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WLE - Warren Tunnel

Jefferson County, Ohio

Photos 

Western Portal View

Please excuse the blurry picture, it was dark outside and this is the best my camera could do.

Photo taken by Joshua Collins in March 2009

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BH Photo #148108

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk & Western Railway)
Location
Jefferson County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
- Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Railway (WPTR)
- Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (1990) (WLE)
Design
tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 384.0 ft.
Also called
WLE - Tunnel #15
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.31197, -80.84023   (decimal degrees)
40°18'43" N, 80°50'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/513575/4462396 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Smithfield
Inventory number
BH 43540 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1900 (970)
Built during 1900s (7,812)
Jefferson County, Ohio (101)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,162)
Ohio (4,875)
Open (41,256)
Owned by railroad (13,840)
 Railroad (16,785)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,643)
Tunnel (1,363)
Wabash Railroad (596)
Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Railway (32)
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (1990) (81)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2009: Added by Joshua Collins

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
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Comments 

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 26, 2009, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This one gave me a great laugh at work this morning!

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 25, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

WOW!!.....An incline railroad!!

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 25, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Now, be nice. You know I have a new camera now so I'm not having any problems shooting bridges anymore!

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 25, 2009, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

For all of those people who don't see these historic structures like J.R. does........through Rose-colored camera lenses!

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 25, 2009, by Joshua Collins (Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com)

hahaha, I'm not sure which I would rather have! (blurry or pink)

Warren Tunnel
Posted October 25, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Joshua says, "Please excuse the blurry picture, it was dark outside and this is the best my camera could do."

Joshua, would you like to trade? I have one that tints everything pink.