- Eugene Tunnel
Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Eugene Tunnel
locale= Cole County, Missouri
crosses= Under a hill, and an unknown highway
carries= Formerly 1 track of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
open= 1914
closed= 1981
design= Concrete TunnelThe Eugene Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Cole County, Missouri. It was built by the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (the Rock Island) in 1914, and is tunnel number three or four on this line fromKansas City, Missouri , toSt. Louis, Missouri . The tunnel is a vertical-oval shape, and goes west to east in direction.This Rock Island line was abandoned in 1981, one year after the liquidation of the Rock Island. The
Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCT) used it from 1980, to 1981, but this line was in terrible condition and KCT stopped service on that line. Many court hearings, and wants of this line have happened over the years.Union Pacific Railroad originally owned the line after the Rock's bankruptcy, but sold it to a power company.The next tunnel on this line is the
Koesltown Tunnel Tunnel number four is the
Vale Tunnel
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