![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29107a.jpg)
RRT trail at junction; a shortcut from the trailhead (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](pho-rt-r/RX10_29402a.jpg)
RRT trail at junction looking left; shortcut from trailhead (view NW) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29111a.jpg)
Sign along trail: pets must remain on leash (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29112a.jpg)
Sign along trail: pets must remain on leash (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29113a.jpg)
Hoover Dam Lodge, on the ridge, comes into view (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29114a.jpg)
RRT trail continues towards another trail junction (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29115a.jpg)
Government Railroad bed merges with RRT trail (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29116a.jpg)
Merging with the Government Railroad line (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29117a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching gate formerly used to exclude vehicles (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29118a.jpg)
RRT trail at gate to block vehicles (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29119a.jpg)
The gate is never locked these days (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29120a.jpg)
Sign on the gate: Heat Kills! |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29121a.jpg)
RRT trail continues through gap cut in the ridge (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29122a.jpg)
RRT trail begins a long runs across open country with no shade |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29123a.jpg)
RRT trail continues across open country with no shade (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29124a.jpg)
RRT trail continues across open country with no shade (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29125a.jpg)
RRT trail continues towards the next ridgeline (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29126a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching first of several information signs along the trail |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29127a.jpg)
First of several information signs along the trail (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29129a.jpg)
Sign: A Network of Railroads |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29130a.jpg)
RRT continues around the corner (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29131a.jpg)
Big, open views, but little shade (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29132a.jpg)
RRT trail continues across open country with no shade (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29133a.jpg)
RRT trail runs through a small road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29134a.jpg)
This long, straight trail can be very hot during warm weather (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29135a.jpg)
The RRT trail is popular with bike riders (view E)
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![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29136a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the first bench (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29137a.jpg)
A bench with a view (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29138a.jpg)
Spur trail to Hoover Dam Lodge Trailhead is visible on hillside (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29139a.jpg)
RRT trail continues on the railroad grade (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29141a.jpg)
RRT trail continues on the railroad grade (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29142a.jpg)
RRT approaching spur trail to Hoover Dam Lodge Trailhead (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29143a.jpg)
Spur trail to Hoover Dam Lodge Trailhead (view S from RRT Trail) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29144a.jpg)
RRT trail continues past the Hoover Dam Lodge spur trail (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29145a.jpg)
RRT trail at two information signs (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29146a.jpg)
First information sign (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29147a.jpg)
Sign: Turning Point (illustrated trail map) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29148a.jpg)
Second information sign (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29149a.jpg)
Sign: The Colors of Time (geology) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29150a.jpg)
Another bit of long, sunny trail |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29151a.jpg)
The trail continues past the signs (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29152a.jpg)
RRT trail provides grand views (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29153a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching another road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29154a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching another information sign (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29155a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching an information sign (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29156a.jpg)
Sign: Desert Wildlife (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29157a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching another road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29158a.jpg)
Road-cut through ridge; notice smooth left wall (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29159a.jpg)
The smooth wall is the trace of an earthquake fault (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29160a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing through the road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29161a.jpg)
Another section of earthquake fault (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29162a.jpg)
The smooth wall is the trace of an earthquake fault (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29163a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing through the road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29164a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing exiting the road-cut (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29165a.jpg)
Another long, straight section without shade (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29166a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the next information sign (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29167a.jpg)
RRT trail at the next information sign (view E) |
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Sign: Concrete Plugs from construction of the dam |
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Concrete plugs from construction of the dam |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29170a.jpg)
Concrete plugs from construction of the dam |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29171a.jpg)
Concrete plugs from construction of the dam |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29172a.jpg)
Hooks used for lifting Concrete plugs |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29173a.jpg)
Concrete plugs from construction of the dam |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29174a.jpg)
Rebar in concrete plugs |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29175a.jpg)
RRT trail continues past the concrete plug dump (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29176a.jpg)
Grand views out across Lake Mead (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29177a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the next information sign (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29178a.jpg)
RRT trail at the next information sign (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29179a.jpg)
Sign: Ringed by Mountains (points of interest identified) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29180a.jpg)
RRT trail continues past the sign (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29181a.jpg)
More grand views out across Lake Mead (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29182a.jpg)
RRT trail begins to turn the next corner (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29183a.jpg)
Tunnel #1 and a bench come into view (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29184a.jpg)
