North Adams Public Library
http://naplibrary.com/HT_Home.html
Dan Boudillion’s Hoosac Tunnel Abode of the Dammed
http://www.boudillion.com/hoosac/hoosac.htm
Cornell University – Scribners 1870 Hoosac Tunnel by W. Gladden
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/sgml/moa-idx?notisid=ABP7664-0001-18
Hoosac Tunnel Website
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/htpage.Html
Western Gateway Heritage State Park
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/wghp.htm
Website Sources:
- Hoosac, A Short History of the World’s Most Interesting Tunnel By Alden H. Dreyer, 1964
- Hoosac Tunnel Commissioners Report, February 28, 1863
- Van Nostrand’s Eclectic Engineering Magazine, April 1877
- North Adams Transcript, March 2 1868
- History of Hoosac Tunnel, 1819-1911
- A Pinprick of Light, by Carl Byron, 1995 ISBN 1-881535-17-7
- 1974 ISBN 0-8289-0324-7
- Building BIG, by David Macaulay, 2000 ISBN 0-395-96331-1
Special Thanks….
I would like to personally thank the following people for their help with this project. Without them it would have been impossible…..
Alden Dreyer
John Alan Roderick
Fred Fedrini
Charlie Hine
Joe Norton
And for tolerating my idiosyncrasies, my wife Gayle
Disclaimer
This website is for entertainment purposes only and it is not connected with any railroad, past or present.
Trespassing on railroad property is illegal and dangerous. You are responsible for your own actions. Think before you act.
