Church Hill Tunnel

Church Hill Tunnel is an old Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) tunnel, built in the early 1870s, which extends approximately 4,000 feet under the Church Hill district of Richmond, Virginia, United States. On October 2, 1925, the tunnel collapsed on a work train, killing four men and trapping a steam locomotive and ten flat cars. Rescue efforts only resulted in further collapse, and the tunnel was eventually sealed for safety reasons.

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1872  Wikimedia, Wikidata
railway tunnel, Q30, 

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Location: 37.5269, -77.4144, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Mid-Lothian Mines Park ⓘ
  

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  Church Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel abandoned due to collapse in Richmond, Virginia

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1872 Church Hill Tunnel

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Church hill tunnel

The Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, right before the collapse (1925)

Rescue operation in the Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia

The Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, after the collapse (1925)

Church Hill and Tobacco Row area (3595198231)

The inside of the eastern entrance to the Church Hill tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, in 2010. The tunnel collapsed in 1925 and is not sealed at this end. The sealed end is 4,000 ft. to the west.

Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 2010 a

Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 c

Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 a

Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 b

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	mine		Mid-Lothian Mines Park	abandoned mine, park	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1872	Church Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Church hill tunnel		Commons
commons	image		The Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, right before the collapse (1925)		Commons
commons	image		Rescue operation in the Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia		Commons
commons	image		The Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, after the collapse (1925)		Commons
commons	image		Church Hill and Tobacco Row area (3595198231)		Commons
commons	image		The inside of the eastern entrance to the Church Hill tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, in 2010. The tunnel collapsed in 1925 and is not sealed at this end. The sealed end is 4,000 ft. to the west.		Commons
commons	image		Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 2010 a		Commons
commons	image		Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 c		Commons
commons	image		Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 a		Commons
commons	image		Church Hill Tunnel East Entrance 1981 b		Commons