(April, 1908) East river tunnels on the PRR.(100 YEARS AGO IN THE RAILWAY AGE)(Pennsylvania Railroad)(Brief article)

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The East river tunnels of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which have been under construction since 1904, have recently been joined at the middle of the river section and the concrete lining will now be put in place and the tunnels finished. In the construction of these tunnels the most serious difficulties in long subaqueous tunneling have been ...

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