Borden Tunnel | |
Location: | Allegany County, near Frostburg, Maryland |
Coordinates: | 39.6886°N -78.9189°W |
System: | Western Maryland Railway (defunct) |
Status: | Restored, converted to rail trail |
Opened: | 1911 |
Closed: | 1975 (rail line abandoned) |
Length: | 957.5 ft (291.8 m) |
Notrack: | Double |
Hielevation: | 2036 ft (621 m) |
Grade: | 1.7% |
The Borden Tunnel is a 957-foot long, formerly abandoned, railway tunnel located about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Frostburg, Maryland. The tunnel is lit with a series of motion activated LED lights powered by a solar panel located just north of the tunnel. It is now part of the Great Allegheny Passage rail trail.[1] [2]
The Western Maryland Railway built the tunnel in 1911 for its Connellsville Subdivision. The rail line was abandoned in 1975.