Allegheny Tunnel
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tunnel, railway tunnel
Originally named "Summit" Tunnel, Allegheny Tunnel was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad beginning in 1851 and was opened in 1854. Conrail re-bored the tunnel in 1994-95 to accommodate two tracks and double-stack container trains.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°28'48"N 78°32'39"W
- Baltimore Harbor Tunnel 216 km
- Amtrak North River Tunnels 382 km
- Holland Tunnel 382 km
- Lincoln Tunnel 383 km
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel 384 km
- Amtrak East River Tunnels 386 km
- NYC Port Morris Branch / 'The Bronx Swamp' (Abandoned) 393 km
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 429 km
- Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel 432 km
- Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel 433 km
- Gallitzin Township 4.1 km
- Cresson Township 5.1 km
- North Allegheny Wind Farm 7 km
- Allegheny Township 8.9 km
- Dean Township 13 km
- Cambria County, Pennsylvania 13 km
- Clearfield Township 14 km
- Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 14 km
- Blair County, Pennsylvania 15 km
- Riggle's Gap 18 km