brockville railroad tunnel

stevealg

We came here to have our family photos taken. It is a nice place not certainly not worth going out of your way to see.

luckycannuck

I was raised in Brockville and didn't leave the area until I was sixteen. I went along with the family move to the place I call HOME!! We always walked through the tunnel to get to the water front faster. On this particular day I wasn't with my brother but they came across a body. My brother and his friend turned and ran all the way back the way they came even though he was maybe 50 meters from exiting out the other end of the tunnel. When I asked my brother why he turned and ran all that distance back the other way he responded and said it was the best way to get to the police station. I have never checked it out whether it is or isn't but I like sharing his adventure. If you get a chance to walk through it go for it I think you will enjoy it. THIS IS FROM ALONG TIME AGO AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED BIG TIME THERE. This makes his adventure fdrom along time ago even more special.

Prijateljica

Hi, this place was okay but the city does not do much to help preserve it. The tunnel itself could be cleaned and fixed up. The outside needs fixing as well.I did like the fact that we saw what it looked like because of the pictures inside the tunnel. Too bad the city did not make the tunnel to walk through it.

pjwlk

Grounds area was well kept and the tunnel was kind of neat. You can only go in about 80 t0 100 feet. Enough to give you a feel for what it was like. There were some information boards describing the local history of the tunnel. Best of all was there was no entrance fee! I had read about this tunnel and stumbled upon it by accident. I'm glad I saw it but I wouldn't get off the highway just to see it. The town of Brockville has many interesting plaques with photos describing the towns history.

539margg

It's was worth the trip. It's the first railway tunnel built in Canada! It's surrounded by some breath taking scenery. There is an old caboose near by! They also have plaques throughout the blockhouse island and the down town area telling the history of Brockville from over 200 years ago! Lots of shops, cafés and restaurants. All around great place for tourists or for someone just wanting something to do with family and friends for an outing.less

SussexPollyp

Able to go inside a few yards. This was the first rail tunnel built in Canada. No charge for looking.

Zedhed021

Total waste of time! Don't bother going. If you would like to look into a dark stinky railway tunnel that stinks, come here.

HannahLook

It's so cool that it's the first railway tunnel built in Canada! And it's surrounded by some breath taking scenery as well! There is even an old caboose near by! The tunnel is cold! Even when it's hot. And it's neat to look at some of Brockville's history from over 200 years ago! You can walk around the blockhouse island and the down town area and there are these plaques everywhere that tell you about the history and there are lots of shops and cafés and restaurants around!

travel_guru_r_us

Right near the water, in this small town, in downtown Brockville, is a major piece of Canadian History. There is not much to see, but you have to marvel at this engineering feet, almost 200 years ago. After to visit the tunnel, you can walk along the lake and tour downtown. My 13 year old son thought this was interesting and kind of cool, as I did myself.There is metered parking in the near by park area, right next to the water.

Clara1953

It is interesting that the town of Brockville maintained the entrance to this very first railway tunnel where the train towards Ottawa began in the 1800s. Historical plaques explain well the history of this particular up until the end of this railway line in 1970. You can almost hear the train coming!

jssossa

This is a great piece of the Canadian Railway heritage, this tunnel symbolize the construction of the first railway tunnel 1854-1860. The restored part is awesome and walkable, also the caboose outside is a pretty cool piece.

biker01

If in the area down by the St. Lawrence river it's worth the time to take a look. Only a short portion of the tunnel is actually walkable to where the R.R track length ends, the remainder is wet/damp and unrestored but you can still get a good look at it. There is also an old caboose nearby on the same property that you can't go in but you can look through the front and rear door windows to get a good idea of what the interior of an old caboose was like.Railway and history buffs should like this.

LiseB244

If you're taking a walk around Blockhouse Island, stop in and cool off in the train tunnel, visit the caboose and the breathtaking sites of Brockville.

Milton047

Brockville's railroad tunnel is clearly an important heritage feature but very little is made of the history and purpose of its creation. We read the tired information boards but did not learn about why it was built and what impact it had on the commerce of the town and the business at the wharf that it served.

484SueH

The history of Brockville would be vastly different if not for its rail connection to the more northern settlements. Many similar structures in other cities have disappeared. This is a unique experience and well worth your time.