Rainbow tunnel

There is a book about the railroad wars in Oregon. This tunnel is from the losing railroad that was not in existence for very long.  Through the years it has been used for a lot of things, not all of them good.

When we were kids we used to play in the tunnel on hot days because it was cool inside.

They used it as a potato shed for awhile and then someone grew mushrooms inside but he went broke.

Now a lot of homeless live in it because it is cool in summer and warm in winter.

Many terrible crimes have occurred in this tunnel and it is no longer safe for people to go in. The crimes have not all been by the homeless either.  It has become a garbage dump outside the tunnel. I have not been inside for years since it became a crime center so I don't know what condition the inside is in or even if the tunnel is still safe from collapsing.

It can be seen from highway 26 just east of the bridge that crosses the Deschutes River behind the Rainbow Market.  A gravel road goes by it to this side of the tunnel away from the highway.