Until then, the No. 1 train will roll through the century-old tunnel as it loops around its last, lower Manhattan stop before heading uptown again.

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The standoff ended when French troops escorted rebels into Mr. Gbagbo's presidential palace, where he had been hiding in an old tunnel that connects the palace to France's embassy.

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So commuters are riding on a mix of old and newer trains that share a tunnel under the Hudson running on two tracks built as recently as 1910.

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Boh, a 23-month-old border terrier, got stuck in the tunnel near Foxhill Lane, Alvechurch, after chasing a rabbit.

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The 17-mile (26km) route will follow an old Great Western Railway branch line through a tunnel at Grenofen built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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Every night, 14-year-old Said scrambles down a narrow shaft leading to a tunnel.

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After his sending off, Wenger was unaware of where to go and firstly moved to the Arsenal dugout and then the main stand at Old Trafford before being ushered along the touchline to the tunnel as the game concluded.

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