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Conrail - Kingston Tunnel

Ulster County, New York

Photos 

Kingston Tunnel

Photo by Russ Nelson

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #314356

Map 

Description 

Last used in the 1970s as part of a spur to the waterfront cement plant.

Converted to rail trail in 2019

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Delaware Ave & Hasbrouck Ave on U&D Kingston Point Branch
Location
Kingston, Ulster County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Rehabilitated and converted to a rail trail in 2019
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Ulster & Delaware Railroad (U&D)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 250.0 ft.
Also called
Ulster & Delaware Railroad Tunnel
Delaware Avenue Tunnel
Hasbrouck Avenue Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92616, -73.98760   (decimal degrees)
41°55'34" N, 73°59'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/583941/4642074 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kingston East
Inventory number
BH 64323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Conrail (1,557)
Kingston Greenline (4)
Kingston, New York (14)
New York (4,402)
New York Central Railroad (874)
Open to pedestrians (4,214)
Owned by city (5,399)
Penn Central Railroad (1,348)
 Preserved (1,186)
Rail-to-trail (1,539)
Railroad (15,411)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,223)
Tunnel (1,310)
Ulster & Delaware Railroad (19)
Ulster County, New York (125)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • November 2, 2018: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • October 6, 2018: Updated by Josh Schmid: Definitely not filled in, still walkable as of October 2018
  • January 22, 2015: Photo imported by Ian Martin
  • November 29, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Josh Schmid

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