First Street Tunnel
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The First Street Tunnel is a two-track, soft-earth tunnel built between 1904 and 1906 by the Washington Terminal Company to serve as the southern approach to Union Station in Washington, D.C. Currently owned by Amtrak, it connects to lower-level tracks and platforms at the station, passes under Capitol Hill and connects to the RF&P Subdivision and Long Bridge, offering through railway service to Alexandria, Virginia, and points west and south.
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Location: 38.8849, -77.0075, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Presidential Emergency Operations Center ⓘ
multilevel bunker-like structures underneath the East Wing and North Lawn of the White House -
First Street Tunnel ⓘ
Rail tunnel in Washington, DC -
White House to Treasury Building tunnel ⓘ
Tunnel between the White House and the Treasury Building -
Virginia Avenue Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Washington, D.C., United States -
Dalecarlia Tunnel ⓘ
former railroad tunnel that carries the Capital Crescent Trail in Brookmont, Maryland
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C&O George Washington exiting the First Street Tunnel, December 1970 (23777024041)C&O George Washington exiting the First Street Tunnel, December 1970 (23777024041)
19990205 05 First Street Tunnel, Washington, DC (6615839253)19990205 05 First Street Tunnel, Washington, DC (6615839253)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| organisation | government department | 1910 | United States Bureau of Mines | mining, government agency, mining safety | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | 1941 | Presidential Emergency Operations Center | underground infrastructure system, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | First Street Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | White House to Treasury Building tunnel | White House Military Office, tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | 1872 | Virginia Avenue Tunnel | CSX Transportation, railway tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1910 | Dalecarlia Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata |
| commons | image | C&O George Washington exiting the First Street Tunnel, December 1970 (23777024041) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | C&O George Washington exiting the First Street Tunnel, December 1970 (23777024041) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 19990205 05 First Street Tunnel, Washington, DC (6615839253) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 19990205 05 First Street Tunnel, Washington, DC (6615839253) | Commons | ||
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