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	Summit Tunnel at Donner Pass, Central Pacific Railroad, 1999
		Opened on November 30, 1867, after two years of blasting, the 1,659 foot long Summit Tunnel (#6) at Donner Pass was used continuously for 130 years by the trains of the Central Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and AMTRAK.
		Originally a tunnel (#7), the SP removed its top at some point only to discover that it needed to be covered again to keep the tracks clear of snow.
		The tunnels and walls were built with Chinese labor, as was most of the CPRR.
	www.cprr.org /Museum/Summit_Tunnel_1999 (894 words)

	Historical Research in the Loma Prieta Area
		The Wrights tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel that crosses the San Andreas fault in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains in the vicinity of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, that was damaged and deformed during the 1906 earthquake.
		This indicates that in 1906 the Summit Ridge fractures were a surficial phenomenon, not a reflection of tectonic faulting.
		No large fractures occurred across Summit Road near the intersection of Loma Prieta Avenue in 1989, nor was any fracture in the immediate vicinity this large (the photographs and reports suggest about 1 m of vertical displacement, and several decimeters of extension in 1906).
	quake.wr.usgs.gov /info/1906/historical_lp.html (1995 words)

	Transportation Systems
		At approximately a mile and a half in length, it is dwarfed by the Channel Tunnel and the road and rail tunnels in North America and Europe.
		The builders of the Summit Tunnel used wooden towers on the moors to lay out the line for the ventilation shafts and below in the excavated cavern candles suspended from the shafts were used to align the tunnel.
		The struggle to control the Summit Tunnel fire involved 200 firefighters and many acts of heroism, including the re-entry into the tunnel by the train driver and two guards to retrieve the locomotive and three undamaged tankers, despite the presence of thick smoke and couplings that were now too hot to handle.
	manchesterhistory.net /rochdale/transport.html (1442 words)

	Next stop — Tunnel 13 - May 9, 2004
		After battling a tunnel fire that began Nov. 17, then removing huge timbers and tons of rock and dirt from the collapsed sections, construction crews expect to reopen it early in June.
		Built in the 1880s under the Siskiyou Summit, the tunnel made history on Oct. 11, 1923, when 23-year-old twins Ray and Roy D’Autremont and their teenage brother Hugh attempted to rob a Southern Pacific Railroad train near the south entrance.
		The tunnel’s closure caused a delay in lumber and other freight deliveries that had to be rerouted between Weed, Calif., and Eugene.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2004/0509/local/stories/01local.htm (1012 words)

	American Experience \| Transcontinental Railroad \| People & Events
		As fall approached, Chinese crews were taken off other parts of the line and hurried once more to the summit to get a jump on wintertime.
		On September 1, work finished on the Emigrant Gap Tunnel (Tunnel No. 2), and those crews were redistributed to the winter quarters and tunnel work waiting upon the summit.
		In the spring of 1868 most of the high-altitude tunnels were completely blocked by ice, which had to be blasted loose and shoveled out.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/tcrr/peopleevents/e_tunnels.html (947 words)

	CNN - Mideast summit to begin with no guarantees of success - Oct. 1,1996
		The Washington summit was prompted by last week's deadly violence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
		But the tunnel was simply a flashpoint for larger issues, and nearly all the participants -- including Netanyahu and Arafat -- were clear on that issue.
		The Egyptian president said Tuesday his absence from the summit is an indication that he is not pleased with the "obstinance of Israel".
	images.cnn.com /WORLD/9610/01/summit.early (714 words)

	Lapal Tunnel - a brief history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Construction of the tunnel proved quite difficult, primarily because of mistakes with levels and the soft running sand, and involved the boring of 30 shafts, just one of which survived to serve the tunnel as a vent shaft.
		Since there was no towpath, passage took up to 4 hours and was achieved by boats being 'legged' through the tunnel; the tunnel having been designed just for this type of transit.
		Throughout the tunnel's operational life, it is known that several repairs were carried out and so it is a distinct possibility that new sections were constructed at more ample heights than the original bore.
	www-users.aston.ac.uk /~bestpj/lapal/lap-tun-hstry.html (1140 words)

