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Borden Tunnel

Borden Tunnel
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Borden Tunnel
Overview
Location Allegany County, near Frostburg, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′19″N 78°55′08″W / 39.68861°N 78.91889°W / 39.68861; -78.91889Coordinates: 39°41′19″N 78°55′08″W / 39.68861°N 78.91889°W / 39.68861; -78.91889
Status Restored, converted to rail trail
System Western Maryland Railway (defunct)
Operation
Opened 1911
Closed 1975 (rail line abandoned)
Technical
Length 957.5 ft (291.8 m)
No. of tracks Double
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Highest elevation 2036 ft (621 m)
Grade 1.7%

The Borden Tunnel is a 957-foot long, formerly abandoned, railway tunnel located about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Frostburg, Maryland. Unlighted, it is now part of the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail.

The Western Maryland Railway built the tunnel in 1911 for its Connellsville Subdivision. The rail line was abandoned in 1975.



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