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 AngryScientist
Gender: Male
 |  |  | Dallas tunnels
< on 9/25/2006 6:04 PM >
|  | | | a buddy of mine got into the santa fe building, and evidently there are some old train tracks running under downtown. Anyone got any info on these?
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Jonsered
    
Location: Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
| |  | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 1 on 9/25/2006 6:05 PM >
| | | | I have nothing to ad, but that sounds fascinating. Keep us informed.
I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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AngryScientist
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 2 on 9/25/2006 6:06 PM >
| | | | he's linking me to the articles now, he got down to the tracks themselves but didn't have the lighting necessary to explore them.
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gutfree
| | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 4 on 9/27/2006 9:42 PM >
| | | | thanks for the link, it's really interesting and worth at least looking into.
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shas26
Gender: Female
| | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 5 on 10/2/2006 5:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by AngryScientist
a buddy of mine got into the santa fe building, and evidently there are some old train tracks running under downtown. Anyone got any info on these?
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That is really neat!
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tag_cryptic
Location: colorado springs
Gender: Male
| | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 6 on 10/7/2006 1:57 AM >
|  | | | Posted by AngryScientist
a buddy of mine got into the santa fe building, and evidently there are some old train tracks running under downtown. Anyone got any info on these?
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getting into the santa fe building = getting into said train tracks?
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Armed Geoduck
Location: Dallas, Tx.
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 7 on 10/23/2006 7:47 PM >
| | | | if you check out coffinnail's "SF railroad" entry in the location database, there are pictures in it.
Tact is the ability to shut your mouth before someone else wants to. :)
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RobertB
Location: Skeeterville, TX
Gender: Male
Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name...
| |  | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 8 on 12/4/2006 4:16 PM >
| | | | The Santa Fe building (in particular, the current accessibility conditions) came up in a weekend post on the dallasmetropolis.com forum. Just be aware that there's a Federal Building in the area, so no funny stuff!
J'ai toujours fait une prière à Dieu, qui est fort courte.
La voici: "Mon Dieu, rendez nos ennemis bien ridicules!"
Dieu m'a exaucé. |
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Barry Kooda
Location: The Cliff
Gender: Male
Trees
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 9 on 12/14/2006 5:52 AM >
| | | | Posted by Armed Geoduck
if you check out coffinnail's "SF railroad" entry in the location database, there are pictures in it.
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Actually one of mine but I'm honored ya get me & CN confused. For those without DB access, I have the photos on my site at:
http://barrykooda....gallery/index.html
I'm a blatant waste of time and resources. |
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garyt903
| | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 10 on 1/22/2007 5:48 PM >
| | | | My architect buddies (spies) tell me of a large DART transit intersection under the Sante Fe Building. Because of huge construction cost overruns, the intersection was built but not finished out (abandoned). I have a lead on how to access it using the proper channels and contacts. You'll not want to 'backdoor' this one. Doing a TV show on "Underground Texas". Anyone with any suggestions for 'dark and spooky' underground places.. I'd appreciate a contact, suggestions, ideas, locations.
Not a regular UER visitor but visit often & support all forms of exploration. Currently doing movie location scouting in North Texas... you can help! Thanks! Gary Phone: (903) 624-1139 or e-mail.
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Barry Kooda
Location: The Cliff
Gender: Male
Trees
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 11 on 1/23/2007 5:16 AM >
| | | | I think your buddy may be pulling your leg. One of the SF buildings was demolished, one's federal offices , one's Soho Lofts which uses the preexisting underground parking and walled off access to the old tracks and the last has access to the old tracks but not much. Back in the late 70's, we used to play around down in the tunnels and went so far as to build a two level stage and ran extension cords down for a big punk rock party that never happened. Only about 20% of what we played in is still accessible. Still cool though!
[last edit 1/23/2007 5:28 AM by Barry Kooda - edited 1 times]
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SilentSearch
Location: Cowtown
Gender: Male
My rebellion against the santa cursor! HoHoHo
| | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 12 on 2/1/2007 2:49 AM >
| | | | Is the stage still there?
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Barry Kooda
Location: The Cliff
Gender: Male
Trees
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 13 on 2/1/2007 5:00 PM >
| | | | Posted by SilentSearch
Is the stage still there?
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Nah,
It was under the building they demolished.
I'm a blatant waste of time and resources. |
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RobertB
Location: Skeeterville, TX
Gender: Male
Maybe I shouldn't be using my real name...
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 14 on 2/8/2007 4:06 PM >
| | | | File this under "unexpected hazards". Imagine you had scored access to the old Santa Fe tracks... then there's a crack, a pop, and a wall of water...
Companies pay $2.33 million settlement for flood damage in downtown Dallas
Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company were ordered to pay a $2.33 million settlement to compensate the U.S. for flood damage that occurred in September 2000 in two federal buildings in downtown Dallas.
The case collected water loss damages to the Earle Cabell Federal Building/U.S. Courthouse and the Santa Fe Federal Building, resulting from a catastrophic break of a 30-inch pressurized underground water main flooding an abandoned rail tunnel connected to the federal buildings.
In November 2004, a federal jury in Dallas returned a verdict against Dynamic Cable Construction Company and Reata Construction Company to compensate the U.S. for damage when the force of water flooded the tunnel from Young Street to the wall that separates the Santa Fe Federal building from the Santa Fe Terminal Lofts building. The intense water pressure forced the collapse of the sealed concrete cinder block tunnel entrance causing the basement in the Santa Fe Federal building to be demolished and flooding into the basement and sub-basement of the Earle Cabell Federal Building/U.S. Courthouse.
(More details at the link. Good stuff to scare the n00bs.  )
J'ai toujours fait une prière à Dieu, qui est fort courte.
La voici: "Mon Dieu, rendez nos ennemis bien ridicules!"
Dieu m'a exaucé. |
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Barry Kooda
Location: The Cliff
Gender: Male
Trees
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 15 on 2/8/2007 11:07 PM >
| | | | Last time I was there, there were a bunch of cops going in and out. I don't know what was up but they buttoned the place up tight and repainted and replaced the plywood.
[last edit 2/9/2007 2:09 AM by Barry Kooda - edited 2 times]
I'm a blatant waste of time and resources. |
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Explorer Zero
 
| | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 16 on 2/8/2007 11:34 PM >
| | | | old news
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Armed Geoduck
Location: Dallas, Tx.
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Dallas tunnels
<Reply # 17 on 2/9/2007 8:14 AM >
| | | | I always hated that building
Tact is the ability to shut your mouth before someone else wants to. :)
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