Exploring 160 year old train tunnels in NJ
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ม.ค. 2018
- Exploring old train tunnels in New Jersey. The first Manunka Chunk tunnel opened in 1856 with the second to follow in the 1860s. From the beginning, these tunnels were plagued with major water problems and cave-ins. After a massive flood in 1913 and a new bypass was created, the tunnels were used less and less.
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cool, anything with trains is great old tunnel in Portland TN area but they still use it block by the south during the civil war happy 2018 to you Chris...look forward always to the next one. Got my wife watching them now she loves them
Mobile Instinct after seeing just 3 vids of yours, you caught my interest. I subscribed and turned on notifications. Good luck on your future adventures
Same to you :)
I think what you need to mention is the reason there are ‘cave-ins’ is because it’s caused by ‘frost-heaves’, where the ground water comes through the brick work, freezes, and undermines the brick. In these explorations you should be wearing waterproof boots- maybe knee high boots!
Frost wedging.
I've lived across the road from these tunnels for the last 40 years. Up until hurricane Ivan (2004) you could walk through both tunnels without getting your feet wet. The flood waters washed away a lot of the dry parts of the tunnels. The cave ins all look the same as they did in the 80's when I first walked through them so what's left of them is probably fairly stable. I wouldn't go in the winter with the ice though.
Thank you for bringing me through these two train tunnels. You are a trooper getting your feet all wet, and making an excellent video.... I live in northwest in New Jersey and this train route was part of what they called The "Old Road" between Scranton PA, and Hoboken NJ , where they shipped the coal into Manhattan. This route was closed finally because it consisted of a lot of up and down grades, and curves, and also these tunnels, which slowed up the trains.
From 1909 until it opened on December 24th 1911 they built the Lackawanna cutoff which replaced this section of the Old Road Track. It was 11 miles shorter and only has one tunnel in the town of Andover New Jersey. There are all kinds of videos about the Lackawanna cutoff and the Roseville tunnel on TH-cam. It was abandoned and the tracks were pulled up in 1984 but they are building the tracks back to Andover for passenger service. They are going to reopen the Roseville tunnel which has been abandoned since then.
Thanks again for your video. I'll check out all the other ones when I have time.
Hi Chris thanks for getting wet feet for us the tunnels were awesome especially the ice sculptures!!
Dude you are in the same league as National Geographic. Excellent video as.usual. Its like Im there. Great job.
Waders would come in handy.
Damn I live 10mins from this place and never heard of it till this video Thank you for sharing.
I do too and Ive known about them since I was a kid. Never made it over there. Im going soon. Maybe right now!
He says trains last went through the Manunka Chunk tunnels in the early 1940's. Actually, freight trains used these tunnels until the late 1960's.
There are conflicting dates. I googled and most sources say the line was abandoned in 1970. I found one that said 1984 and another in 1942.
I live near a rail line that went from being a main line track until summer 1985 when it was downgraded then quickly abandoned. The tracks were removed in 1988. Yet people will post videos on the line saying it was abandoned in 1980 or as far back as 1960.
"Ghosts guarding the tunnel entrance" ... your commentary is brilliant. It makes the video more interesting!
Years ago there were big boulders outside the tunnels. You were supposed to leave a big rock sitting on top to let people know you were in the tunnel.
Fantastic video. I am so happy to see a young person interested in exploring and learning about old artifacts and our history - you are a rarity. Too much of our past is being ignored and left to be forgotten forever.
U got balls walking thru there alone dude lol great vid 👍
Born, raised, and still live in N.J. so found this extra interesting!! Love this is much, and those ice sculptures are amazing!!!! Thank you for your videos!
I’m enjoying your videos so much. I can’t travel much due to health problems. With the quality of your work I’m seeing some great places with a great tour guide! Thanks so much! Gotta say - the grandmother in me comes out sometimes and I get concerned for your safety.
Just awesome!! Thank you.
Hard hat, waders, and a buddy in case anything went wrong.
