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Borden Tunnel

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No. of tracks
  
Double

Opened
  
1911

Highest elevation
  
621 m

Length
  
292 m


Location
  
Allegany County, near Frostburg, Maryland

Status
  
Restored, converted to rail trail

System
  
Western Maryland Railway (defunct)

Closed
  
1975 (rail line abandoned)

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge

Similar
  
Big Savage Tunnel, Salisbury Viaduct, Brush Tunnel, Dalecarlia Tunnel, Great Allegheny Passage

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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.

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

Borden tunnel


References

Borden Tunnel Wikipedia