Church Hill Tunnel
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flyingmoose
N 37° 32.202 W 077° 25.434
18S E 285839 N 4157173
Located along the northbound side of North 18th Street.
Waymark Code: WM15H23
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2022
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About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion of one of the longest tunnels in the United States. The tunnel was being repaired on 2 Oct. 1925, when Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive number 231 entered the tunnel heading west, pulling ten flat cars. The train was near the western portal when suddenly 190 feet of the tunnel collapsed, trapping and killing railroad workers, some of whom remain entombed in the tunnel along with the train.
Marker Title: SA 90
Marker Location: Roadside
County or Independent City: Henrico
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
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