'Tunnel rats' and an engineering marvel
Whitefish's Greg Osler not only drove locomotives through the 7-mile long Flathead Tunnel near Trego, he helped build it 1969. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Crews work on the south portal of the Flathead Tunnel in June, 1968. (Mel Ruder/Hungry Horse News file photo)
A view of the completed north portal of the Flathead Tunnel near Trego. (Mansfield Library, University of Montana)
Workers inside the Flathead Tunnel as tunneling neared completion in June 1968. (Mel Ruder/Hungry Horse News file photo)
Workers drill during construction of the Flathead Tunnel in early June, 1968. (Mel Ruder/Hungry Horse News file photo)
Sitting beneath the Salish Mountains, the Flathead Railroad Tunnel just southwest of Trego stands as an engineering marvel. Each day, more than 40 freight trains and at least one passenger train still make their way through the 7-mile-long underground corridor. But for Greg Osler, the tunnel is full of much more than just freight cars and passengers, it is full of memories...
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