- Koesltown Tunnel
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bridge_name= Koesltown Tunnel
official_name= Argyle Tunnel (CRI&P Tunnel 2)
crosses= Under a hill and CR 541 country road
open= 1903
closed= 1981
design= Concrete Tunnel
locale= Osage County, Missouri
carries= formerly 1 track of the Rock Island railroadThe Koesltown Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Osage County, Missouri.It was built in 1903 by the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad.When the Rock Island went bankrupt, this line was given toUnion Pacific railroad under anInterstate Commerce Commission "directed service" order.At the end of 1980, UP leased trackage rights to theKansas City Terminal Railway , and after a year, KCT stopped service on that line, due to track disrepair, and rot.Therefore, the line has sat unused since 1981.This is tunnel two of four on this line.The next tunnel is the
Freeburg Tunnel Tunnel four is the
Vale Tunnel Tunnel three is the
Eugene Tunnel
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