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The cover of a 1936 report that examined the feasibility of a 30-mile tunnel for trains and cars through the Cascades below snow level. (WSDOT/Washington State Archives) A map from the 1936 report shows various possible routes of long tunnels through the Cascades, ranging from 29 to 68 miles in length. (WSDOT/Washington State Archives) A 1947 photo of Slim Rasmussen, who was a state legislator from Tacoma when he suggested to 1980 gubernatorial candidate Jim McDermott that McDermott should revive the idea of a long tunnel through the Cascades. (Washington State Archives)
A long tunnel through the Cascades