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CSX - West Point Tunnel

Orange County, New York

Photo 

West Point Tunnel

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #474434

Map 

Description 

Access is currently very limited due to being on West Point MA Grounds

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under West Point USMA on CSX Railroad
Location
West Point, Orange County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (NYWS&B)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 2,600.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.39556, -73.95825   (decimal degrees)
41°23'44" N, 73°57'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/587087/4583192 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86626 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built 1882 (143)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
CSX Railroad (1,662)
Conrail (1,560)
New York (4,402)
New York Central Railroad (874)
New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (36)
 Open (39,882)
Orange County, New York (115)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Penn Central Railroad (1,350)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Tunnel (1,310)
West Point, New York (4)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 8, 2019: Added by Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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