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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°44′27″N 78°53′37″W / 39.74083°N 78.89361°W |
| Status | restored, converted to rail trail |
| System | Western Maryland Railway (defunct) |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1911 |
| Opened | 1912[1] |
| Closed | 1975 (rail line abandoned),[1] renovated in 2005 and reopened |
| Technical | |
| Length | 3,294.6 feet (1,004.2 m) |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Highest elevation | 2,351 feet (717 m) |
| Grade | 0.55% |
The Big Savage Tunnel is a rail trail tunnel located about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. It, as well as the Pinkerton Tunnel, Borden Tunnel, and Brush Tunnel are part of the Great Allegheny Passage trail.[2] It was originally built for the Connellsville subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway.[3]
- ^ a b "Big Savage Tunnel". Allegheny Trail Alliance. Latrobe, PA. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Gibb, Tom (February 9, 2003). "Somerset's Big Savage Tunnel gets new life as bike trail". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
- ^ "Western Maryland Railway Co. Track Chart: Connellsville to Cumberland, Baltimore, MD" (PDF). 1955.