Just wanted to say that. Upvote his post guys, these places can kill you if you be as stupid as the guy who made the video.
don't be the idiot being found dead in such place because he went in alone and unprotected.
absolutely, safety boots too, so no nails push through. also long stick to probe the water depth etc.
@@NPC_-mf4dw They will never find you if you die in there anyway,off to see the Lord and his kingdom :)
I was just thinking to myself this guy should be wearing a hard hat
Enjoy your explorations! Keep em coming.
Chris this was an amazing video, I grew up in the area of the tunnels and explored the woods and trails all around the area and have found many cool abandoned places but had not gone to the tunnels yet but after seeing this I may have to make the trek.
I love your videos, always so interesting. Was not expecting those icicles! Stay safe!
Really enjoyed your adventure. Looked eerie and cold but beautiful. It’s amazing how much colder the tunnels are than outside.i road through one on a rails to trails bike trip. You must have been freezing with wet feet. Thanks again!
Yikes. You go above and beyond to give us great content.. big ups to you.
An interesting thing to note is that the ad that showed up with the vid is for Mr.Rooter, a local plumbing company. From the looks of those tunnels, they could have used them. I don't think I've ever seen stalagmites of ice before, although I have found my forehead and the collar of my jacket with icicles. I laud your editing, if I'd been in that environment, language used (in several languages,) would definitely be NC17.
Love old train tunnels 😃 as always great vid and wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
You've got guts mate, thanks for the show :)
Amazing video Chris. Sucks you got a soaker but congrats on fulfilling your desire to traversing both tunnels.
Great Video. Born and raised in Northern NJ. Now in Nevada. I do miss the history of my home state.
Nicely done! Brave lad. You pushed on despite wet freezing feet. Gotta admire your perseverance!
OMG..that ice is so awesome. I've seen food coloring added to some, you can't image how beautiful.
Amazing ice forms. It would be really interesting to see these form in time lapse photography. Many thanks for sharing
Another awesome video. Thanks and safe travels!
Vicki R Thanks Vicki
This was really awesome!!! The fog definitely made it eerie in there. I can only imagine how cold that water was. That totally had to suck
Yoo Jay,you wanna go with me?? :)
That is awesome and a little spooky
Another excellent video !!! You always manage to find such interesting places.
Your videos are something special. Exploration still exists
I really enjoyed the tour ... I end up with soak feet in some of my videos I love exploring these old abandoned places Take care
That was risky but very exciting! The far end image looked like an eerie winter wonderland, with all the ice standing tall. I can only imagine how cold that water was. Thanks for taking us on your journey!
great job as always
This is awesome, I enjoyed watching this.
another great video thanks PS keep em coming
Thanks for the wet feet experience it reminded me of the time I got surrounded by the tide and had to wade through about two feet of incoming tide in winter at night because I walked too far out.I really enjoy your channel mate.I also like to explore
Wow man be careful. Love your videos👍
Great video man! That’s really cool!
Great find..I'm a yankee southern Jersey girl who now lives in NC.💜
Great video Chris ! I bet your feet are cold! You just created a time capsule for this old train tunnels !
You are one brave soul to go through that! I would have been out of there once I hit water that went over my shoes. That was quite interesting. Thanks.
As always awesome video. Scarry in a way. Very risky you going in there alone. Glad you made it out fine. Love your channel.
Love your videos
You're a brave man. Those damn tunnels look like they could collapse at any moment If someone so much as sneezed whilst inside. In fact I'm surprised they're even left open. Those ice formations were pretty cool though. I've never seen ice standing up like that. Great video as usual.
Wow that's some narrow gauge track! Looks like a pretty wet environment... The freezing and thawing of ice is never kind to rock!
So crazy but beautiful. Great video!
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Very interesting. The ice was very cool. Great job.
terrific video!
The tunnel with the track still in place was the last one used. The other bore was abandoned first.
This gave me anxiety... but it's super cool! Awesome find.
This is a pretty sweet UrbanEx video. I think this tunnel would make an awesome mountain bike trail.
Ahhhh, MAN!!! Trains, tunnels, all that glorious URBEX stuff! LOVE IT!!!
