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A Great Northern Railway locomotive emerges at the West Portal of the Cascade Tunnel during the inaugural passage on January 12, 1929. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) NBC announcer Graham McNamee broadcast Cascade Tunnel dedication proceedings live from Stevens Pass to a nationwide audience. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) A diagram showing the new and improved Cascade Tunnel that opened in 1929, as well as the earlier route for trains through Stevens Pass. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) The East Portal of the Cascade Tunnel through Stevens Pass. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) Steam shovel operators are pictured working on the Cascade Tunnel on June 28, 1927. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) Laborers pause near the Mill Creek Shaft of the Cascade Tunnel. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) Timbering the top heading of the main tunnel beneath Stevens Pass. Great (Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) Cherry picker at the Mill Creek Shaft of the Cascade Tunnel, December 7, 1926. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection) Snow on the ground outside the West Portal of the Cascade Tunnel through Stevens Pass. (Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection)
The Cascade tunnel