curve, a gentle grade of 0.75% cresting halfway through, a concrete portal at the northern end and and a hand-blasted bore at the southern end. It was originally hand built as a single track bore with tighter clearances, it was later widened and heightened to accommodate double track and larger trains(even modern double-stack container trains), and the original wooden portal at the northern end was replaced with the current concrete one.

UPDATE 1/30/2021: Added moss and mold to the rocks and tunnel portals.