Crawford Hill
- Mile Post 411
N 42 33.184 W 103 21.166 BNSF Powder River Division
Butte Subdivision 29 Sep 2001
The Belmont Tunnel south of Crawford is the only
railroad tunnel in the state of Nebraska. It is a 750-foot long
tunnel carved through solid rock by the Burlington line circa
1888-90. This tunnel is no longer in operation. Railroad enthusiasts from all over the Midwest come to
observe the engines pulling trains up the Crawford-to-Belmont
grade. This 10-mile grade is one of the steepest in the Midwest.