Posted by Elson Trinidad on 7/14/2005, 9:54 pm, in reply to "Re: JUST MEMORIES" The thing is, no one has proposed any future use of the tunnel. --Previous Message--
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Theoretically the tunnel can be used again for transit purposes - the tunnel has been sitting for 50 years, unmaintained and many earthquakes have happened since 1955, but the structural integrity of the tunnel is still very good.
: i have been in the tunnel a few times. there
: are definite signs that people have been all
: through there, but nobody lives in there
: now. it's too toxic too stay for too long.
: there are natural springs at the end, where
: the tunnel is blocked off. water also drips
: down from above, making beautiful cave
: formations. i've read alot of things about
: it, but i haven't come across any real
: reasons why the tunnel couldn't be used
: again, for mass transportation, or something
: else. check out my photos to see inside
: this thing.
: http://belmonttunnel2004.funtigo.com/
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: I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE INSIDE OF THE OLD
: PACIFIC ELCTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY TUNNEL. I
: HAVE ASKED MANY PEOPLE ABOUT IT, AND THEY
: SAID IT COULD NOT BE USED ANYMORE, BECAUSE
: OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN IT
: AND THE LEAKY WATER SOURCES.
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