	IPT Journal - The Missing Tunnel
		By contrast, the claim is made by Hobbs and Summit that Joanie (not her real name), a 13-year-old former McMartin student, guided the tunnel diggers and even anticipated discovery of underground artifacts or points of interest that Hobbs claims were actually excavated in the alleged tunnel.
		For example, Hobbs and Summit claim that Joanie anticipated an underground pipe that she said she would sometimes swing on as she passed through the tunnel.
		Summit's arch also changes from "chipped" in 1990 and 1993 to "worn smooth, in contrast to the adjacent ragged contours and texture assumed by concrete poured into an earth bottomed trench."
	www.ipt-forensics.com /journal/volume7/j7_2_1_31.htm (2455 words)

	For Immediate Release: October 15, 2003
		The park was closed weekdays for a month from Sept. 22 to Oct. 16 to protect public safety during installation of lights in the spiral staircase of the Fire Control Building and in the tunnel, both located on the upper part of the summit trail.
		However, because the installation of the lights in the tunnel and spiral staircase required the closure of the park, the project was put on hold until the fall, when visitor use of the park decreases after the high visitation during the summer months.
		This engineering accomplishment involved the construction of the trail to the summit, a 225-foot long tunnel through one of the interior ridges of the crater, and the building of a 4-story camouflaged structure at the summit (761 feet above sea level).
	www.state.hi.us /dlnr/chair/pio/HtmlNR/03-79.htm (504 words)

	Benton Trail
		The Benton trailhead is 1.4 miles on the left; the Tunnel Brook trailhead is 0.8 mile further.
		The Stone foundation found on the summit of Mt Moosilauke is what remains of the old Tip Top House built in 1880 and burned in 1942.
		Below the summit to the southeast is the foundation of the old Dartmouth Outing Club emergency cabin.
	www.fs.fed.us /r9/white/recreation/hiking/rog/benton_hiking.html (386 words)

	CNN.com - Alpine tunnel tops summit agenda - January 29, 2001
		French officials have hinted the tunnel could be back in action by the end of the year.
		Busloads of people from mountain towns and villages, affected by the proposed tunnel, are expected to hold a demonstration outside the former royal palace in Turin where the talks are being held.
		Among other topics up for discussion are the future of the European Union after the December Nice summit on the reform of institutions ahead of expanding the 15-member group.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/italy/01/29/france.summit (613 words)

	CORP freight enters the Siskiyou summit tunnel. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tunnel 13, 2993 feet long, is part of the steep 3.67% grade on the southern side.
		The northern portal is located at the summit, where there once was a small railroad settlement "Siskiyou", with siding, turntable, and everything that was needed for helper operation.
		The pictured CORP freight has reached the summit, and is now going to descend towards California.
	www.zierke.com /shasta_route/picpages/0101_9.html (99 words)

	Banff National Park - Mike Potter, Backcountry Banff, Tunnel Mountain
		An alternative trailhead is at km 0.3 of this trail, where it crosses Tunnel Mountain Drive 500 m north of the east end of St. Julien Road.
		The shape of Tunnel Mountain is a result of its complete submergence during glaciation.
		The rounded appearance of Tunnel Mountain contrasts markedly with the sharp summits of nearby, higher peaks, such as Mt. Rundle and Cascade Mountain, whose crests were not smoothed by glaciers.
	www.canadianrockies.net /luminous/mptunnel.html (421 words)

	Hiking - Tunnel Mountain
		James Outram recommended hiking up Tunnel, commenting, "the view will never be forgotten." He went up it in 1900, his first climb in the Rockies.
		The ashes of famed wildlife artist Carl Rungius are scattered on Tunnel Mountain, a site his closest friends considered appropriate for a man who loved the view of Banff and the Bow Valley.
		The trail moves to the east side of the mountain where there are breathtaking viewpoints atop the sheer cliff en route to the summit.
	www.rmbooks.com /books/tunnel.htm (940 words)

	Summit Tunnel & Donner Pass
		CPRR Summit Tunnel (#6), Tunnels #7 and #8, Snowsheds, "Chinese" Walls, Donner Trail, and Dutch Flat Donner - Lake Wagon Road
		Summit Tunnel (#6) West portal, tracked (composite image)
		Tunnels #8, #7, and #6 (l to r) [the Dutch Flat - Donner Lake Wagon Road crossed the grade near Tunnel #6]
	www.cprr.org /Museum/Sierra_Grade_8-2003/Donner_Pass-Summit_Tunnel (522 words)

