![]() In 1928, the bridge traffic over the Monongahela River was reported as 19 freight trains and 12 passenger trains per day, carrying 7,333,580 tons and 219,000 passengers per year. This single track line crosses the Monongahela River at Glenwood and follows the Streets Run valley southward, then heads southwest toward Wheeling. ![]() The Wheeling Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad left the Pittsburgh-Cumberland mainline at Wheeling Junction, later reverting to its original name, Glenwood Junction. The tunnel was originally double-tracked it now carries a single track. Markers at the northern portal indicate 17+33, suggesting 1,733 ft of length this is does not seem to relate directly to the length of the tunnel. " A tangent is a straight section of track as compared to a radius or curved section. Being repaired, grouted and voids above arch packed 19. Much ice accumulates at the ends in wintertime. The date on the portals shows "1900." A plan of repairs dated 1905-1914 reports the tunnel being completed in 1902. Manning Bennet & Talbot, subcontractor, 1901-02 ![]() ![]() Semi-circular horseshoe profile bored through rock Ģ3 ft from top of rail to top of arch riseġ899-1902 W. (north to south) Clairton Blvd, Bunte Dr, Balconade Dr, Wheeling and Lake Erie RR, Grace St, Macassar Dr Bridges and Tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh, PAĬSX RR
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