For the former trolley tunnel still in active transit use, see East Side Trolley Tunnel.
East Side Railroad Tunnel
The western portal of the abandoned tunnel
Overview
Location
Providence, Rhode Island, US
Start
Gano Street
End
North Main Street
Operation
Opened
1908
Closed
1976
Owner
RIDOT
Operator
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Penn Central, Conrail, Providence and Worcester Railroad
Technical
Length
5,080 feet (1,550 m)[1]
Tunnel clearance
22 feet (6.7 m)[2]
Width
31 feet (9.4 m)[2]
The East Side Railroad Tunnel is a former railroad tunnel that runs underneath the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. The tunnel runs 5,080 feet (1,550 m), under College Hill, from Gano Street to just west of Benefit Street. It was opened on November 16, 1908, at a cost of $2 million. All rail service ceased through the tunnel in 1976 and has been abandoned since.
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