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60 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, March 5, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend January 15, 2004 Tunnel 13 still closed ASHLAND — A 3,100-foot railway tunnel connecting the Rogue Valley to Northern California could be closed for another four months, as railroad officials grapple with damage from snow, fire and collapsing rocks. Pacific Railroad predicts losses of up to $5 million from added costs of rerouting trains, plus the expense of reinforcing the inside of the tunnel, said Dan Lovelady, the company’s general manager About four feet of snow has fallen at the tunnel since Christmas, nearly blocking the south end of the tunnel and slowing access to the north end. On Nov. 17 a fire of unknown cause was found near the north end of Tunnel 13, which crosses the Siskiyou Summit south of Ashland. It burned support timbers and caused debris to collapse for about 400 feet near the north end of the tunnel. Meanwhile, about 20 timber companies that rely on the railroad between Weed, Calif., and Eugene are still adjusting. Swanson Group of Glendale north of Grants Pass has been loading lumber and plywood on railroad cars six or seven days a week instead of the normal five, and has relied more on trucks to make deliveries. With trains being routed north to Eugene, then south to Klamath Falls, it takes 10 to 13 days for products to reach California destinations, instead of five. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg Slippers Student Loans afsa teleconferencing Memory Foam Mattress Advertisement s