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  • The Hoosac Tunnel

    The Hoosac Tunnel

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    by

    Jean Gray

    North Adams, Massachusetts The Hoosac Tunnel, known by many as The Bloody Pit, stretches nearly five miles under Hoosac Mountain in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. Taking over 22 years to construct, and costing numerous lives, the tunnel connects North Adams to the town of Florida, and functions primarily as a freight line. Unfortunately,…