Taft Tunnel
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Taft Tunnel in Lisbon, Connecticut
is the oldest tunnel still in railroad use in its original form as part of the current Providence and Worcester Railroad
. It was originally built by the Norwich and Worcester Railroad in 1837. It is a tunnel through hard rock and is approximately 300 feet long. It allowed the Norwich and Worcester to generally follow the Quinebaug river between Norwich and Clayville Connecticut.
The Taft Tunnel is second oldest to the tunnel originally constructed by the New York and Harlem Railroad
at Yorkville, Manhattan
in 1837, whose right of way is still in heavy use by the central tracks of the Park Avenue Tunnel
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Lisbon, Connecticut
Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,069 at the 2000 census. The town center is also known as the village of Newent...
is the oldest tunnel still in railroad use in its original form as part of the current Providence and Worcester Railroad
Providence and Worcester Railroad
The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City...
. It was originally built by the Norwich and Worcester Railroad in 1837. It is a tunnel through hard rock and is approximately 300 feet long. It allowed the Norwich and Worcester to generally follow the Quinebaug river between Norwich and Clayville Connecticut.
The Taft Tunnel is second oldest to the tunnel originally constructed by the New York and Harlem Railroad
New York and Harlem Railroad
The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 1852 between Lower Manhattan to and beyond Harlem...
at Yorkville, Manhattan
Yorkville, Manhattan
Yorkville is a neighborhood in the greater Upper East Side, in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. Yorkville's boundaries include: the East River on the east, 96th Street on the north, Third Avenue on the west and 72nd Street to the south. However, its southern boundary is a subject of...
in 1837, whose right of way is still in heavy use by the central tracks of the Park Avenue Tunnel
Park Avenue Tunnel
Park Avenue Tunnel may refer to:*Park Avenue Tunnel , a railroad tunnel under Park Avenue in the Upper East Side, in New York City*Park Avenue Tunnel , a roadway tunnel under Park Avenue South in Murray Hill, in New York City...
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External links
- Totally Into This Railroad Tunnel Hartford Courant