Bench with a view towards the marinas (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29185a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29186a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29187a.jpg)
More grand views out across Lake Mead (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29188a.jpg)
RRT trail at Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29189a.jpg)
Bench and sign at entrance to Tunnel #1 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29190a.jpg)
Bench with a view, but so grand (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29191a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching sign at entrance to Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29192a.jpg)
Sign: Digging the Tunnels |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29193a.jpg)
RRT trail at entrance to Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29194a.jpg)
RRT trail inside entrance to Tunnel #1 (view SE towards Tunnel #2) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/S120_47951a.jpg)
RRT trail inside Tunnel #1 looking out towards Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29195a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching timbers inside Tunnel #1 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29197a.jpg)
Timbers and cribbing inside Tunnel #1 support the roof |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29196a.jpg)
Timbers and cribbing inside Tunnel #1 support the roof |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29198a.jpg)
Timbers and cribbing inside Tunnel #1 support the roof |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29199a.jpg)
Timbers and cribbing inside Tunnel #1 support the roof |
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Close-up of timbers inside Tunnel #1 |
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Close-up of timbers inside Tunnel #1 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29202a.jpg)
RRT trail at exit from Tunnel #1; looking out towards Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29203a.jpg)
RRT trail exiting Tunnel #1 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29205a.jpg)
View at exit from Tunnel #1 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29206a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing towards Tunnel #2 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29207a.jpg)
Between Tunnel #1 and Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29208a.jpg)
The grand view keep coming (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29209a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching Tunnel #2 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29210a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching a bench and sign (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29211a.jpg)
Bench and sign outside Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29212a.jpg)
Not the grandest view, but pretty good (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29213a.jpg)
Sign at entrance to Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29214a.jpg)
Sign: Timbered Tunnels |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29215a.jpg)
RRT trail at entrance to Tunnel #2 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29216a.jpg)
Tunnel #2 has a slight curve to the right (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/S120_47953a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #2 looking towards shipping container (view SE) |
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Inside Tunnel #2: two Mexican Free-tailed Bats flying around! |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29218a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the shipping container inside Tunnel #2 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29219a.jpg)
Fencing forces hikers into the shipping container |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29220a.jpg)
A ramp facilitates wheel chairs and bicycles |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29221a.jpg)
RRT trail exiting the shipping container (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29222a.jpg)
RRT trail exiting Tunnel #2 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29223a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the next bench (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29224a.jpg)
Another bench with a view (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29225a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching the next sign (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29227a.jpg)
Information sign between Tunnels #2 and #3 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29228a.jpg)
Sign: Hard Times in the Desert (the hard lives of dam workers) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29229a.jpg)
RRT trail continues past Tunnel #2 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/S120_35583a.jpg)
Watch for washouts on the edge of the trail (Jan 2020) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29230a.jpg)
Still: Watch for washouts on the edge of the trail (Jul 2022) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29231a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing towards Tunnel #3 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29232a.jpg)
Grand views between Tunnels #2 and #3 |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29233a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing towards Tunnel #3 (view SE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29234a.jpg)
More washouts on the edge of the trail (Jul 2022) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29235a.jpg)
Approaching Tunnel #3 (view E) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29236a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching Tunnel #3 entrance (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29237a.jpg)
Entering Tunnel #3 (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29239a.jpg)
Smooth left wall of Tunnel #3 is the trace of an earthquake fault |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29240a.jpg)
Close-up of smooth earthquake fault trace |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29238a.jpg)
I wonder if an owl roosts up there |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29244a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #3 (the dark spot is bat guano) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29241a.jpg)
Bat guano on the floor |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29242a.jpg)
Hard to make out, but about 200 gray bats in the belfry! |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29243a.jpg)
Lots of Mexican Free-tailed Bats in the belfry! |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/S120_47955a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #3 looks out through shipping container (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29245a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #3 approaching the shipping container (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29246a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #3, looking out through the container |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29247a.jpg)
Inside Tunnel #3 container |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29248a.jpg)
Exiting the shipping container inside Tunnel #3 container (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29249a.jpg)
Exiting Tunnel #3 container (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29250a.jpg)
Past Tunnel #3, another grand view over Lake Mead (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29251a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching another bench (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29252a.jpg)
Another bench with a view (view N) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29253a.jpg)
Unfortunately, the view is better from the other edge of the trail |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29254a.jpg)
RRT trail continuing past Tunnel #3 (view NE) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29255a.jpg)
RRT trail approaching Tunnel #4 (note trail at left) |
![Railroad Tunnels Trail](ph-rt/RX10_29256a.jpg)
RRT trail at entrance to Tunnel #4 (view NE) |