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West Barret Station Tunnel

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The two Barretts Railroad Tunnels are notable as the first railroad tunnels west of the Mississippi River. Situated off Barrett Station Road near Kirkwood, they were part of the route laid out for the Pacific Railroad by Chief Engineer James P. Kirkwood to link St. Louis to the West. The first trains ran to Franklin County in1853, but the line did not reach Kansas City until 1865. The railroad, recently acquired by Union Pacific, has been entirely rebuilt over the years, leaving the tunnels as the only structural reminder of the original line left in Missouri.
Image size
2283x2284px 2.69 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D60
Shutter Speed
10/600 second
Aperture
F/5.3
Focal Length
45 mm
ISO Speed
250
Date Taken
Mar 23, 2010, 2:52:30 PM
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Tesla51's avatar
Uh oh, looks like someone forgot something. Nice shot, it's eerily beautiful.