tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post6595215213513756909..comments2023-06-04T04:11:05.291-07:00Comments on Santa Cruz Trains: Tunnels: Hogsback (Tunnel 7)Derek Whaleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-66626491653007226392019-12-15T22:13:32.592-08:002019-12-15T22:13:32.592-08:00Very cool! You're thinking of the tunnel about...Very cool! You're thinking of the tunnel about a mile to the north, which was numbered (in its later years) Tunnel #5. This website names it Tunnel #6 since that was its original designation by the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The area adjacent to the tunnel was originally known as Coon Gulch, although Roaring Camp does not use that name. Regardless, this website names it the Coon Gulch Tunnel accordingly. Technically, the former tunnel wasn't daylighted (turned into a cut), but rather a new route (or rather very old route from Santa Cruz & Felton Railroad days) bypassed the tunnel entirely by going through what was once called the Butte Cut. You can find out more about the tunnel here: https://www.santacruztrains.com/2019/11/tunnels-coon-gulch-tunnel-6.html.Derek Whaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715926686413316877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-76595474535433044022019-12-15T10:19:38.163-08:002019-12-15T10:19:38.163-08:00I was a Felton Firefighter when the “Tunnel Fire” ...I was a Felton Firefighter when the “Tunnel Fire” occurred, in the 90’s I believe, went into the burning tunnel in a futile effort to stop the blaze. When the tunnel start4d collapsing, we retreated. Does anyone know what the name and number of that tunnel was? It was rebuilt as a cut as well. Railroad Park Resorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709372104454796969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-32423970964835481492019-12-13T12:20:30.147-08:002019-12-13T12:20:30.147-08:00I'm not saying there is gold on the outside wa...I'm not saying there is gold on the outside washout gravel bar of the hogsback curve, but if I were a prospector (which I am) it's where I'd look for it ;) ;) Aitrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616253288381953429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2151799760990306051.post-76945575881425638022019-12-13T10:29:03.815-08:002019-12-13T10:29:03.815-08:00I enjoy learning something new. Thanks!
I enjoy learning something new. Thanks!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801111853388132504noreply@blogger.com