TUNNEL TUESDAY!

South Portal

North Portal

Steve

heading into tunnel one.....

once inside and around the bend, we can see the "light at the end of the tunnel"...

here we are exiting the other end .....

Double track tunnel- NJ Hirailers

Tunnel entrance and exit on my under-construction 10X5 layout.

MELGAR

Wow Paul a 5 track mainline!  Is that NJHR or your own?

                                                  .....a RR "tunnel traffic cop"......?

Timber, anyone?

coach joe posted:

Wow Paul a 5 track mainline!  Is that NJHR or your own?

All NJ Hirailers except for locomotives and rolling stock......... 

Well I was waiting for Snow shed Sunday...  but I guess this will do....

Brian -

Is that a light at the end of the tunnel ? ! ?

i really hope so,  i think we're getting closer....boy, there sure is a lot of stuff going on inside this tunnel......

boomer0622 posted:

This little simulated tunnel is seen on my portable 6' x 12'  layout.  ( lower left corner) 

Some tunnels on the Free State Junction Railway.

Shark Bay R.R. tunnel.

Two Tunnels, and an Over Pass

Lehigh Valley FA1 #534 & Shark Bay R.R. tunnel.

BAR GP7 #63 posted:

Shark Bay R.R. tunnel.

I've could never figure out why I have always disliked smoke stains on tunnel portals. I know they are prototypical, but somehow I've always hated them. The above photo made me realize that the problem is that most of us just overdo it. Yours is the first one that I have liked. 

Here's mine:

Tight fit tunnel.......

The CBS Railroad did not dig a tunnel for the newer second mainline track.

Tunnels- NJ Hirailers

looks like a train is coming down the hallway tunnel...

          off to work we go.........

Not meaning to be humorous or critical.  This is really a collection of some really nice tunnel portals.  

"Tunnel Portal Tuesday", 

I fully expected to see actual tunnels, the inside of tunnels.  I am in the construction phase of a variety of actual tunnels and would be interested in the approach others have taken with their tunnels.  Especially tunnels of necessity.  Not just a plateau covering a track.

I am thinking of hidden staging tunnels, room to room access tunnels, exposed tunnels, cut a  way tunnels, coal tunnels. etc

Along the line of:

Great stuff. Some amazingly complex bench work. That pic of the outside extension to the garage is priceless!

don

heading into a tunnel of trees......

nmp.....

Four of eight tunnel entrances on South Fork Railroad.

Nice scenery, Paul. 

What are the shadows on the tunnel mouth and track of the left side one?

This one is from the old layout.

Chief Bob (Retired)

MTA

Great pics, everyone!

Peter

Very inspiring photos, I have 3 tunnels 1 double track on a curve 1 single on a curve and 4 tracks with a straight entrance. I'm redoing my layout buy may add photos when I gt home anyway.

Under construction.