- Otisville Tunnel
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The Otisville Tunnel is the longest tunnel on New York's Metro-North commuter railroad, at 5,314 feet (1,620 m) in length.[1] Although the track curves at the western opening, underground the tunnel is a straight line, allowing the observer to see all the way through.
It is currently owned by Metro-North, having been sold by the Norfolk Southern Railway in 2003.
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History
The tunnel was built in 1908 by the Erie Railroad and was part of the Erie [[Graham Line (railway)] At the time it was built the Main Line of the Erie Railroad went over the hill and connected at both ends with the tunnel. Later the "over the hill" tracks were abandoned and all trains operated through the tunnel.|Main Line]].
It later operated under the auspices of the merged Erie Lackawanna Railway from 1960 to 1976, and then Conrail from 1976 until it was acquired by Norfolk Southern as part of the breakup of Conrail.
Metro-North took over passenger service in 1983.
Location
It passes underneath the Shawangunk Ridge at Otisville, New York just past Otisville Station on the Metro-North Port Jervis Line.
External links
References
- ^ "Improvements on the Erie Railroad". Railway and Locomotive Engineering 24 (8): 327. August 1911. http://books.google.com/books?id=nP9KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA327. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
Coordinates: 41°28′33″N 74°32′44″W / 41.47583°N 74.54556°W
Categories:- Railroad tunnels in New York
- Transportation in Orange County, New York
- Metro-North Railroad
- Shawangunks
- Erie Railroad
- Tunnels completed in 1908
- United States rail transportation stubs
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