First Street Tunnel

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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• File:After addressing the nation, President George W. Bush meets with his National Security Council.jpg

  Presidential Emergency Operations Center ⓘ
  multilevel bunker-like structures underneath the East Wing and North Lawn of the White House

• File:19990205 05 First Street Tunnel, Washington, DC (6615839253).jpg

  First Street Tunnel ⓘ
  Rail tunnel in Washington, DC

• File:Image showing the relative position of the White House East Wing (yellow) and the Treasury Building (red).jpg

  White House to Treasury Building tunnel ⓘ
  Tunnel between the White House and the Treasury Building

• File:Virginia Avenue Tunnel northwest entrance.jpg

  Virginia Avenue Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Washington, D.C., United States

• File:DalecarliaTunnel.JPG

  Dalecarlia Tunnel ⓘ
  former railroad tunnel that carries the Capital Crescent Trail in Brookmont, Maryland

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941-01-01T00:00:00Z

1941 Presidential Emergency Operations Center

1872-01-01T00:00:00Z

1872-01-01T00:00:00Z

1872 Virginia Avenue Tunnel

1910-01-01T00:00:00Z

1910-01-01T00:00:00Z

1910 Dalecarlia Tunnel

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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
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