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DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels

Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

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DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels

abandoned south portals

Photo by Frank's Photography

View this photo at viewoftheblue.com

BH Photo #447187

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Description 

Replaced by Nicholson Tunnel on new alignment in 1915

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel under Tunkhannock Mountain on DL&W Railroad
Location
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1854
Railroad
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DLW)
Design
Tunnel
Also called
Nicholson Tunnels (old)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.60088, -75.79817   (decimal degrees)
41°36'03" N, 75°47'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/433485/4605771 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85065 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,534)
Abandoned (3,621)
Built 1854 (38)
Built during 1850s (401)
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (201)
Lost 1915 (45)
 Lost during 1910s (484)
Owned privately (1,707)
Pennsylvania (5,311)
Tunnel (1,296)
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (36)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 11, 2019: Added by Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
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DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels
Posted March 2, 2020, by Rich (rxc640 [at] comcast [dot] net)

These are the coords from google earth.

South entrance-N41 35.297 W75 48.438

North entrance-N41 35.626 W75 48.626

BTW nice pics!

DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels
Posted May 11, 2019, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks for posting this tunnel,Geoff.

DL&W - Factoryville Tunnels
Posted May 11, 2019, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thanks for posting this tunnel,Geoff.