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Henryton Tunnel

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East entrance to the tunnel. B&O widened the tunnel for double track in 1865, but converted the entire Old Main Line to single track in 1959, to utilize higher center tunnel clearances.
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in the world that remains in active railroad use. Constructed by the
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Impossible Challenge: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland
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Old Main Line Subdivision
Henryton, Maryland
Coordinates
39°21′04″N 76°54′46″W / 39.3512°N 76.9128°W / 39.3512; -76.9128
CSX Transportation
Marriottsville, MD
tracks
Track gauge
Henryton
Carroll County
Maryland
tunnel
Baltimore and Ohio
Old Main Line
double track
brick
coping
concrete
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Industrial Archaeology


ISBN
0-934118-17-5
B&O RR Photo Tours from Woodstock to Henryton
B&O RR Photo Tours from Woodstock to Henryton
Patapsco Valley State Park
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