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$The tunnel from Portage Glacier to Whittier is only one skinny lane. But vehicles need to go both ways, trains need to go both ways, and there is no other land access to Whittier. So what do they do?\nThey time-slice the tunnel. Vehicles going one direction get it for 15 minutes, then vehicles going the other direction get it for 15 minutes. Then the train gets it. They build in some time for maintenance. Everybody in Whittier knows when the next tunnel opening is, and the tour boats time their arrival back in port such that you can easily get out of town without waiting for 45 minutes in your vehicle.\nHere we are waiting in line for the tunnel to open. They divide the waiting lanes by vehicle type - cars, RVs, busses, trucks...\nIt's funny to drive single file about 5 miles precisely straight over a road with a railroad track down the center. But you better know what you're in store for at the other end, because it's $12 to get through. There are no RV parks at the other end. There is nothing at the other end except for a few tour boats, so that better be your certain destination.$

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Prev 01-whittier-tunnel-wait: The tunnel from Portage Glacier to Whittier is only one skinny lane. But vehicles need to go both ways, trains need to go both ways, and there is no other land access to Whittier. So what do they do?
They time-slice the tunnel. Vehicles going one direction get it for 15 minutes, then vehicles going the other direction get it for 15 minutes. Then the train gets it. They build in some time for maintenance. Everybody in Whittier knows when the next tunnel opening is, and the tour boats time their arrival back in port such that you can easily get out of town without waiting for 45 minutes in your vehicle.
Here we are waiting in line for the tunnel to open. They divide the waiting lanes by vehicle type - cars, RVs, busses, trucks...
It's funny to drive single file about 5 miles precisely straight over a road with a railroad track down the center. But you better know what you're in store for at the other end, because it's $12 to get through. There are no RV parks at the other end. There is nothing at the other end except for a few tour boats, so that better be your certain destination.

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