Excavation for the construction of the north portal of the Flathead Tunnel in early June, 1968. (Mel Ruder/Hungry Horse News file photo)
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Trego railroad tunnel major construction feat
At 11:10 a.m. on the morning of June 21, 1968 one final blast connected to the two holes being drilled beneath the Salish Mountains.