21 people from the NYO&W historical society explored the NYO&W grade on 3/39/25.

Joey is pointing to the former location of the Hawk Mountain tunnel. First train through the tunnel was in 1873! A small gravestone marks the site. This was the north portal.

When Rt 17 was expanded in the 1960s, the land on top of the tunnel was filled in with rocks/dirt for the new highway.

A few members in the group that day have said that they have tried to find the south portal. It's still buried by fill.

Photographed by Chris Bigham, March 29, 2025.
Added to the photo archive by Chris Bigham, April 10, 2025.
Railroad: New York Ontario and Western.

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