St. Louis Freight Tunnel
The St. Louis Freight Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel beneath Washington Avenue and Eighth Street in downtown St. Louis. Completed in 1874, it carried freight and passenger trains between the Eads Bridge and the rail yards in the Mill Creek Valley, bypassing busy downtown streets. Today it is used by MetroLink, the light rail system in Greater St. Louis.
| St. Louis Freight Tunnel | |
|---|---|
Platform at 8th & Pine | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Bi-State Development Agency |
| Locale | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 4 |
| Service | |
| Type | Light rail |
| System | MetroLink |
| Services | Red Blue |
| Operator(s) | Metro Transit (1993–present) Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (1889–1974) St. Louis Bridge Company (1878–1889) St. Louis Tunnel Railroad Company (1874–1878) |
| Rolling stock | Siemens SD-400, SD-460 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1874 |
| Closed | 1974 |
| Reopened | 1993 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 0.9 mi (1.4 km) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | Subway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 750 V DC |
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