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NS - Nicholson Tunnel
Facts
- Overview
- Tunnel under Tunkhannock Mountain on Norfolk Southern Railroad
- Location
- Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to authorized vehicles only
- History
- Built along with Tunkhannock Viaduct as part of Clark Summit Cutoff
- Railroads
- - Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Conrail (CR)
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DLW)
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad (EL)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Design
- Tunnel
- Dimensions
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Total length: 3,630.0 ft. (0.7 mi.)
- Also called
- Factoryville Tunnel (new)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.59585, -75.78962 (decimal degrees)
41°35'45" N, 75°47'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/434192/4605206 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 85064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Comments
NS - Nicholson Tunnel
Geoff,when they built these towers they were built to last so I would guess it's still there.
NS - Nicholson Tunnel
Yes that was an interlocking tower. Since these DL&W ones were reinforced concrete, it's likely still standing.
NS - Nicholson Tunnel
Thanks,Geoff.Is that a rail traffic tower in the picture I see which looks abandoned?
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Geoff,when they built these towers they were built to last so I would guess it's still there.