Carr's Tunnel

Carr's Tunnel

Stereoscopic view of the tunnel
Overview
Location Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Status abandoned
Operation
Constructed rock bored, brick lined
Opened January, 1856
Owner Pennsylvania Railroad
Technical
Length 825 feet
No. of tracks double
Carr's Tunnel in 2013

Carr's Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1856 for the Pennsylvania Railroad. and brick lined 1868-1869.[1] The railway line it was associated with, now dismantled, once ran from Donohoe Station to the now-vanished Carney Station, near the Carney coal mine, and on to Latrobe.[2]

In recent years single-family residences have been built directly adjacent to the abandoned tunnel, known locally as Witches' Tunnel.[3]

References

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  1. Gillette, Halbert Powers (1904). Rock Excavation, methods and cost (online book). New York: M.C. Clark. p. 338. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. "Carney Mine, Carney Station". Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. "Former PRR mainline tunnel outside Greensburg". Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

Coordinates: 40°18′36″N 79°28′01″W / 40.310°N 79.467°W / 40.310; -79.467

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