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NS - Hannibal Tunnel

Marion County, Missouri

Photos 

East portal

This photo was taken June 2005 by Bob Mc Neill

BH Photo #106121

Map 

Description 

Be advised that the tunnel is now monitored by video monitor at both ends. County or City Police will be dispatched & ask you to leave immediately or be arrested. Price of the 9-11 terror legacy.

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on the Norfolk Southern Railroad just west of the Hannibal Railroad Bridge in Hannibal
Location
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1871
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.72250, -91.36519   (decimal degrees)
39°43'21" N, 91°21'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/640113/4398236 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hannibal East
Inventory number
BH 21995 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,634)
Built 1871 (118)
Built during 1870s (1,125)
Hannibal, Missouri (19)
Marion County, Missouri (63)
Missouri (6,315)
Norfolk & Western Railway (566)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,955)
Open (39,995)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
Railroad (15,614)
Tunnel (1,312)
Wabash Railroad (575)

Update Log 

  • December 28, 2015: New photos from Charles Kuehn
  • January 26, 2015: New photo from James Holzmeier
  • January 11, 2015: New photo from James Holzmeier
  • November 23, 2014: New photos from James Holzmeier
  • April 28, 2014: Updated by K. Allen Ballard: Update warning about trespassing & video monitoring of tunnel.
  • November 11, 2008: New photos from Nathan Morton
  • December 4, 2006: Posted photo of east portal by Bob Mc Neill

Sources 

  • Bob Mc Neill
  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • K. Allen Ballard - speedeeprint [at] gmail [dot] com
  • James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Charles Kuehn

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