	Palo Alto Bicycles: Jobst Brandt's 1998 Tour of the Alps
		Cherry pits under the tree at the summit showed that it had had a good crop of which nothing was left before we made the sweeping descent to Sospel (349m).
		From the old closed one-lane summit tunnel (2555m), only the old route, irregular in width, grade, and alignment, and with a bit of 13% to wake up the sleepers, goes over the "new" summit of the Galibier (2645m).
		After a brisk descent to the lake at the Mittletoerl (2328m) tunnel, and a steep climb past gentian-covered slopes to Fuschertoerl (2428m), the usual Glockner panorama was covered by clouds that were closing in as we began the 12% descent.
	www.paloaltobicycles.com /alps_report_98.html (17228 words)

	History of the Rimutaka Incline Railway
		The railway reached the summit of the Rimutaka Range by conventional means, but such a route could not be found to descend to the Wairarapa valley.
		The three-mile section of track between Summit and Cross Creek on the Wairarapa side of the range had an average grade of 1 in 15.
		The section from Summit to Cross Creek, the former Fell Incline, is administered by the Department of Conservation.
	www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz /history (859 words)

	Big Bend Museum-- Railroad Construction and Snowsheds
		Chinese workman and horsecart at the east entrance to Tunnel 6.
		The trees are generally covered with moss down to the level of the snow The greatest depth of undisturbed snow is 13 feet at the summit.
		In places where drifts occur, the depth is of course greater it is only necessary then to start an engine with snowplows from the Summit each way at the commencement of a storm, clearing the snow as it falls.
	www.fs.fed.us /r5/tahoe/documents/big_bend/rr_const.htm (1953 words)

	Sterling Mining Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Silver Summit Tunnel is a mile-long primary access to the Silver Summit hoist and shaft and an integral part of the overall Sunshine Mine ventilation and escapeway system.
		Returning this hoist to operation, in conjunction with the renovations done in 2004 on the Jewell Shaft’s Double Drum and Chippy hoist, will enable Sterling to pursue rehabilitation, exploration and development throughout lower levels of the Sunshine Mine and permit access to mining areas that were active when operations ended in February 16, 2001.
		In addition to re-establishing this vital part of the infrastructure, the Silver Summit tunnel extends some 5,500 ft. beyond the hoistroom to the northwest and opens up a means to explore and evaluate several significant surface geophysical anomalies and geologic projections from underground diamond drill platforms and quickly develop any ores we encounter."
	www.sterlingmining.com /printables/release122704.html (489 words)

	Welcome To Tahoe Rim Trail Association - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Finally, there is a section of the Tahoe Rim Trail running north from Spooner Summit past Snow Valley Peak to Hobart Road that does not permit mountain bikes because there is a parallel trail system supporting the famous flume trail that covers this same area.
		Echo Summit / Echo Lake - Barker Pass : Bikes are not allowed on this entire section as it goes through wilderness area and because the TRT overlaps with the PCT.
		Spooner Summit : The paved parking area on the north side of the highway at the trailhead is not designed for horse trailers but close by on the North side of Hwy 50 there is parking specifically for horse trailers.
	www.tahoerimtrail.org /faq.htm (3708 words)

	TACOMA ROAD - Mainline: Boylston Tunnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Then there was the 1981 incident at Scenic, which resulted in the hippies driving westbound on U.S. 2 to exclaim "Far Out Dude!" The Seattle Times reported that this Volkswagen Microbus on the Steven's Pass highway was barely missed by flying Burlington Northern locomotive that landed on the highway right in front of them.
		Then the hoghead noticed the unit starting to creep towards the tunnel and climbed back on board to set the hand brake.
		As the unit entered the tunnel and began to accelerate, the hoghead abandoned ship.
	home.earthlink.net /~milwaukeeroadcoastdivision5/id37.html (895 words)

