Jacks Mountain Tunnel

Jacks Mountain Tunnel
Overview
Location Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°44′41″N 77°26′35″W / 39.744687°N 77.443035°W / 39.744687; -77.443035Coordinates: 39°44′41″N 77°26′35″W / 39.744687°N 77.443035°W / 39.744687; -77.443035
Status Active
Operation
Opened 1889
Owner CSX
Traffic Train
Character Freight
Technical
Length 540 ft (160 m)
No. of tracks Single
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Lowest elevation 1164 ft (355 m)
Grade 0.698%

Jacks Mountain Tunnel is a railroad tunnel located in Adams County, Pennsylvania about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Fairfield. It was built in 1889 by the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway, which was later acquired by the Western Maryland Railway.[1] The tunnel is currently owned by CSX Transportation and operates as part of the Hanover Subdivision.

References

  1. ↑ Salamon, Stephen; Hopkins, William E. (1991). The Western Maryland Railway in the Diesel Era. Silver Spring, MD: Old Line Graphics. p. 27. ISBN 1-879314-07-X.

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