new steel gate to replace the chain-link fence covering the western bore, and is developing the area with nature trails and other improvements. The tunnel is off-limits to public visitation as it is unsafe, due both to rattlesnakes and the ever-present danger of further collapse. References Notes Sources Finch, C. W. The CGW Winston Tunnel and its Ghost. Bireline Company (Newell, Iowa), 1985. Grant, H. Roger. The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company. Northern Illinois University Press (DeKalb, Illinois), 1984. Schweihs, Maggie. "Essence of Winston Tunnel Lingers", The Galenian, Fall/Winter 2006-2007 Chicago Great Western Railway Transportation buildings and structures in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Railroad tunnels in Illinois Tunnels completed in 1888