Schenley Tunnel

Schenley Tunnel
The south portal in 2016.
Overview
Other name(s)
  • Neville Street Tunnel
  • Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Tunnel
LineP&W Subdivision
Locationbeneath Neville Street in the Oakland and Shadyside neighborhood area.
Coordinates40°26′47″N 79°56′51″W / 40.44631°N 79.94737°W / 40.44631; -79.94737
Operation
ConstructedMay 1883December 1884
OpenedSeptember 1884 (September 1884)
Technical
Length2,872.4 feet (875.5 m)
No. of tracks1 (originally 2)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

Schenley Tunnel (also known as the Neville Street Tunnel[1] and Pittsburgh Junction Railroad Tunnel) is a railroad tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The tunnel runs beneath Neville Street in the city's North Oakland neighborhood; the south portal is at the upper end of Junction Hollow emerging from under Filmore St., the north emerges from under Centre Ave. into a ravine that opens into Skunk Hollow, between North Oakland and Bloomfield.

Schenley Tunnel measures 2,872 feet (875 m) in length and runs about 70 feet (21 m) beneath Neville Street. It carries CSX Transportation's P&W Subdivision. The Allegheny Valley Railroad, a short-line railroad, uses the tunnel for regional services. Amtrak's Capitol Limited also uses the tunnel when entering and leaving the city.

  1. ^ Grata, Joe (February 2016). "Underground Pittsburgh: Explore our City of Tunnels". Pittsburgh Magazine.