North portal of railroad tunnel (Seattle, Washington)
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North portal of the BNSF rail tunnel that runs beneath downtown Seattle. (Portal is hidden by the southbound lanes of the Alaska Way Viaduct.) Tunnel was built in the very early 20th Century. Used by BNSF freight trains, AMTRAK passenger trains, and Sound Transit Commuter Rail.
South Portal is here: wikimapia.org/#y=47600734&x=-122329196&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=... .
South Portal is here: wikimapia.org/#y=47600734&x=-122329196&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=... .
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°36'34"N 122°20'36"W
- Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel 0.6 km
- BNSF Stacy Yard 2.2 km
- BNSF Balmer Yard 6.2 km
- BNSF Auburn Yard 35 km
- BNSF Nelson Bennett Tunnel 37 km
- Delta Yard 46 km
- Iron Horse Trail CMSP&P RR Tunnel 50 71 km
- New Cascade Tunnel 92 km
- Old Cascade Tunnel 93 km
- Tommy Thompson Rail-Trestle Trail 99 km
- Belltown 0.5 km
- Lower Queen Anne 1.6 km
- South Lake Union 2 km
- Harbor Island 3.4 km
- Elliott Bay 3.4 km
- Lake Union 3.5 km
- Queen Anne 3.8 km
- Industrial District 3.9 km
- West Seattle 6.4 km
- Magnolia 6.6 km