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 aikefu
  
Location: SW Ohio
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 |  |  | 1918 Tunnels
< on 3/23/2008 1:30 AM >
|  | | | I was exploring around some backroads near Enon, OH this afternoon and suddenly noticed a train going by on some railroad tracks. I saw a really good photo opportunity, but by the time I could get my camera out, all the options adjusted, and the tripod set up, the train was gone. I decided to make the best of the situation by following the train tracks out into a patch of woods. After walking about a quarter of a mile, I came across a little path that slopes downward and then a series of small tunnels, one of which cuts directly beneath the rail line. The tunnels were all of the same dimensions, each about 15 feet long, and probably 4 1/2 feet wide by 4 1/2 feet tall. All of the tunnel entrances bore the inscription "1918" above them.
Does anyone know if these (or the number "1918") have any significance, or if they can be found anywhere else?
[last edit 3/23/2008 1:30 AM by aikefu - edited 1 times]
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Orofein
Location: Ia
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| | Re: 1918 Tunnels
<Reply # 1 on 3/23/2008 2:01 AM >
| | | | My guess is as good as yours, but "1918" is probably the year they were built.
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MonoxideChild
  
Location: Rockford, IL
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| |  | Re: 1918 Tunnels
<Reply # 2 on 3/23/2008 6:40 AM >
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yup, more times then not, its there build year.
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pcnate
Location: Michigan
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| | | Re: 1918 Tunnels
<Reply # 3 on 3/28/2008 12:47 AM >
| | | | If there were farms in the area when these structures were built, they might be cattle crossings/bridges. These sorts of structures were created to allow cows and such to pass safely and easily under the tracks. The 1918 is undoubtedly the construction date. If that is what this is, there are indeed others like it, including some on this historic rail line: http://www.southernmichiganrailroad.org/ and also some near a railroad bridge crossing the Thames River near Thamesville, Ontario. There are likely more, but those are the ones I have seen.
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aikefu
Location: SW Ohio
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| | | Re: 1918 Tunnels
<Reply # 4 on 3/28/2008 1:03 AM >
| | | | Posted by pcnate
If there were farms in the area when these structures were built, they might be cattle crossings/bridges. These sorts of structures were created to allow cows and such to pass safely and easily under the tracks. The 1918 is undoubtedly the construction date. If that is what this is, there are indeed others like it, including some on this historic rail line: http://www.southernmichiganrailroad.org/ and also some near a railroad bridge crossing the Thames River near Thamesville, Ontario. There are likely more, but those are the ones I have seen.
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Ahh. There is indeed a farm right next to this area. Your explanation would make sense. I suspected that they might be tunnels that had been built to allow transport from the farm on one side of the railroad tracks to the main road on the other, although I had farm machinery in mind, and I couldn't imagine fitting farm machinery through the 4 1/2' x 4 1/2' tunnel. Cattle would make sense though. Thanks.
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blinkings
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| | Re: 1918 Tunnels
<Reply # 5 on 3/28/2008 1:24 AM >
| | | | Wow. We have heaps of stone walls near where I live in Melbourne Australia that were built straight after the first world war. I guess it was to give the returned serviceman something to do. The joins they made a mortar free and very well fitted together. And they are all still standing in mint condition. Don't make em like they use to!
I love the two different ways you presented the photos, and the wire around the tree makes me laugh. It doesnt look like a huge amount of traffic goes through there...not enough to knock the tree over anyway!
Very well done.
[last edit 3/28/2008 1:26 AM by blinkings - edited 1 times]
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