Port Perry Tunnel is a railroad tunnel on the
Port Perry Branch
The Port Perry Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from the Pittsburgh Line in North Versailles Township southwest through the Port Perry Tunnel and across the ...
in Pennsylvania.
History
The tunnel was built as part of the Port Perry Branch connector between the
Main Line
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Transportation
Railway
* Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system
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and
Monongahela Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...
. The tunnel (which currently has only one track) was once double-tracked.
See also
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PRR Port Perry Bridge
The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Port Perry Branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township, and Duquesne. The bridge was built to se ...
References
Pennsylvania Railroad tunnels
Railroad tunnels in Pennsylvania
Tunnels in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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