Stampede Tunnel
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Stampede Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel driven through Washington State’s Cascade Range that enabled the Northern Pacific Railway to complete a direct transcontinental route to the Pacific Northwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stampede Tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad tunnel
ⓘ
railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| builtBy | Northern Pacific Railway contractors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock and masonry lining ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | driven through rock of the Cascade Range ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1884 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Cascade Range divide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentOperator | BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringType | single‑track tunnel ⓘ |
| function | mountain crossing for rail traffic ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasTrackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| hasVentilation | mechanical ventilation systems ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century railroad expansion ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
enabled direct transcontinental rail route to the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
key link in Northern Pacific Railway’s transcontinental route ⓘ |
| importance | major east–west freight corridor through Washington Cascades ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | rail tunnel ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Pacific Northwest rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.9 miles
ⓘ
approximately 3.1 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| mountainRange | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stampede Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Stampede Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1888 ⓘ |
| openedForService | May 1888 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | BNSF Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Pacific Railway main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Stampede Pass area of the Cascades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to avoid steep grades over Stampede Pass ⓘ |
| railLine | Stampede Pass line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadCompletedVia | Northern Pacific transcontinental route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| significanceToRegion | improved rail access to Puget Sound ports ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| status | active railroad tunnel ⓘ |
| traffic | freight trains ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| use | rail transport ⓘ |
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