The Hoosac Tunnel was expected to take about 4 1/2 years to finish....

Next to the East Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel is a stone laid sluice which originates at the base of Twin Cascade in Florida. This was built by the railroad to both use and control the water flowing down the mountain to the Deerfield River. The stone walls are built high to protect the buildings and the tunnel from flooding. The trail to the waterfalls follows alongside and then dissappears under River Road only to come out again with a beautiful stone arch to tumble into the Deerfield. Our hike

6.2K views · 649 reactions | With Guilford Transportation Industries still in its infancy, we get a chance to witness pure Boston and Maine power and a caboose at Hossac Tunnel in July of 1983. From the BKVP show "New England Rails, the 1980’s Decade of Change" https://rfd.video/NewEngland1980 | Railfan Depot | Facebook

A pair of CSX GE's are run-through power on a Mt. Tom bound unit coal train seen exiting the 4.77 mile long Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts. From the BKVP show "This is the Guilford Rail System" https://rfd.video/GRS #hoosactunnel #guilfordrailsystem #guilfordrail #csx #railroadtunnel #railroadtunnels | Railfan Depot