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Inside Tunnel Hill

            Here is a view inside the 1,447 ft. long Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnel on the old Western & Atlantic right-of-way in the town of Tunnel Hill, GA.   On April 12th of 1862, the famous "Great Locomotive Chase" passed through this tunnel.  Today, the tracks are gone, but the tunnel is preserved as a historic museum.

Constructed in 1850, this tunnel served the W&ARR until the 1920s, when a newer, larger tunnel was constructed right next to it.  The newer tunnel is still in use today by CSX Transportation.  Visitors to the Tunnel Hill Museum get a ride through the old tunnel on a golf cart, and the tour guides are generally very happy to stop and allow photographs, like this one.   The old, brick-lined tunnel is cold and damp inside, and soot from steam locomotives is still quite visible on the ceiling.  Although this image was lit with flashes, this tunnel is quite dark inside and would have made an ideal place for James Andrews and his raiding party to ambush Conductor William Fuller and the pursuers from the W&ARR.  It is not difficult to see why this tunnel was replaced in the early part of the 20th Century.  Railroad equipment had grown significantly in size by then, and simply would no longer fit in this bore.

Taken on: March 14, 2018

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/6.3, 1/30 sec, 24mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.0 Windows
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