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

↑ 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.

Western Maryland Railway Co., Baltimore, MD (1938). "Track Chart: Highfield to Emory Grove ."

External links

Jacks Mountain Tunnel photos - WMWestSub.com

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