Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Whitehall Tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was originally built by the B&O Railroad in 1899 as a double-tracktunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1900.It was part of the Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad, and allowed the B&O to bypass its former route into Pittsburgh along the Pittsburgh Southern and Little Saw Mill Run Railroad. One worker, Antonio De Bono, was killed during its construction.It is currently a single-track tunnel, owned by CSX. The tunnel is approached from Glenwood in the south, up a steep grade along the Streets Run valley to the northern end of the tunnel. The line continues from the southern end to Bruceton, Pennsylvania.Dimensions:28 ft wide (8.5 m) at base;30 ft wide (9.1 m) at spring line;23 ft (7.0 m) from top of rail to top of arch riseEngineer: W. T. Manning; Bennet & Talbot, subcontractor, 1901–02. }
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- Whitehall_Tunnel abstract "The Whitehall Tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania was originally built by the B&O Railroad in 1899 as a double-tracktunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1900.It was part of the Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Railroad, and allowed the B&O to bypass its former route into Pittsburgh along the Pittsburgh Southern and Little Saw Mill Run Railroad. One worker, Antonio De Bono, was killed during its construction.It is currently a single-track tunnel, owned by CSX. The tunnel is approached from Glenwood in the south, up a steep grade along the Streets Run valley to the northern end of the tunnel. The line continues from the southern end to Bruceton, Pennsylvania.Dimensions:28 ft wide (8.5 m) at base;30 ft wide (9.1 m) at spring line;23 ft (7.0 m) from top of rail to top of arch riseEngineer: W. T. Manning; Bennet & Talbot, subcontractor, 1901–02".