	American Experience \| Transcontinental Railroad \| Special Features
		The steam engine, called the Blue Goose, was used to hoist cut granite away from the Summit Tunnel and deliver timber for shoring up the tunnel walls.
		The most difficult tunnel was Number 6, the Summit Tunnel -- a 1,659-foot-long passage through some of the hardest rock in the country.
		When the tunnel was completed, its builders discovered that the surveyed starting points on either side were only off by two inches -- an astounding feat of engineering.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/tcrr/sfeature/sf_map_text_02.html (681 words)

	Sterling Mining Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The first stage initiated in December and completed in February this year, focused on the Silver Summit Tunnel, that provides primary access to the eastern par t of the Sunshine.
		New work will be directed at the Silver Dollar Tunnel and connecting raise to the Silver Summit Tunnel level.
		In addition to the rehabilitation work we are in the process of re-establishing 13,000 volt power to the Silver Summit in preparation for hoist renovation and access to the 3,000 level of the mine.
	www.sterlingmining.com /printables/release042705.html (720 words)

	Tour of the Alps 2003
		Pavement ends at the summit and we were back on the 19th century road.
		Courmayeur at the entrance to the Monte Bianco Tunnel to Chamonix, for
		tunnel road, although it is the same elevation change as the south side.
	www.cyclingforums.com /t43726.html (16384 words)

	Bern Lötchberg Simplon
		The BLS main line runs from Thun to Brig through the famous Lötchberg pass with it's 9-mile summit tunnel, and carries heavy international passenger and freight traffic between northern Europe and Italy.
		This four-strong class of experimental prototype locomotives were being used extensively on BLS passenger work at the time; they've since been sold to the SOB, a regional line in eastern Switzerland.
		These 8000hp locomotives were the principle workhorse of the line at the time, working everything from heavy international passenger and freight to the tunnel car-carriers and local passenger trains.
	www.kalyr.com /railways/bls.htm (476 words)

	Summit Tunnel Ram Kits- summitracing.com
		Our Summit tunnel ram kits are made for horsepower, pure and simple.
		For you guys with smaller cubic inch engines, we have tunnel ram kits with 450 cfm carburetors; they'll give you the horsepower you crave, without saddling you with too much carb.
		Tunnel Ram Combo, Weiand Manifold/ Dual Holley 600 cfm Carburetors, Chrysler, 413/ 426/ 440, Kit
	store.summitracing.com /egnsearch.asp?N=400304+304744 (213 words)

	$500-$750, Summit- summitracing.com
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		Tunnel Ram Combo, Weiand Manifold/ Dual Holley 600 cfm Carburetors, Ford, 429/ 460, Kit
	store.summitracing.com /egnsearch.asp?N=400304+1007 (164 words)

	Colorado @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Interstate 70 - Summit County (Eastbound)
		Eastbound Interstate 70 east ascending the western slope leading to the Eisenhower Tunnel from Silverthorne in Summit County.
		Not only is this the highest tunnel on the Interstate highway system at 11,013 feet, it is also the highest point on any part of the Interstate highway system.
		The Eisenhower Tunnel is more than a mile long, and this picture shows that even the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is not immediately visible (even though in this case, it is the truck in the right lane that is preventing us from seeing the other end).
	www.rockymountainroads.com /i-070d_co.html (365 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lovelady estimates the cost of reconstruction will reach $10 million, and the cost of lost business will end up between $2 and $3 million before the tunnel is re-opened, probably in the spring.
		A fire of unknown origin caused the collapse on Nov. 17, 2003, near the north end of the 3,100-foot-long tunnel.
		But the fire eventually burned all of the old wooden supports the length of the tunnel, Lovelady said.
	www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=73447 (381 words)

	DFB : PRESS RELEASE OF 20 JULY 2000
		So, the Furka summit tunnel received the necessary road connection on the Valais side already in mid-May, meaning that the specialist company was able to start its renovation works in the tunnel on schedule.
		As it was not possible to use the 1874-metre-long bore during this period, unusual measures were called for in the interest of construction progress in good time.
		The safety installation, that was also completed punctually, will allow trains to be properly controlled by signals through the summit tunnel in future.
	www.furka-bergstrecke.ch /eng/info/media_archives/press_release1.htm (1497 words)

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