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41. Electric Engine used for Hauling Trains through Tunnel under Detroit River, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting an electric train engine with men crowded onto it at the Windsor entrance to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Printed on verso: Electric Engine, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit River Tunnel was built for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. It is 1 3/8 miles in length. Construction was started in July 1906 and completed July 1, 1910. Electricity, the third rail system, furnishes the motive power for the engines. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 20, 1912.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

42. Entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting the Detroit approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, with a truss bridge and buildings in the background. Train car are on the tracks entering the tunnel and alongside. Printed on verso: Entrance to Detroit River Tunnel, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit River Tunnel has the unique distinction of being the only tunnel of its type ever built. It was constructed in sections, all work being done from the surface of the water without the use of compressed air. The Tunnel is operated electronically. Construction was started October 1, 1906, and completed July 1, 1910. The length from portal to portal is 1 3/8 miles, and from summit of grade 2 ½ miles. It was built by the Detroit River Tunnel Company for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Dec 1, 1914.
Date Issued:
1914-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

43. Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of an Illinois Central Railroad car and a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car stopped in front of a coal chute at a railroad station, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel

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Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of an Illinois Central Railroad car and a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway car stopped in front of a coal chute at a railroad station, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Lumber is stacked in the background. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "155-13, Looking S. at Sta. 192 Windsor, 5/28/07."
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

44. Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of a pile driver being used on the tracks between two overpasses which intersect on a right angle at the edge of the cut

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Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of a pile driver being used on the tracks between two overpasses which intersect on a right angle at the edge of the cut. Several people watch from the overpasses, while construction debris is scattered amongst the tracks below. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "621, Driving Piles for S. Wall of E.B. Arch, Sto. 142, 9/16/07."
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

45. West Portal of Twin Tubes, Detroit, River Tunnel, American Side, through which Michigan Central trains run, Detroit, Mich.

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Color postcard depicting the Detroit approach to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, with a truss bridge overhead. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Jul 9, 1910.
Date Issued:
1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

46. Black and white photographic print depicting seven workmen operating machinery to dig the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel

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Black and white photographic print depicting seven workmen operating machinery to dig the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Mounted on board.
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

47. Mounted sepia-toned photo of the exterior of the portals to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel taken during its construction

Description:
Mounted sepia-toned photo of the exterior of the portals to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel taken during its construction. "Detroit River Tunnel 1909" is engraved in the concrete above the entrances. A steam-driven pump is on the platform between the portals, and wooden forms are in place around the top of the tunnel entrances. A man stands atop the entrance. The photo is mounted on grey cardstock. "J.H. Perine, 1069 John R. St., Detroit," is handwritten on the verso.
Date Issued:
1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

48. Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of a pile driver being used along the railroad tracks beneath the Howard Street bridge, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel

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Digital scan of a sepia-toned photo of a pile driver being used along the railroad tracks beneath the Howard Street bridge, taken during the construction of the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. A caption printed along the bottom left reads, "Pile Driving under Howard St. Bridge, 6/9/07, 9:42 A.M."
Date Issued:
1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society