#419 - Railroad Tunnels - Idaho Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Idaho History Marker #419 about Railroad Tunnels along US Hwy 95 between Culdesac and Winchester. The tunnels are not visible from here, but several large railroad trestles are.

Marker Name: Railroad Tunnels Marker Type: Roadside Marker Text: Seven tunnels -- one a horseshoe more than a quater mile long -- had to be blasted in this canyon so that a railroad could be completed to Grangeville in 1908. Building a railroad up this canyon was exceptionally difficult and expensive. Although they completed in Lewiston, Union Pacific and Northern Pacific officials decided to organize a separate company, in which each of them had an equal interest, to complete a Camas Prairie line. Otherwise, neither would have had enough traffic to operate profitably. County: Nez Perce Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho Marker Number: 419 Web link(s) for additional information: http://www.wwvrailway.com/camas.htm City: Not listed Date Dedicated: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/29/2009 Volcanoguy visited it