Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel
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Puerto Suello Tunnel is a quarter-mile long rail tunnel in San Rafael, California. It was constructed in 1879, by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad.
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Location | San Rafael, California |
Coordinates | 37°59′21″N 122°31′45″W |
Status | in service |
Start | Lincoln Avenue[1] / Los Ranchitos Road |
End | Hammondale Court |
Operation | |
Opened | 1879 (1879) |
Closed | 1985 |
Rebuilt | 1967 |
Reopened | 2017 |
Owner | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Operator | Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit |
Character | Commuter rail tunnel |
Technical | |
Track length | 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) |
No. of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Lowest elevation | 50 feet (15 m) below surface |
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