I lived in Northern New Jersey the first 35 years of my life and never knew those tunnels existed. Great video!!! Perfect explore! Guess boots would have been better, but what the heck... fun is fun!
Same with me. Spent my whole life in Monmouth Co. only knowing about the beach. Moved to Bucks Co. in 94. Whole new world 🚂
If you're ever up in northwestern MA, look up the Hoosac Tunnel. Lots of history with it, still active, started being built in 1850, around the time this one was but much longer.
Very haunted 👻
Well enjoyed thanks for sharing,
Good one. Well it looks like you completed the 48 state circle. Congrats
Those ice cycles are beautiful...
New subscriber. Great interesting content. Thanks
Nice vid!
Awesome video
Great vid nice ice shots.i explored tunnels in PA WV RI
Dude we have something in England called ‘Wellingtons’ 😂 they’d be perfect for your adventures! A stout pair of Hunter brand wellies. Love your videos and thanks for showing me America, fist bump from the UK extending out to you sir!
In New Zealand we call them gum boots or gummies
I live right across the river in pa from this and never heard of it. Will definitely go explore soon
very cool..WELL DONE
Thanks for getting your feet wet to do the video - I appreciate the effort!
Very cool... hope somebody knew that you were going there. If you break a leg in there you could be in big trouble. Very cool video. I am a quadriplegic from a spinal cord injury. So videos like this give me places that I could never get to. 👍🏻
Very interesting video.
Really cool tunnels. Your channel is really good
Thanks Michael!
I would bet there is a stream or spring above that tunnel, which is likely the reason they had so much trouble with cave ins.
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you explore more interesting odd ball places like i do but explore the history of it lightly and its cool cuz its still interesting to know these little areas and what the story is with these less explored parts of history that never are talked about all around us
all those icicles look so pretty. you're brave. i would never go inside the tunnels. thank you for another great video. (PS, please consider wearing a hardhat next time.)
I'm amazed that you don't have more subs.
Very cool! Although I’m not sure I would have gone in there with you.
I grew up near here, and have old photos from a family friend taken in the way back, showing the entrance at a much better time. It would be cool if you could get access to the Oxford tunnel just a few miles away.
Great Video. We were at Hot Dog Johnny’s Today and I was thinking of this place. I have always wanted to go through the tunnels, but now I do not need to. Thank you
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Fun coool exciting!
Wow this is cool. I would be scared to go in hehe ❤️
KitschyTravels Haha it's always a little creepy at first!
Nice! I did similar in PA on vacation a few years ago. Not nearly as bad as those tunnels though.
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Nice vid, reminds of that walking dead episode with Glenn and Tara.
Shaun Boden Oh that's true! Reminds me if that too
that was my first thought too!
In thousands of years people will think this is a natural cave
It's too bad about the water and cave in problems as this would just be an incredible rails to trails ride!
that was a really cool ice formation
OMG! You are so cute. Wish you were mine. You are a really cool guy. Wonderful narration!
First I thought, "Gee, I wish we were friends." You are SUCH an amazing guy.... Then I realized that we *are friends! One-sided but what the heck.
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Very cool.TY73s
Check out Chuck Walsh's channel, he talks about the history of these tunnels in part 6. They were part of the "Old Road" before the DL&W built the Lackawanna (North Jersey) cutoff.
Love Chuck. Just announced work has started on the Roseville Tunnel 🚂
Awsome
I went there in 2016, Uber neat spot
Now go do Oxford haha,great job man you got bigger balls than me!!!
Great vid! I have to ask, why didn't you wear waders? Or at least gumboots (wellingtons)?
i was thinking the same
Hey Chris..loved the video...West Milford, New Jersey is my home ..where is this train tunnel located? I'd love you to go exploring on Clinton Rd.. alot of history there..there was a Castle there.. don't know if it's still there or not
Very spooky 👻
3:30 is a retainer wall. Had to do the same in a basement, at our old house.
I would be afraid of a brick falling on one's head, other then that this is really cool!