Hoosac Tunnel

The Hoosac Tunnel is a 4.75-mile active railroad tunnel in western that passes through the , an extension of 's .
Wikipedia
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tunnel
  • Description: Railway tunnel in western Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Also known as: “Hoosic Tunnel”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Florida and North Adams.

is a town in , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to the east portal of the Hoosac Tunnel, as well as Whitcomb Summit, the highest point of the Mohawk Trail.

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is a town of 13,000 people in the of . In the 19th century it was the industrial center of the region. Old factory buildings are now being recycled to other uses, including the new Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

Neighborhood
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The Freeman's Grove Historic District is a residential historic district in . It encompasses a neighborhood north of the city center that is a well-preserved instance of a working class area developed during its industrial heyday in the late 19th century. is situated 4 miles northwest of Hoosac Tunnel.

Hoosac Tunnel

Latitude
42.67531° or 42° 40′ 31″ north
Longitude
-73.04457° or 73° 2′ 40″ west
Elevation
771 feet (235 metres)
Open location code
87J8MXG4+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1393084624
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tunnel
Geo­Names ID
4939837
Wiki­data ID
Q1466913
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Hoosac Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “胡萨克隧道”
  • Chinese: “胡薩克隧道”
  • Dutch: “Hoosac Tunnel”
  • Esperanto: “Hoosac-tunelo”
  • French: “tunnel du Hoosac”
  • French: “Tunnel du Hoosac”
  • German: “Hoosac-Tunnel”
  • German: “Hoosic”
  • German: “Hoosick Tunnel”
  • Italian: “Hoosac Tunnel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hoosac-tunnelen”
  • Norwegian: “Hoosac-tunnelen”

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