Module Name: Eddie Wye I
Designed By: Carl Schorfheide - 2004
Overview:

To maintain a level grade, railroads often cut through hills that are not feasible to go around. Unless a hill or mountain is overwhelmingly large, it is usually more cost effective to blast a cut rather than bore a tunnel because cuts are easier to maintain.

Cuts are made by drilling holes from the surface, filling them with dynamite, and then blowing the side of the escarpment away. This is done in tiers until the desired depth of the cut is reached. Look closely at the sides of the hill and you can see where the dynamite bores were.