America's First Railroad Tunnel | Retracing History #63

Engineering of tunnels were pivotal in allow the United States of America to expand west over the Appalachian Mountains. But where is the initial bore? In this edition of Retracing History, we return to the Allegheny Portage Railroad to explore Staple Bend Tunnel, the first tunnel for railroads in North America.
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[@talesfromanoldmanpatoneal6372]

Fantastic video! Retracing history is my favorite series on your channel. I've been a subscriber to your channel for a few years. I'm amazed at how much you have grown young man. Your skills as a videographer as grown immensely. Congratulations keep the videos coming.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

beautiful facade on the west side of that bridge.

[@johna1160]

First time on your channel. I appreciated the tour in, and around the tunnel and the pertinent information you shared. Two suggestions - Identify yourself at the outset, don't assume all your viewers already know who you are, or that we are not interested in knowing who the presenter is. Secondly, rather than tease us with cropped shots of the historical plaques, please capture entire text so those of us who wish to can pause and read.

[@alexprocyk8805]

plane #1 is right on the western side of the tunnel. I assume it was a lot steeper than now and was graded for the new portage rr that bypassed the planes.