St. Paul Pass Tunnel

The St. Paul Pass Tunnel was a railway tunnel at the St. Paul Pass on the border between the U.S. states of Montana (Mineral County) and Idaho (Shoshone County). The tunnel was on the main line of the railroad officially known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (often referred to as the “Milwaukee”, or the “Milwaukee Road”). The pass was on the crest of the Bitterroot Mountain Range. The Milwaukee railroad crossed under the St. Paul Pass by a 1.66 mile (8,771 feet, or 2,673 meters) long St. Paul Pass Tunnel, also known as the Taft Tunnel. Due to financial problems, the Milwaukee Line abandoned their railroad right of way over the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and Montana in 1980, but the St. Paul Pass Tunnel and its approach grades have been revived as a rail/trail route for

St. Paul Pass Tunnel

The St. Paul Pass Tunnel was a railway tunnel at the St. Paul Pass on the border between the U.S. states of Montana (Mineral County) and Idaho (Shoshone County). The tunnel was on the main line of the railroad officially known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (often referred to as the “Milwaukee”, or the “Milwaukee Road”). The pass was on the crest of the Bitterroot Mountain Range. The Milwaukee railroad crossed under the St. Paul Pass by a 1.66 mile (8,771 feet, or 2,673 meters) long St. Paul Pass Tunnel, also known as the Taft Tunnel. Due to financial problems, the Milwaukee Line abandoned their railroad right of way over the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and Montana in 1980, but the St. Paul Pass Tunnel and its approach grades have been revived as a rail/trail route for