Borden Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°41′19″N 78°55′08″W / 39.68861°N 78.91889°W |
| Status | restored, converted to rail trail |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1911 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 957.5 feet |
| No. of tracks | double |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Highest elevation | 648 meters, or 2,126 feet. |
The Borden Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel. It is part of the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail, [1] and is located in allegany County, Maryland, just south of the Mason-Dixon Line. It was originally built for the Connellsville subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway.
References
- ^ Gibb, Tom (2003-02-09). "Somerset's Big Savage Tunnel gets new life as bike trail". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
External Link
- Map and photos of tunnel [1]