WM - Kessler Tunnel

Photos

East portal of Tunnel No. 1402, Kessler Tunnel, looking southwest, with Tunnel Hill Road at right

Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension, Pearre to North Branch, from WM milepost 125 to 160, Pearre, Washington County, MD

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #321668

Isolated tunnel on the West Subdivision between the 4th and 5th Potomac crossings. East portal is becoming unstable due to water flow from above.

Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Western Maryland West Subdivision
Location: Allegany County, Maryland
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: Built 1904
Railroad: - Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 1,843.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.55222, -78.44833 (decimal degrees)
39°33'08" N, 78°26'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/719239/4381169 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Paw Paw
Inventory number: BH 66939 (Bridgehunter.com ID)