Carr's Tunnel

Carr's Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Known locally as Witches' Tunnel, it was originally built in 1856 for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was brick-lined in 1868–1869.[1] The railway line it was associated with, now dismantled, once ran from Donohoe Station to the now-vanished Carney Station, near the Carney coal mine, and on to Latrobe.[2]

Carr's Tunnel
Stereoscopic view of the tunnel
Overview
LocationGreensburg, Pennsylvania
Statusabandoned
Operation
Constructedrock bored, brick lined
OpenedJanuary, 1856
OwnerPennsylvania Railroad
Technical
Length825 feet
No. of tracksdouble

In recent years single-family residences have been built directly adjacent to the abandoned tunnel.[3]

  • Video of the tunnel
  • Carr's Tunnel in 2013
    Carr's Tunnel in 2013
  • Remains of Carney Mine adjacent to Carr's Tunnel
    Remains of Carney Mine adjacent to Carr's Tunnel

References
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  1. Gillette, Halbert Powers (1904). Rock Excavation, methods and cost (online book). New York: M.C. Clark. p. 338. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. "Carney Mine, Carney Station". Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. "Former PRR mainline tunnel outside Greensburg". Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society. 28 March 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

40.310°N 79.467°W / 40.310; -79.467

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