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» A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under the East River, New York
Facsimile of the 1894 book by Charles M. Jacobs.
http://www.tmk.com/books/eastriver/index.shtml

» Bridge and Tunnel Centres
Full text of this 1875 book by John B. McMaster.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJS2234

http://users.ameritech.net/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html

» Chicago Tunnel Company
Illustrated history of the freight tunnels below the streets of downtown Chicago. Opened in 1906.
http://users.ameritech.net/chicagotunnel/tunnel1.html

http://www.naplibrary.com/HTHistoricNotes.html

» Hooac Tunnel Collection
Details of the documents collection held by the North Adams Public Library. Includes historical notes on the construction.
http://www.naplibrary.com/HTHistoricNotes.html

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/htpage.Html

» Hoosac Tunnel
Completed in 1875, the first tunnel in the US to use compressed air for drilling. Includes specifications, contemporary articles, and photographs.
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/htpage.Html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1905simplon.html

» How the Swiss Built the Greatest Tunnel in the World
Short contemporary commentary by Francis Fox about the construction of the Simplon tunnel through the Alps completed in 1905.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1905simplon.html

» Illustrations of Incidents in Tunnel Construction
Facsimile of the illustrated 1909 souvenir program to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the joining of New York with New Jersey via the Hudson Tubes.
http://www.tmk.com/books/hmdinner/

http://www.ltmcollection.org/museum/gallery/gallery_sub.html?IXgallery=CGP.050.022

» London Transport History - Tunnelling
Illustrated commentary on tunnelling methods used in the 19th century.
http://www.ltmcollection.org/museum/gallery/gallery_sub.html?IXgallery=CGP.050.022

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/tuhud1.Html

» Railway Tunnels Under the Hudson River
Illustrated article from the Scientific American published in 1891. Discusses the resumption of construction works.
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/tuhud1.Html

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AEL2139

» Report of the Superintendent of the Sutro Tunnel Company
Full text of this document providing detailed reports from the heads of department for the year ending 1873.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AEL2139

http://www.trainweb.org/elso/stclair.htm

» St. Clair Tunnel Company
Opened in 1891, running under the St. Clair River, which joins Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair. Includes short history, photographs, and references.
http://www.trainweb.org/elso/stclair.htm

http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/huddersfield/standedge1.htm

» Standedge Tunnel
Construction history, restoration details and photo gallery of the longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel in Britain. First opened in 1811.
http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/huddersfield/standedge1.htm

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AEL2141

» Sutro Tunnel
Facsimile of the 1872 report of the commissioners and evidence taken by the committee on mines and mining of the House of representatives.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AEL2141

» Sutro Tunnel Company Collection
A guide to the papers collection held by the University of Nevada.
http://www.library.unr.edu/specoll/mss/nc7.html

» The Astoria Tunnel Under the East River for Gas Distribution in New York City
Text of this article by John Vipond Davies printed in the 1916 volume of the American Society of Civil Engineers Transactions.
http://www.tmk.com/books/asce-astoria/

» The Hoosac Tunnel
Comprehensive range of commentary, data, history and construction images.
http://hoosac.franklinsites.com/index.php

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/mrcenis.Html

» The Mount Cenis Railway and Tunnel
Facsimile of illustrated article from Harpers magazine dated July 1871. Describes the operations of the first machine drill for tunnelling construction.
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/mrcenis.Html

http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/severn1.htm

» The Severn Railway Tunnel
Extensive ten chapter history of the construction. Topics include highs and lows, tunnelling methods, and a collapse in the tunnel. Opened in 1886.
http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/severn1.htm

http://www.nevadaobserver.com/The%20Sutro%20Tunnel%20(1912).htm

» The Sutro Tunnel
Description of the tunnel on Nevada's Comstock Lode, taken from Sam P. Davis' 1912 History of Nevada.
http://www.nevadaobserver.com/The%20Sutro%20Tunnel%20(1912).htm

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» The Tunnel of Eupalinos
Extensive illustrated article by Dan Hughes, with appendix by Hans J. Keller. Based on visits to the tunnel in 2000 and 2001.
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~aeb/math/samos/

http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/EandS/articles/LXVII1/samos.html

» The Tunnel of Samos
Illustrated scholarly essay which discusses the theories about the methods of construction of this ancient water tunnel built in the sixth century B.C.. By Tom M. Apostol.
http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/EandS/articles/LXVII1/samos.html

» Tunneling Under the Hudson River
Facsimile of the 1885 illustrated book by S. D. V. Burr.
http://www.tmk.com/books/tunnel/index.shtml

http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r004.html

» Tunnelling Against Time
Illustrated essay on the construction history of the Cascade mountains tunnel completed in 1929.
http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r004.html

http://www.asce.org/history/tl_tunnels.html

» Tunnels Timeline
Details significant construction events from 500 BC to 2000 AD. Provided by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
http://www.asce.org/history/tl_tunnels.html

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